General Motors has ordered a Michigan dealership to stop offering a third-party Apple CarPlay retrofit kit for its EVs, citing safety and warranty concerns. The move, reported by The Drive, puts an end to a workaround that had briefly restored a popular feature GM itself had removed from its electric vehicle lineup.
The backstory here goes back to 2023, when GM stirred backlash by announcing it would remove Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support from its new EVs, citing the need for tighter integration with EV-specific features like battery preconditioning. Those functions, GM argued, would be better served by its own in-house infotainment system.
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While smartphone mirroring remains available in GM’s gas-powered vehicles, its absence in electric models left a noticeable gap for many drivers. Enter White Automotive and Media Services (WAMS), a third-party company that, in late 2024, developed a kit to re-enable CarPlay and Android Auto in Chevy and GMC EVs, claiming “OEM-like integration.”
However, the kit was complex and required professional installation—something only LaFontaine Chevrolet in Plymouth, Michigan was authorized to handle.
Now that workaround is officially dead.
In a statement to The Drive, a GM spokesperson explained the decision:
“Aftermarket services that introduce features not originally designed, thoroughly tested, and approved by GM may cause unintended issues for customers. These issues could affect critical safety features and may also void portions of the vehicle’s warranty.”
Translation: GM doesn’t want to support—or be liable for—hardware and software retrofits it didn’t design, even if they restore features many customers clearly still want.
On its website, WAMS now lists the CarPlay kit as “discontinued,” with a public note explaining the decision:
“This was not a decision we made lightly, but due to a variety of factors, continuing to offer this product is no longer viable in the long term.”
While the message doesn’t explicitly name GM’s intervention, the timing makes it clear the shutdown wasn’t entirely voluntary.
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There’s no indication yet that GM will disable or remove kits already installed in customer vehicles, though that remains an open question. If the company considers them a safety risk—or a violation of warranty terms—it wouldn’t be surprising to see future over-the-air updates addressing them.
For now, the message is clear: GM doesn’t want CarPlay in its EVs, even if customers do—and it’s willing to step in to keep it out.