GM and Hyundai to collaborate on commercial van for North American market

The two companies will produce the electric van using a General Motors platform with Hyundai interiors. The collaboration could begin U.S. production as early as 2028.

Aug. 8, 2025

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Key takeaways

The partnership will bring five co-developed vehicles, including four for Central and South American markets and one electric commercial van for North America.
The companies plan U.S. manufacturing for the commercial van to take place by 2028.
Vehicles will feature shared platforms but maintain unique interior and exterior designs aligned with each brand's identity.

gm hyundai corporate logos — GM and Hyundai to develop commercial van product that will launch in North America, featuring an electric propulsion system. While GM already offers the BrightDrop electric commercial van in North America, Hyundai is taking the lead in developing the Hyundai and GM co-produced electric van.

General Motors and Hyundai Motor Company signed an agreement to “explore collaboration” back in September 2024. Less than one year later, the two companies announced five co-developed vehicles to come in the future—and one of them is a commercial product.

The two companies will design four of those five vehicles specifically for the Central and South American markets: a compact SUV, sedan, mid-size pickup, and full-size pickup. Each of these vehicles will also be designed for either an internal combustion or hybrid propulsion system.

What FleetOwner readers will care about, however, is the companies’ commercial van product that will launch in North America, featuring an electric propulsion system. While GM already offers the BrightDrop electric commercial van in North America, which FleetOwner staff have reviewed, Hyundai is taking the lead in developing the Hyundai and GM co-produced electric van.

The collaboration on these vehicles consists of sharing platforms; however, the two brands will develop “unique interiors and exteriors consistent with their respective brands,” according to a press release.

The release stated that the design and engineering work is currently underway for the four vehicles designed for the Central and South American markets, but the brands were less forthcoming concerning the electric van’s stage of development. Regardless, the brands anticipate manufacturing the van in the U.S. in 2028.

“By partnering together, GM and Hyundai will bring more choice to our customers faster, and at lower cost,” Shilpan Amin, GM senior VP and global chief procurement and supply chain officer, said in the release. “These first co-developed vehicles clearly demonstrate how GM and Hyundai will leverage our complementary strengths and combined scale.”