--- title: "GM Hits the Brakes on Hummer EV and Escalade IQ Production: TDS" date: "2025-08-29" modified: "2025-08-29" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/gm-hits-the-brakes-on-hummer-ev-and-escalade-iq-production-tds" categories: - "News" - "The Downshift" --- # GM Hits the Brakes on Hummer EV and Escalade IQ Production: TDS ![GMC Hummer EV production]() Good morning and welcome to *The Downshift*, or *TDS* for short. Tight, light, and right, *TDS* gathers the latest automotive news bubbling around the globe and rolls it into one spot. Stories are summarized in a single sentence accompanied by a link for those seeking more information. ๐Ÿšจ A quick heads up, *The Drive* will be closed and the team will be off with their friends and family on Monday due to the holiday weekend. *TDS* will return on Tuesday. The first two cups of coffee are gone here, so let's get into it. ๐Ÿš˜ What Iโ€™m driving: Back in the 2025 Chevrolet Suburban High Country and drove the family up north using Super Cruise last night, which is simply the best Level 2 hands-free driver-assist system on the market today by a long shot. ๐Ÿญ GM will partially [shut down production]() at its Factory Zero plant where the GMC Hummer EV, Cadillac Escalade IQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV, and GMC Sierra EV are made with two production shifts being halted impacting 160 employees, after 200 employees were already temporarily laid off, reducing output for a little over a month to "align to market dynamics," a spokesperson told *The Detroit Free Press*. ๐ŸŒฒ The new [2026 Subaru Forester Wilderness will cost]() $39,835 when it arrives in dealers in the fall, which translates to a $2,130 price increase over the outgoing model ๐Ÿ’ธ A [loophole from the IRS]() will let consumers claim the Federal EV Tax Credit the Trump Administration killed after September 30. โšก๏ธ ChargePoint teamed up with Eaton to [deploy micro-grid technology](), which the EV charging provider believes could be a game changer making charging equipment less expensive, more efficient, and more compact. ๐Ÿ”‹ Rivian said its Adventure Network EV charging network is [now over 75% open to all EVs]() while a new [Ford Charge network]() is bringing nearly 1,200 EV chargers to over 320 Ford dealerships. ๐Ÿ”Œ GM announced [four new EV charging adapters]() as the automaker prepares to launch the 2026 Cadillac Optic with a native NACS Tesla-like charge port. โ€ผ๏ธ Ford [recalled nearly 500,000 vehicles]() for a brake fluid leak issue while simultaneously [recalling over 105,000 vehicles]() for a lighting failure issue. *Have feedback on the formatting of TDS? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While youโ€™re reading this heโ€™s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()