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GM is nearly doubling the road miles where drivers can use its partially automated driving system

February 14, 2024

Via: Tech Xplore

General Motors is adding about 350,000 miles (563,000 kilometers) of roadways in the U.S and Canada to the area where drivers can use the company’s “Super Cruise” partially automated driving system. The expansion nearly doubles the road miles where the […]


Impact & Regulations

With auto strike over, GM announces big share buybacks

November 29, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

General Motors announced hefty new initiatives Wednesday to return billions of dollars to shareholders, lifting its stock price as it estimated the recent labor strike hit at $1.1 billion. The automaker lost about 95,000 vehicles in 2023 due to the […]


Impact & Regulations

US auto strike expands with 7,000 more workers joining

September 29, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

Another 7,000 members of the biggest US automobile workers’ union, UAW, joined an already major strike against the top three Detroit car manufacturers Friday. United Auto Workers’ president Shawn Fain urged workers at Ford and General Motors (GM) plants in […]


Vehicles

Honda joins Ford, GM and others in adopting Tesla’s EV charging technology

September 7, 2023

Via: Tech Xplore

Honda will join Ford, GM and other electric vehicle makers in adopting Tesla’s charging technology, the company announced Thursday. Honda Motor Co. said it will use Tesla’s fast-charging port for its EV models that go on sale in North American […]


Vehicles

DOE Lends $2.5 Billion to GM Venture for EV Batteries

July 26, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

WASHINGTON — A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution is set to receive a $2.5 billion loan from the Energy Department to build battery cell factories for electric vehicles in three states. The […]


Vehicles

With Blazer EV, GM Now Has a Rival to Tesla’s Model Y

July 19, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors Co. will start selling a battery-powered Chevrolet Blazer next year, giving it a direct competitor to Tesla Inc.’s Model Y, the nation’s best-selling electric SUV. The electric Blazer model will go on sale in the summer of 2023, […]


Vehicles

Pilot and GM plan coast-to-coast EV fast-charging network

July 14, 2022

Via: FreightWaves

Pilot Co. will install 2,000 electric fast chargers at 500 of its U.S. truck stops over the next few years, creating a coast-to-coast network in partnership with General Motors. Startup EVgo (NASDAQ: EVGO) will install, operate and maintain the chargers. […]


Vehicles

GM’s $6.5 Billion Electric Truck Blitz Wins Michigan Incentives

January 25, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors Co. plans to spend $6.5 billion on an electric pickup plant and battery factory in Michigan thanks in part to a $1.8 billion incentive package put together by the state to make sure the automaker didn’t take a […]


Vehicles

GM to Spend $6.5 Billion on Michigan EV Factories

January 21, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors is poised to announce the week of Jan. 24 major electric vehicle investments in Michigan, with plans to spend $6.5 billion and create up to 4,000 new jobs at two plants. The state’s economic development board is expected […]


Impact & Regulations

GM Aligns With California on Emission Rules

January 10, 2022

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors said it will recognize California’s authority to set vehicle emission standards under the Clean Air Act. The automaker sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Jan. 9 saying it is “committed to complying with California’s regulations.” […]


Vehicles

Ford Sales Tops Again; Poised to Outsell GM’s EVs

December 3, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

Ford Motor Co. claimed it was the best-selling automaker in the U.S. for the third consecutive month in November, a streak it hasn’t achieved since 1974, as it reported a 5.9% year-over-year sales boost for the month. The Dearborn, Mich., […]


Vehicles

GM Plants That Closed Due to Chip Shortage to Reopen Nov. 1

October 22, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

For the first time in eight months, the global shortage of computer chips won’t force General Motors to keep any North American factories closed. The company said Oct. 22 that starting Nov. 1, all plants that had been closed on […]


Vehicles

GM Vows to Surpass Tesla in Electric Vehicle Sales

October 6, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors plans to cash in as the world switches from combustion engines to battery power, promising to double its annual revenue by 2030 with an array of new electric vehicles, profitable gas-powered cars and trucks, and services such as […]


Travel & Public Transit

GM, Wabtec Agree to Make Electric and Hydrogen-Powered Trains

June 15, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors Co. and Wabtec Corp. have signed a nonbinding agreement to build locomotive engines using the automaker’s Ultium electric battery and its Hydrotec hydrogen fuel-cell system, the companies said June 15. The two companies will jointly develop the clean-powered […]


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GM to invest $1B to build electric vehicles in Mexico

April 30, 2021

Via: FreightWaves

General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced Thursday it will invest $1 billion in a manufacturing complex in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico, that will build electric vehicles by 2023. “This investment will serve to prepare the complex for an expansion in the assembly […]


Shipping

GM bets on BrightDrop’s connected last-mile delivery ecosystem

February 12, 2021

Via: FreightWaves

Many shippers in the e-commerce segment learned invaluable lessons in 2020 — siloed solutions don’t work well when scale and speed are a must. The same can be said for last-mile delivery operations. Siloed operations — where data, equipment and […]


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GM, Microsoft Lead $2 Billion Funding Round for Cruise

January 19, 2021

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors Co. and Microsoft Corp. are leading a $2 billion investment round in self-driving car startup Cruise in a deal that will bring the software giant’s cloud and edge-computing capabilities to the venture. The new funds will raise Cruise’s […]


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GM ‘Going Forward’ With Nikola Partnership Talks on Trucks

October 21, 2020

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors Co. is moving ahead in its talks with startup Nikola Corp. over a proposed partnership to make electric and fuel cell powered trucks, a senior executive at the Detroit automaker said. GM and Nikola announced a tentative agreement […]


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Tesla Shares Plunge After GM’s Nikola Stake, S&P Omission

September 8, 2020

Via: Transport Topics

Tesla Inc. shares slid on Sept. 8 after the electric-vehicle maker missed out on being included in the S&P 500 Index, taking investors who had bet on its entry to the benchmark by surprise. Tesla shares fell as much as […]


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GM, Nikola Announce $2 Billion Deal

September 8, 2020

Via: Transport Topics

General Motors Co. and Nikola Corp. on Sept. 8 announced a strategic partnership in which Nikola’s Badger, a hydrogen fuel-cell electric pickup truck, will be built and manufactured by General Motors. GM will receive an 11% ownership share of Nikola […]