DETROIT — General Motors Co. is halting production for two weeks at its Missouri midsize truck plant due to a global semiconductor supply constraint, the automaker said March 24.
March 24, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, TCA
GM to Halt Midsize Truck Production on Chip Woes
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous, TCA
GM’s BrightDrop to Make EV600s for Merchants Fleet
DETROIT — Merchants Fleet, a fleet management company, plans to purchase commercial EV vans from General Motors Co.’s newly formed company BrightDrop.
February 3, 2021Business, Technology, Fuel
GM Sets Goal of Going Largely Electric by 2035
General Motors Co. has set a goal of making the vast majority of the vehicles it produces electric by 2035, and the entire company carbon neutral, including operations, five years after that.
January 28, 2021Business, Technology, Fuel
GM’s Mary Barra Boosts Stock as Tech Story Gains Credibility
All General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra needed to hit a stock record was $27 billion and a bit of braggadocio.
January 20, 2021Business, Technology, Autonomous
GM, Microsoft Lead $2 Billion Funding Round for Cruise
General Motors Co. and Microsoft Corp. are leading a $2 billion investment round in self-driving car startup Cruise in a deal that will bring the software giant’s cloud and edge-computing capabilities to the venture.
January 19, 2021Business, Technology, Logistics
GM Announces New Electric Delivery Van, Electric Pallet
The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it.
January 12, 2021Business, Technology, Fuel
GM Changes Corporate Logo to Plug Its EV Strategy
General Motors Co. is changing its corporate logo for the first time in 56 years, giving it a new lowercase script that is designed to look more modern.
January 8, 2021Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
GMC Sierra Goes Hands-Free
GMC says it will offer its hands-free driver-assistance feature Super Cruise on its Sierra pickup sometime in 2022.
December 9, 2020Business, Technology, Fuel
Nikola, GM Sign New Scaled-Back MOU
Nikola Corp. and General Motors Co. announced a new nonbinding memorandum of understanding for a global supply agreement that would integrate GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell system for Nikola’s Classes 7-8 vehicles.
November 30, 2020Government, Business
GM Pulls Support From Trump’s Battle With California on Emissions
General Motors Co. will withdraw from the legal battle between the Trump administration and California officials over the state’s authority to set automobile emissions rules, a major shift in the contentious fight that has fractured the industry.
November 23, 2020