Despite the automotive industry drastically shifting towards electric vehicles and other green alternatives, General Motors have made an announcement that proves the V8 has not yet had its day, and there is still a place for it in the future of the automotive industry.
The Announcement
General Motors recently announced that a little under $1 billion will be invested in the development of the next-generation V8 engine.
In total, $918 million will be spent during its current plans.
$854 million is going towards the 6th generation small block while the remaining $64 million will be used to support their electric vehicle strategy.
How The Money Will Be Spent
Four General Motors sites across the US will receive a share of the investment, with each site being given specific parts of the development to work on.
The Flint Engine site, in Michigan, will receive $579 million to develop the block as well as crankshaft and cylinder-head machining. Assembly will also take place at the Flint Engine facility. GM’s Bay City site will get $216 million to build the cams and connecting rods. It will also support the Flint Engine site with block and head machining.
Defiance Operations in Ohio will get $55 million to create the block castings and to build a casting development cell for the company’s future EV strategies.
The remaining $68 million will go to Rochester Operations in New York where the V8 intake manifolds and fuel rails will be made as well as battery pack cooling lines for GM’s electric vehicles.
What We Know About The 6th Generation V8
So far, General Motors haven’t released any information or details of the new V8 or the electric vehicle components the money will help develop. All we really know right now is that the 6th-generation small block V8 will make an appearance at some point in the near future.
Despite General Motors working towards an all-electric future, we will still be hearing the roar of a V8 for a little while longer at least.
