DETROIT – General Motors is folding its all-electric BrightDrop commercial vans into the Chevrolet brand in an attempt to increase sales, accessibility and recognition of the vehicles.
It helps our customers that choose to go into EVs to easily do so working with the Chevrolet dealer they know and trust now for their other fleet needs."
The number of new dealers will be based on the amount that decide to opt in to selling and servicing the vans.
To sell commercial EVs, dealers must have specific vehicle lifts, service bays and employee training, among other things.
GM declined to disclose the average cost for a dealer to become certified to sell the BrightDrop products, citing expenses will vary based on the store.
Persons:
Sandor Piszar, It's
Organizations:
DETROIT, Motors, Chevrolet, GM, CNBC
Locations:
U.S, North America, EVs