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Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel

GM to Resume Bolt Production as Fix Found for Battery Fires

General Motors Co. will resume production of the Chevrolet Bolt and larger Bolt EUV electric vehicles in April after the automaker and its battery partner, an LG Group company, found a solution to its manufacturing gaffes.

February 15, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM’s $6.5 Billion Electric Truck Blitz Wins Michigan Incentives

General Motors Co. plans to spend $6.5 billion on an electric pickup plant and battery factory in Michigan thanks in part to a $1.8 billion incentive package put together by the state to make sure the automaker didn’t take a big piece of its EV business elsewhere.

January 25, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

GM to Spend $6.5 Billion on Michigan EV Factories

LANSING, Mich. — General Motors is poised to announce the week of Jan. 24 major electric vehicle investments in Michigan, with plans to spend $6.5 billion and create up to 4,000 new jobs at two plants.

January 21, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel, TCA

GM Aligns With California on Emission Rules

General Motors said it will recognize California’s authority to set vehicle emission standards under the Clean Air Act.

January 10, 2022
Business, Technology, Autonomous, TCA

Cadillac Unveils Concept AV InnerSpace

Cadillac revealed the InnerSpace concept two-passenger electric and autonomous luxury vehicle Jan. 6 at CES in Las Vegas.

January 7, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford’s Market Value Tops GM for First Time in Five Years

Ford Motor Co.’s surging stock has given it a market value greater than rival General Motors Co. for the first time in more than five years.

December 28, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100, TCA

BrightDrop Delivers First Electric Vans to FedEx

BrightDrop, General Motors Co.’s new electric delivery and logistics business, has delivered the first five vans of an order of 500 to FedEx Corp., the company said Dec. 17.

December 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel, Autonomous

LG Energy Seeks Up to $10.8 Billion in Record IPO

LG Energy Solution plans to raise as much as $10.8 billion in what would be South Korea’s biggest-ever initial public offering, defying concerns over fires involving its batteries that led to a mass recall of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles.

December 7, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM Venture to Build Battery Chemical Plant

General Motors is forming a joint venture with Posco Chemical of South Korea to build a North American battery materials plant as it brings more steps in the electric vehicle supply chain under its umbrella.

December 1, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, TCA

Merchants Fleet Expands Order of BrightDrop EVs

DETROIT — BrightDrop, a General Motors Co. startup making electric delivery vehicles, said Nov. 18 that Merchants Fleet is planning to expand its purchase order to receive a total of 18,000 BrightDrop EVs.

November 19, 2021