Production of the Chevy Groove and Aveo to Be Moved to Ramos Arizpe

General Motors de México announced a plan to assemble vehicles at its manufacturing complex in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, to meet domestic market demand.

This plan will begin with the production of the Chevrolet Groove in 2027, followed months later by the Chevrolet Aveo.

Both models are currently imported from China and account for a significant portion of the U.S. automaker’s sales volume in Mexico.

The project is part of the $1 billion investment announced last January and will reach an approximate annual capacity of 80,000 units by 2030.

“With just these 80,000 units per year, General Motors de México will help exceed the goal of Plan México—promoted by Mayor Sheinbaum—to increase vehicle production for the domestic market by 10% by 2030,” said Paco Garza, President and CEO of GM de México, Central America, and the Caribbean, during the announcement.

Although GM did not provide further details, the move appears aimed at offsetting a potential decline in production volume at the Coahuila complex due to the relocation of the Chevrolet Blazer assembly process to the Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant, also scheduled for 2027.

In the middle of last year, the Detroit-based automotive giant unveiled a $4 billion plan to increase domestic production of models currently rolling off assembly lines in Mexico.

This strategy also includes the production of Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups at the Orion Township, Michigan, plant, as well as the launch of the Chevrolet Equinox program—one of the most popular SUVs in the U.S. market—at the Fairfax Assembly complex in Kansas City, Missouri.