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.

General Motors has established a new company that will develop and manufacture its future Formula 1 power unit for the Cadillac F1 team, and named Russ O’Blenes as its CEO. GM will enter F1 under

General Motors (GM), in partnership with TWG Motorsports, has established a new company, GM Performance Power Units LLC, to position the Cadillac brand as a Formula 1 motorsport competitor. In November, GM and TWG signed an agreement in principle with Formula 1 to add an 11th team under its Cadillac brand.

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.

Cadillac’s planned entry into Formula 1 adds further value to Audi’s own project that begins in full in 2026, according to its CEO Gernot Döllner. Audi is taking over the Sauber team

Cadillac F1 is already preparing for a full-works entry by establishing a new power unit company headed by industry veteran Russ O'Blenes.

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