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GM to Wind Down Robotaxi Operations Championed by CEO Barra

General Motors Co.’s Cruise self-driving car unit will exit the robotaxi business, a retreat from a market that proved costly and full of reputational pitfalls for the automaker.

December 10, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

General Motors to Sell Its Stake in Michigan Battery Factory

DETROIT — General Motors has reached an agreement to sell its stake in a nearly completed electric vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Mich.

December 2, 2024
BusinessEquipment

General Motors Lays Off About 1,000 Workers

DETROIT — General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market.

November 15, 2024
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GM Recalls Chevy Bolts from 2020–2022 Over Battery Fire Risk

This smaller recall from GM comes three years after a larger callback of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt for a similar hazard.

November 5, 2024
BusinessTechnologyFuel

GM Eyes Affordable Electric Pickup With 350-Mile Range

The Detroit-based automaker is working to secure a North American supply of lithium iron phosphate batteries, according to its vice president of battery strategy.

October 8, 2024
BusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

GM’s Cruise Targets Resumption of Driverless Rides This Year

Cruise is targeting a return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and possibly charging fares by early 2025, said people familiar with the matter.

July 25, 2024
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GM’s Cruise Prepares to Resume Robotaxi Testing After Halt

GM’s Cruise autonomous unit is nearing the resumption of testing in the coming weeks, with Houston and Dallas emerging as potential locations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

February 23, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

GM’s Net Income Rose 12% in 2023 Despite Costly Strike

DETROIT — General Motors’ net income rose 12% last year despite losing more than $1 billion when many of its plants were shut down by a six-week autoworkers’ strike.

January 30, 2024
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Justice Department Inquiring Into Cruise Collision Fiasco

SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors is facing a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a collision that critically injured a pedestrian and derailed its self-driving car ambitions.

January 26, 2024
BusinessTechnology

GM Misses 2023 EV Goal by Half as Production Woes Persist

General Motors Co. missed its goal of producing 150,000 electric vehicles last year, with about half of them being new models built using its Ultium battery pack, by a significant margin.

January 4, 2024