General Motors is issuing a retroactive low cost for Chevrolet Bolt EV fashions purchased in 2022, reimbursing house owners who purchased their vehicles earlier than an enormous worth lower introduced one month in the past.
First reported by Automotive News (subscription required), GM will give eligible patrons as much as $6,000 again, in step with the low cost utilized to the 2023 Bolt EV, which introduced that mannequin’s base worth right down to $26,595 together with vacation spot costs. The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV obtained a $6,300 worth lower, decreasing its base worth to $28,195 with vacation spot.
GM will reimburse house owners of 2020-2022 Bolt EVs, though it is unclear if all house owners will get the complete $6,000. And the reimbursement program does not apply to Bolt EV leases.
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV
A number of weeks in the past we reported on GM’s further incentives to get new 2022 and 2021 Bolt EV and EUV fashions right down to the identical worth of recent 2023 fashions. But that is a further perk—and uncommon to see one thing like this utilized retroactively. Some may see the bonus as additionally making good on any resale-value adjustment because of the worth lower.
Admittedly this retroactive low cost will possible apply to solely a handful of consumers. Automotive News studies that Chevy bought simply 358 Bolt EVs within the first quarter of 2022. Second-quarter figures weren’t obtainable on the time of publication, however they had been possible comparable.
Production of the Bolt EV was suspended for an enormous portion of the previous 12 months. As a battery-related recall concerned each Bolt EV made, it held up some 2021, and even 2020 fashions, that had been on the dealership.
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV
The Bolt EV was up to date for the 2022 mannequin 12 months, which additionally noticed the addition of the Bolt EUV variant to the lineup. The worth lower and a brand new Redline Edition for the Bolt EUV are the one adjustments for 2023.
The 2023 mannequin 12 months worth adjustment—and the array of reductions on older Bolt EV fashions—helps make issues proper upfront of the arrival of the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV, as a result of begin round $30,000.
Source: www.greencarreports.com
