The impact of end of federal EV tax credits is being felt in many areas of the auto industry. It reached the factory floors at four General Motors-owned plants in three states as more than 3,400 workers were laid off due to the expected fall in EV sales tied to the end of the $7,500 credit Sept. 30. Find out more at Headlight.News.
General Motors is plowing about $4 billion into plants in Michigan, Tennessee and Kansas during the next two years. The move will shift production of its highly profitable full-size pickups and SUVs from outside the U.S. to its massive plant in Orion, Michigan, north of Detroit. Find out more about the plans at Headlight.News.
General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra’s earned plenty of accolades during her 10-plus-year tenure at the helm of the Detroit-based automaker. She’s earned another — again — topping Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women list. It’s the second straight year’s she’s topped the list. Find out more at Headlight.News.
A Silicon Valley veteran with experience at Tesla and self-driving vehicles as well as a high-tech startup will take over leadership of General Motors’ product development for battery electric and ICE vehicles, beginning in June. Get details at Headlight.News.
Honda Motor Co. and General Motors have been partners in a variety of efforts to improve technology and save money in the process. While some of the pairings have done well, Honda and GM have been steadily drifting apart for the past few years. Get details at Headlight.News.
Hyundai and General Motor’s developing partnership might include Hyundai selling rebadged versions of GM’s trucks according to a wild new report.
Road rage is rapidly becoming a growing issue out on the road with incidents of road rage often being a key catalyst for vehicle accidents. General Motors has patented a system that aims to prevent it by taking control of the car.
General Motors faces big challenges in China, but Mary Barra says GM will stay the course despite the risks that the company faces due to the recent growth of Chinese automakers.
General Motors is headed back to the moon — maybe. It is providing Ultium batteries as well as some experience with chassis and suspension development for the next-generation lunar terrain vehicle that just got the green light from NASA. Find out more about the project and GM’s role in it at Headlight.News.
General Motors issued an expanded recall Monday involving 820,000 2020-2024 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra HD models due to tailgate issue. Recall affects trucks that were sold in the United States and Canada during 2020-2024. Get details at Headlight.News.
The fight for hands-free driving supremacy went another round with General Motors announcing plans to expand its Super Cruise network to 750,000 miles in the U.S. and Canada. The process is underway and expected to be complete next year. Get details at Headlight.News.
General Motors is staying the course, it would seem, when it comes to its all-electric future. The company announced it has hired a former Tesla executive to oversee its battery development and operations. Find out more at Headlight.News.