General Motors is moving to widen its lineup of electric cars, and adding jobs in the process.

The automaker said Friday that it would begin producing a new electric vehicle as part of its Chevrolet lineup, resulting in the addition of 400 jobs at its plant in Orion Township, Mich.

The vehicle will share some characteristics with the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV, a small wagon that is already produced at the Orion factory, the company said in a statement. The addition of the vehicle will be accompanied by an investment in the plant of about $300 million. The company did not offer any other details about the new vehicle.

G.M. has said since 2017 that it planned to substantially expand its lineup of all-electric cars. The push comes as other carmakers, including Hyundai and Audi, prepare to unveil new plug-in hybrids and fully electric models in a bet that car owners are ready to switch from gasoline-powered vehicles.

“It’s an ongoing story of just trying to get realigned with where they see the business going in the future,” said Jeff Windau, an equity analyst at Edward Jones. “This is a capital-intensive business, and it takes time for the investments to be made and for the products to start being manufactured.”