General Motors (GM) is moving production of a China-built Buick SUV to the US, reports Reuters. This comes as it seeks to expand US factory work in the wake of the Trump administration’s tariffs.
The Detroit automaker said Thursday it is ending China production of the Buick Envision, a midsize SUV that it has been importing to the US for nearly a decade. GM will instead build the next generation of the vehicle at its assembly plant in the Kansas City area starting in 2028.
GM has shipped the Envision to the US since 2017 as its only Chinese import. GM has faced a 25% tariff on the vehicles since 2018, and did not win an exemption from the tariff during the first Trump administration.