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.

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.

TWG Motorsports, the driving force behind the Andretti-born F1 team set to race under the Cadillac banner in 2026, has joined forces with General Motors to develop the US outfit’s future in-house power unit.

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.

One of the key reasons Cadillac’s F1 entry bid was accepted was because of their plans to become a works team with their own power unit, rather than just being a customer team. The American team will be powered by Ferrari until the GM power unit is fully developed.

F1 Vasseur General Motors - Frederic Vasseur has welcomed with moderate enthusiasm the entry of General Motors into Formula 1 from 2026, with Cadillac set to join the championship using Ferrari power units.

General Motors along with TWG Motorsports is forming a new company named GM Performance Power Units LLC. The primary focus of this new entity is the development

F1 announced in November that the Cadillac team had been approved to join the grid starting in 2026. GM named Russ O’Blenes the CEO of the new company. O’Blenes is currently t