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GM’s Super Cruise to Join Tesla’s Autopilot in the Passing Lane

The race for first place in hands-free driving will intensify later this year when General Motors Co. begins selling an advanced version of its Super Cruise system.

January 28, 2020
Business

GM Confirms Detroit Plant Going All-Electric Next Year

General Motors Co. affirmed plans to build electric pickups and SUVs at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant and scheduled the start of production for late next year.

January 27, 2020
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

GM’s Cruise to Unveil Its First Autonomous Vehicle

The vehicle Cruise has been developing along with GM is a purpose-built electric, autonomous model designed to be more spacious and passenger-friendly than a conventional, human-driven car.

January 21, 2020
BusinessEquipment

GM Promotes 1,350 Temp Workers to Full-Time Status After Strike

General Motors Co. delivered on one of the key promises made in its labor contract that ended a 40-day strike in October by giving 1,350 temporary staffers full-time status.

January 15, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM Set to Revive Hummer Brand With Electric Truck and SUV

General Motors Co. is moving forward with plans to revive its polarizing Hummer brand, this time as an electric truck instead of an emblem of gasoline consumption, according to people familiar with the matter.

January 10, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuel

GM Loans Ohio Plant Buyer $40 Million to Launch Electric Truck

General Motors Co. loaned the buyer of its half-century-old assembly plant in Ohio $40 million to help the cash-strapped startup roll out an electric pickup truck.

December 10, 2019
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM to Build $2.3 Billion Battery Plant in Lordstown, Ohio

General Motors Co. and its battery partner, South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd., will jointly invest $2.3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Lordstown, Ohio, the same city where the automaker controversially idled and then sold a 53-year-old compact-car factory.

December 5, 2019
BusinessTechnologyFuel

GM CEO Mary Barra Charges Ahead With Electric Cars but Shuns Hybrids

If General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra had her way, the auto industry would forget about selling hybrid electric models and instead concentrate on getting more battery-powered vehicles into showrooms.

November 21, 2019
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM Sells Shuttered Lordstown, Ohio, Assembly Plant to Electric Vehicle Startup

Lordstown Motors Corp., the electric-truck startup formed specifically to save a shuttered Ohio car factory, has acquired the highly politicized plant from General Motors Co.

November 7, 2019
Business

GM Edges Toward Ending Strike as Key Factory Backs Labor Deal

General Motors Co. moved closer to ending a five-week strike when 61% of workers at an important truck plant in Flint, Mich., supported a tentative labor agreement.

October 24, 2019