General Motors is laying plans for a new assembly plant dedicated to building battery-electric trucks, according to GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra. Barra, speaking with analysts during a conference call to discuss GM's third-quarter earnings, emphasizes the automaker's commitment to being a leader in BEVs. GM is rapidly scaling up production as it rolls out Hummer BEVs from Factory Zero in Detroit and will show the Silverado BEV, which will also be built in Detroit, at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. GM will begin delivering the battery-electric Cadillac Lyriq from its plant in Spring Hill, TN, next spring, adds Barra, who notes the Lyriq sold out within 10 minutes after Cadillac began taking orders for the brand's first all-electric vehicle. Barra also says GM has plans to introduce a battery-electric CUV priced at about $30,000 and an even less expensive electric vehicle as well.