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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2021
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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, 2020
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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, 2020
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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
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GM to Recall 7 Million Vehicles to Replace Takata Air Bags

The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million big pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.

November 23, 2020
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GM: New Batteries Cut Electric Car Costs, Increase Range

General Motors says a pending breakthrough in battery chemistry will cut the price of its electric vehicles so they equal those powered by gasoline within five years. The technology also will increase the range per charge to as much as 450 miles.

November 19, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

General Motors Plans 3,000 Hires for EV Development

General Motors Co. is going on a hiring binge to accelerate its development of electric vehicles.

November 9, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

GM to Invest $1 Billion to Resurrect Pickups in Ontario

Canada’s Motor City is about to come back to life after a near-death experience threatened to end more than a century of production.

November 5, 2020