General Motors offers buyouts for U.S. employees and executives
General Motors is offering salaried employees a voluntary buyout as it seeks to reduce costs by $2 billion over the next two years. "Taking this step now will help avoid the potential for involuntary actions," a company letter said.
General Motors laying off 500 white collar positions
The layoffs were announced despite the automaker's CEO saying there would be none only a month ago.
Netflix, General Motors partnering to put more electric vehicles in shows
Shows like Queer Eye and Love is Blind will soon feature more battery-powered cars and trucks.
General Motors reports very good end to 2022 as sales rise 16%
Car companies were having a hard time keeping factories running at full output in 2022 - but managed an impressive recovery at the end of the year.
Three new American sports cars coming in 2023
Ford, Chevy and Dodge are all releasing new versions of the Mustang, Corvette and Challenger next year that promise new levels of performance.
General Motors' joint venture gets $2.5B federal loan to finance EV battery plants
A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution has closed on a $2.5 billion federal loan to help finance three lithium-ion battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan.
UAW organizes first EV battery plant members
The United Auto Workers union is adding 900 members at an Ohio electric vehicle battery plant, the first EV workers to join the UAW.
GM says electric vehicles will be profitable by 2025
General Motors has set a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035 and says it will sell more EVs than Tesla by 2025.
GM recalls 340K SUVs; daytime running lights may stay on
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents Thursday that having both lights on at the same time could cause glare, increasing the risk of a crash.
GMC unveils 2024 Sierra EV Denali as part of 'all-electric future'
GMC has unveiled its third electric vehicle -- the 2024 Sierra EV Denali.
Electric vehicle costs coming down despite high price of raw materials for batteries
Until the past few years, electric vehicles were either expensive and aimed at rich buyers or were cheaper but with a heavily restricted travel range. That's beginning to change.
'Big Three' automakers react to California's gas car sales ban
Under California’s plan, all new cars must be electric by 2035.
General Motors recalls 484K SUVs because seatbelts may not stay clasped in crash
Third-row seatbelts in Chevy Tahoes, Cadillac Escalades, and GMC Yukons may have been formed improperly and may not restrain a passenger in a crash, documents show.
GM Lake Orion plant shutdown after employee fight leaves 1 dead; suspect arrested
Employees arriving for their morning shift were being turned away without explanation.
Customers of some new GM cars will be forced to buy OnStar
"It's just like buying a car with seats and a steering wheel, you have to take this equipment," said John McElroy, auto analyst WWJ 950. "They're listing it as an option. And people are going 'I don't want to buy it.'"
Delphi workers who had pensions slashed could see them restored as US House passes bill
When GM plunged into bankruptcy, it would end up affecting an estimated 20,000 workers and their retirements. With the Supreme Court declining to hear the case, the last remedy was a bill through Congress.
Six-figure Cadillac Celestiq ultra-luxury electric car revealed
Cadillac has revealed the car it hopes will reclaim the "Standard of the World" title for the brand.
General Motors headquarters to stay in downtown Detroit
"Our headquarters will always be in Detroit," GM CEO Mary Barra said. The company takes up about one and a half of the towers at the Renaissance Center.
General Motors' Barra standing by ambitious EV goal of selling more electric vehicles than Tesla by 2025
Even in a wobbly economy, the automaker CEO isn't backing off the audacious prediction to overtake Tesla. She faces some long odds in the next 2 1/2 years.
General Motors to build network of EV fast chargers at American truck stops
General Motors and Pilot have teamed to build a network of fast EV chargers at truck stops across the country.