U.S. automakers face a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum and a 25% tariff on parts and finished vehicles, with some exceptions for products covered under the USMCA that went into effect in 2020.
July 24, 2025GM News Updates
Americans, Not Exporters, Eat Rising Tariff Costs
The top-down macro evidence seems clear: Americans are mostly paying for the tariffs, George Saravelos, global head of FX research at Deutsche Bank.
July 22, 2025As Tesla Sales Dip, GM EVs Close the Gap
Americans bought 310,800 EVs in Q2, a 6.3% drop from the year-earlier period. However, the sales dip 21,000 vehicles was nearly equal to the slump in transactions for Tesla.
July 22, 2025GM 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, 2025GM, LG Energy Solutions to Make EV Batteries in Tennessee
General Motors and LG Energy Solution plan to add more battery production lines at their joint venture plant in Tennessee to make lower-cost cells starting in late 2027, the companies said.
July 14, 2025Cruise Cuts 101 Employees as GM Winds Down Robotaxi Program
Cruise, the embattled self-driving car subsidiary of GM, has laid off 101 more employees across the Bay Area, marking the latest round of job cuts as the company scales back its robotaxi efforts.
July 9, 2025GM to Invest $4B to Shift Some Production From Mexico to US
GM announced plans to invest $4 billion to shift some production from Mexico to U.S. manufacturing plants as the automaker navigates tariffs that could drive prices higher.
June 11, 2025GM Stops Small Number of Car Exports to China Due to Tariffs
General Motors has halted shipments of a small number of U.S.-made vehicles to China as the fallout of President Donald Trumps tariffs reshapes the global auto sector.
May 20, 2025GM Hires Aurora Co-Founder Sterling Anderson
GM has hired Sterling Anderson, the former director of Teslas Autopilot program and a co-founder of autonomous startup Aurora, as chief product officer overseeing all vehicle development.
May 12, 2025GM Names Duncan Aldred New North America Leader
General Motors on May 5 named Duncan Aldred the new president of the automakers North America operations amid tensions between President Donald Trump, Canada and Mexico over tariffs.
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