General Motors announced in January 2023 that plans for a sixth generation of small-block were in place, with the company investing $854 million into its various manufacturing plants. The timeline for the release of the new generation is not yet knownpublic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perkins |first=Chris |date=2023-01-23 |title=GM Spending $854 Million to Build New Small-Block V-8 |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a42618499/gm-gen-vi-small-block/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924064329/https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a42618499/gm-gen-vi-small-block/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wren |first=Wesley |date=2023-02-03 |title=This Is Why GM Is Launching a New Small Block V8 |url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a42746723/why-gm-is-launching-a-new-small-block-v8/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Autoweek |language=en-US |archive-date=May 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501235402/https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a42746723/why-gm-is-launching-a-new-small-block-v8/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-23 |title=The V-8 Is Not Dead: GM Confirms New Sixth-Gen Small-Block |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/v-8-not-dead-gm-confirms-new-sixth-gen-small-block/ |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=MotorTrend |language=en |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324130226/https://www.motortrend.com/news/v-8-not-dead-gm-confirms-new-sixth-gen-small-block/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
General Motors has announced that the sixth generation V8 small-block will be produced in Flint, MI and Tonawanda, NY<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2023 |title=GM To invest more than $1 billion in Flint plants |url=https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2023/jun/0605-flint.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 27, 2025 |title=GM to invest $888 million in Tonawanda Propulsion plant |url=https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html/Pages/news/us/en/2025/may/0528-GM-invest-888-million-Tonawanda-Propulsion-plant.html}}</ref>
