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BusinessEquipment

GM Cuts More Than 200 Salaried Workers to Push Profits

Tariffs have added costs that automakers mostly have not offset with higher prices, and they are reining in investments for EVs that are selling slowly as the government eliminates incentives.

October 24, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

GM Plans Autonomous SUV for 2028

GM plans to release a Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV that, when on the highway, allows drivers to go hands- and eyes-free, the company announced Oct. 22.

October 22, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

GM Raises Outlook on Strong Truck Demand

CEO Mary Barra thanked President Donald Trump for extending through 2030 a tariff discount on some imports for carmakers that produce and sell completed automobiles in the U.S.

October 21, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM Ends EV Tax Credit Plan and Offers Its Own Incentive

GM will give about $6,000 of its own cash for lease support and to keep EV sales going.

October 8, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Hertz Begins Online Car Sales in Competition With Carvana

Going online is the latest move by CEO Gil West to further grow retail sales, which gets the company much better pricing than selling its rental vehicles at wholesale auctions.

September 30, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomousPrivate

Autonomous Trucking Startup Gatik to Deploy 50 Rigs in Canada

The plan would be the largest deployment of self-driving trucks in North America, according to Gatik, a sign that autonomous freight transport is starting to gain traction.

September 23, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM Scales Back Chevy Bolt EV Launch Amid Tax Credit Cuts

GM is bracing for the early expiration of $7,500 in consumer tax credits for the purchase of EVs added during the Biden administration that President Trump and the Republican Congress have cut.

September 4, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

GM Revives Plans for Personal Self-Driving Car

Were accelerating the development of autonomous driving technology capable of operating without active human oversight, spokeswoman Chaiti Sen said in a statement.

August 11, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

GM Signs Domestic Rare-Earth Deal to Lower Reliance on China

The latest agreement and two others will allow GM to get the majority of rare-earth magnets it sources directly from domestic suppliers.

August 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

GM Profit Falls as Trump Tariffs Add $1.1 Billion in Costs

General Motors said it suffered a $1.1 billion profit hit from President Donald Trumps tariffs and revealed no plan for a near-term fix to return to pre-tariff profit levels.

July 22, 2025