General Motors

GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

1:47am December 11, 2024

The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel.

This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it

12:51pm December 06, 2024

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.

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Lana Payne, Unifor national president is shown speaking during a news conference, Aug. 29, 2023, in Toronto.

World News

Canadian autoworkers and General Motors reach a tentative contract agreement

1:37am October 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The deal recognizes employee contributions with significant pay and benefit increases and additional job security, the automaker said.

United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.

UAW has a unique strike strategy. It keeps Detroit Big 3 automakers guessing

4:12pm September 19, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

For the first time, the UAW is on strike against the Big 3 U.S. automakers at once. Workers at three plants have been called out so far, with more to follow Friday if there's no progress on a deal.

United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally in Detroit at the start of the union's strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on Sept. 15. The union is striking against all three automakers at once for the first time ever, but only at targeted plants for now, making it even harder to assess what the strike's economic effects will be.

Economy

How the UAW strike could have ripple effects across the economy

7:27am September 16, 2023

by Scott Horsley

There are several ways the unprecedented United Auto Workers strike could hit the economy, but it will depend on how long the strike lasts and how many plants are affected, among other factors.

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A Chevrolet Bolt EV is parked at a charging station at a dealer in Colma, Calif., on Tuesday.

National

The Chevy Bolt, GM's popular electric vehicle, is on its way out

11:48am April 26, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the company would halt production on small EV at the end of the year — shifting the plant in Orion Township, Mich., to make two new electric truck models instead.

General Motors is offering buyouts in an effort to cut $2 billion in costs

9:32pm March 10, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

The Detroit automaker says the buyouts will be offered to most U.S. salaried workers and some global executives.

General Motors and Ventec Life Systems are partnering to produce ventilators at the GM manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Ind.

Health & Safety

GM Will Build 30,000 Ventilators For U.S. Government

12:50pm April 08, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

The ventilators will be delivered to the national stockpile by August. The contract, worth nearly $500 million, is the first ventilator order placed using the Defense Production Act.

General Motors has already started working with a ventilator company, Ventec Life Systems, to help it expand production of the essential medical equipment. Now it might start building the devices itself.

Health & Safety

GM Considers Building Ventilators At Indiana Plant

3:53pm March 23, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

General Motors has already started working with a ventilator company, Ventec, to help it expand production of the essential medical equipment. Now it might start building the devices itself.

Members of the United Auto Workers union will receive unemployment and supplemental pay, as negotiated under their contract, during the shutdown.

Economy

Ford, GM, FCA Suspending Production At North American Plants

8:51pm March 18, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

The UAW, the autoworker's union, had been pushing for a two-week shutdown because of worker concerns. Plants will be shut down at least through March 30.