GM brings popular Chevrolets closer to Mexican buyers — but the parts stay Chinese

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General Motors is reshuffling its supply chain for Mexico: the Chevrolet Groove and Aveo will be assembled locally at the Ramos Arizpe plant starting in 2027. Until now both models were shipped in from China, but GM wants to build them closer to where they sell.

The project is part of GM’s previously announced $1 billion investment in Mexico. A clean break with China is not on the table, though: components for the Groove and Aveo will still be made there, while Mexico takes over vehicle assembly for the local market.

For GM this isn’t a niche experiment. The Aveo is one of Mexico’s best-selling cars and the most popular Chevrolet passenger model in the country. In 2025 the company sold more than 60,000 Aveos there, and 2026 sales are once again on track for a record.

By 2030 GM expects to build up to 80,000 of these cars a year in Mexico. The Ramos Arizpe plant already produces EVs, but earlier it cut 1,900 jobs there on weak EV demand in the U.S. Now affordable, high-volume Chevrolets could keep the site running more steadily.

The logic of the move is simple: GM keeps Chinese parts costs but shifts final assembly closer to a key market. For buyers, though, the real question is whether the Aveo’s price will hold once the car becomes “Mexican” only at the last stage of production.