US car company General Motors sets up a new engine company as it gears up for its prospective entry into Formula 1.

General Motors has set up an engine company to turn its planned Cadillac Formula One entry into a full works team by the end of the decade, the carmaker said on Thursday.

Cadillac's F1 team will have its own chassis and power unit, with the latter to be sourced from North Carolina.

Cadillac's prospective Formula 1 team has announced its plan to build its own engines out of an American base by the end of the decade.

The new venture will produce Cadillac’s in-house power unit for F1 beyond its deal with current supplier Ferrari

A significant component of F1's support for the potential GM team was that it would supply its own powertrain by 2030. The post GM forms new company to create powertrains for potential Formula 1 race car appeared first on The Manual.

Cadillac and General Motors have named their Formula 1 Engine lead and have confirmed that they will use Ferrari engines from the 2026 season. Here's who the American company has chosen to lead their Power Unit Project.

Cadillac recently inked a multi-year deal with Ferrari to use its power units when it joins F1 in 2026. GM announced a new powertrain company that will build Cadillac’s F1 engines in order to become a full works team.