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BrightDrop production will not be moved to another site. GM was forced to temporarily halt production in Canada in April, this year. Then, the global group announced the collaboration with Amazon, willing to start testing BrightDrop electric vans. Clearly, it was not enough to save the young company...

Amazon wants to launch at least 100,000 electric delivery vans all over the world in the next few years. That's why the company is considering several electric van brands as possible suppliers. The news, provided by Reuters, has been recently confirmed by top managers at BrightDrop.

According to Reuters, GM "is temporarily laying off 1,200 workers at the plant as a result, according to Unifor, the union representing the workers". Production should temporarily cease until October, 2025. In the meantime, the production plant will be adjusted to welcome the next stage of the elec...

"We believe that this move will benefit our fleet customers by providing them with an efficient single point of contact through GM Envolve", stated the company, already backed by GM since the very beginning of their activity.

In addition, BrightDrop announced that model year 2023 electric vans are already sold out, with newest customer Ryder planning to add 4,000 BrightDrop EVs to their rental and lease fleet through 2025. "In just two years, we’ve secured more than 30 commercial customers across industries like retail, ...

The electric branch of the General Motors group has recently added DHL Express to its customer portfolio. Moreover, BrightDrop also announced production of the BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vans had begun at GM’s CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario.