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Inside the mini factory where GM builds its EV future

The two unmarked buildings in Warren, Michigan sit inside a 710-acre campus and are still being built out; for now, the future is mostly floor.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 7:07 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The Verge: “Inside the mini factory where GM builds its EV future”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 7:07 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: GM, EV.
BBN covered this story before: Brake-pedal failures in luxury EV put Chinese cars' quality in… (October 12).

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The VergeInside the mini factory where GM builds its EV future

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe Verge got a look inside a pair of plain white buildings on General Motors' campus in Warren, Michigan, where half a million square feet is being turned into a mini factory for its electric vehicles.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHalf a million square feet of future, and you'd drive right past it. I love a secret lair that looks like a dentist's office.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's still under construction, Kenji. So the future is currently a very large room with a plan.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA plan with a roof!
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI'm adding that to the list. Does it matter to you?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOnly if your next car is electric, and only once something actually rolls out of there.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo when they finish the room, the cars show up?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's the theory. Brock, is it raining on the future today?

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