While General Motors is currently building its partial hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) battery packs in Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant in Brownstone Charter Township, Michigan, the production may soon shift to China for the automaker to qualify for the country's green car incentives, according to Autoblog.

Like Us on Facebook

Bill Wallace, director of General Motors for global battery systems, told AutoblogGreen that the situation is "evolving" as China introduces its "Made in China 2025" plan. The plan likely means that General Motors will soon need to build all of its parts, including batteries, in the country.

The news specifically revolves around the 2017 Cadillac CT6 PHEV, which will be fully assembled in China and shipped to the United States. Battery packs for the CT6 PHEV will be first made in Michigan and then shipped to China for final assembly.

Cadillac has already defended its move to export its 2017 CT6 PHEV from China to North America because of the forecasted low demand. For now, the Cadillac CT6 PHEV will qualify for China's incentives offered for car makers who build green cars in the country. Other CT6s will be produced in Michigan.

Meanwhile, while the CT6 PHEV battery range is yet to be announced, Hybrid Cars reported that it is likely to be at least 50 kilometers (31 miles). Cadillac's CT6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will first be launched in China this fall before coming to the United States in 2017.

TagsGeneral Motors, PHEV, battery pacts, Electric Vehicles, green cars, 2017 Cadillac CT6 PHEV, CT6, Cadillac, Made in China 2025