GM to start building Bolt in 2016

Detroit

GENERAL Motors Co plans to begin building the Chevrolet Bolt, its all-new US$30,000 electric car, in October 2016 at an underused small-car plant north of Detroit, two supplier sources said.

Despite the heavy hype surrounding the car's unveiling last month at the Detroit auto show, the sources said, GM's production target for the Bolt is relatively modest, at about 25,000-30,000 cars a year.