Whereas it continues to take a position billions of {dollars} in new manufacturing services for the availability of batteries for a future electrical lineup, Common Motors stays dedicated to its V-8 choices and has even introduced the event of a brand new sixth-generation small-block V-8.

The automaker on Friday introduced it would make investments $854 million in 4 U.S. manufacturing services to organize them to construct parts for the brand new small-block.

The majority of the funding will go to Flint Engine Operations in Michigan, which is able to assemble the V-8 and key parts just like the block and crank, in addition to deal with machining of the heads.

Different services that can construct parts for the engine embody Bay Metropolis GPS in Michigan, Defiance Operations in Ohio, and Rochester Operations in New York.

A few of the crops will even obtain extra investments to organize them for manufacturing of EV parts, GM mentioned.

GM mentioned the announcement of the brand new V-8 helps strengthen its full-size truck and SUV enterprise, which factors to the engine being designed primarily for most of these automobiles.

GM’s present fifth-generation small-block household was launched in 2013 and consists of engines just like the LT2 6.2-liter V-8 that debuted within the C8 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, in addition to the LT5 supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that powered the C7 Corvette ZR1.

No particulars on the sixth-generation small-block have been talked about throughout Friday’s manufacturing announcement, though there are rumors it would embody some type of fuel-saving cylinder-deactivation know-how.

GM mentioned it stays dedicated to a full-electric future and has beforehand introduced 2035 as a goal date for that conversion, a minimum of for its light-duty lineup. Different main automakers have taken a extra aggressive stance, with Audi planning to launch its ultimate internal-combustion automotive in 2026. Mercedes-Benz has additionally mentioned it needs to be electric-only by round 2030.