It is reported that GM will cease production of the internal combustion Chevrolet Blazer.
The gasoline Blazer truck received its last update in 2019.
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It has been indicated that the combustion engine version of the Chevy Blazer will be discontinued and, in the future, will only be offered as an electric vehicle. According to sources, both the Chevy Blazer EV and the gasoline variant have been assembled at GM's plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. However, with the decision to stop producing the gasoline Blazer starting with the 2025 model, the plant will be restructured to focus exclusively on manufacturing electric vehicles.
Chad Lyons, a Chevy representative, stated in an email that "we have no changes in the portfolio to share and will not comment on speculation." Currently, Chevy produces both electric and combustion engine versions of the Blazer, which is a midsize SUV, as well as the Equinox, a smaller SUV. These models are distinguished not only by their powertrains but also by their design and platform. Both the Blazer EV and Equinox EV utilize the electric vehicle platform designed by GM, formerly known as Ultium, and are manufactured at the same plant in Mexico where the Cadillac Optiq is also produced. The Honda Prologue, which is essentially a Blazer EV by another name, is also assembled there.
As the sources pointed out, the elimination of the gasoline Blazer means that Chevy will no longer have a two-row SUV with a combustion engine in North America, although it did use the same name for a three-row SUV in China. In 2024, Chevy sold 52,576 units of the Blazer in the United States, a significant drop from the 94,599 units sold in 2020, when the model was re-designated from 2019. This year, GM also decided to cease production of the Cadillac XT5 and XT6 models.
