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Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

GM’s Future EVs Get Range Boost With Wolfspeed Deal

General Motors’ future electric vehicles will offer more range on a single charge and charge faster because of a new supplier agreement it announced with Wolfspeed Inc.

October 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

GM Debuts Midsize Electric Delivery Van

General Motors Co.’s electric van unit plans to build a new midsized cargo hauler called the EV410, and has signed up Verizon Communications Inc. as the first buyer, the company said Sept. 28.

September 28, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

GM Plans ‘Substantial Shifts’ in Supply Chain as Chip Shortage Persists

General Motors Co. is planning to revamp its supply chain as the pandemic-triggered chip shortage and rising demand for chip-intensive vehicles have demonstrated the need for an overhaul.

September 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM Looking at LG to Pay for Battery Recall

The long-distance relationship between General Motors Co. and its battery partner, LG Energy Solution, is being tested like never before. At issue: who will pick up a roughly $1 billion tab for the recall of 73,000 Bolt EVs.

August 23, 2021
Government, Business

Workers at Mexico GM Plant Oust Union

MEXICO CITY — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old-guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the effectiveness of labor mechanisms negotiated under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.

August 19, 2021
Business, Equipment

Despite Chip Shortage, GM Posts $2.8 Billion Profit

DETROIT — Despite a computer chip shortage that temporarily closed some of its factories, General Motors made a healthy $2.8 billion net profit in the second quarter.

August 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

GM Sues Ford in Fight Over Branding of Self-Driving Cars

General Motors Co. is suing its competitor Ford Motor Co. for violating a trademarked driver-assist technology that’s used for hands-free features, according to a lawsuit.

July 26, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

GM Issues Second Bolt Recall for Faulty Batteries

DETROIT — General Motors is recalling some older Chevrolet Bolts for a second time to fix persistent battery problems that can set the electric cars ablaze.

July 23, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

GM Announces Ultium Charge 360

General Motors announced its Ultium Charge 360 fleet-charging service, a comprehensive approach designed to help make the switch to electric seamless for fleet customers by connecting them with services, features and resources.

July 19, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Autonomous

GM to Spend More on Electric Vehicles, Add Battery Plants

DETROIT — General Motors will raise its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles and add two U.S. battery factories as it gambles that consumers will eagerly switch from gasoline to the new technology.

June 16, 2021