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Business, Fuel

GM Beats Estimates, Sees 2021 Profit at High End of Guidance

General Motors Co. beat analysts consensus estimate for the latest quarter thanks to strong performance from its financial unit and a one-time gain, and said full-year results would come in at the high end of its previous guidance.

October 27, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

GM to Install 40,000 Public EV Chargers

General Motors Co. will use its dealership network to deploy up to 40,000 electric vehicle chargers across the U.S. and Canada, as the veteran automaker ramps up its shift to plug-in models.

October 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment

GM Plants That Closed Due to Chip Shortage to Reopen Nov. 1

DETROIT For the first time in eight months, the global shortage of computer chips wont force General Motors to keep any North American factories closed.

October 22, 2021
Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

GM Gets LG to Cover $1.9 Billion in Bolt EV Recall Costs

General Motors Co. said it reached an agreement with partner LG Electronics Inc. to recover from the South Korean company $1.9 billion of the $2 billion in costs for a recall of batteries in its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle.

October 12, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

GM Vows to Surpass Tesla in Electric Vehicle Sales

WARREN, Mich. General Motors plans to cash in as the world switches from combustion engines to battery power, promising to double its annual revenue by 2030 with an array of new electric vehicles, profitable gas-powered cars and trucks, and services such as an electronic driving system that can handle most tasks on the road.

October 6, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA

GMs 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