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—The launch. General Motors began assembling the Chevrolet Captiva, a fully electric SUV, at its plant in Ceará in Brazil’s northeast on Wednesday.
—How it is built. The cars are put together from kits of parts shipped from China, a fast, low-cost way to start local output.
—Jobs. The new model lifts the plant’s workforce by about half, on top of the electric Spark it already makes.
—The target. The site aims to turn out more than 23,000 electrified vehicles in 2026, with a hybrid Captiva planned later this year.
