The No. 1 US automaker said it will now spend $35 billion through 2025 on EVs, an increase of 75% from March 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the industry.
GMT's announcement comes less than a month after rival Ford Motor Co upped its EV spending by more than a third to over $30 billion by 2030.
"The situation on the global semiconductor market remains tense and, according to all estimates, will continue to be so in the coming months, resulting in supply bottlenecks," a spokeswoman for Ford said in a statement.
The carmaker said it planned to make up for lost production "as best we can" and would prioritise vehicles already ordered by customers.
US auto demand, however, has risen since then, as consumers focus on personal safety and opt for private vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Low interest rates and stimulus checks are also aiding the rebound.
The company, whose brands include Kelly and Dunlop, said tire volumes rose 12% to 35 million units in the quarter, while replacement tire volumes jumped 14%.
What we went through in the pandemic was certainly severe and we should be moving back up to our normalized levels.
GM's Wahl also said the No. 1 US automaker will offer a third-party app that delivers in-vehicle navigation capability to about 900,000 vehicles that lack the feature.
NHTSA said in November that GM must recall the 2007-2014 model year trucks and SUVs because the inflators "are at risk of the same type of explosion after long-term exposure to high heat and humidity as other recalled Takata inflators."