GM Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Unifor at CAMI and will invest $1 billion to transform its plant in Ingersoll, Ont., into a commercial electric vehicle manufacturing plant pending member ratification. Large-scale commercial production of BrightDrop EV 600s, an all-electric van, is set to begin next year. BrightDrop is the all-new […]
GM teams up with Microsoft as electric car market revs
Ives and others think Apple is poised to begin putting its technology to work in self-driving, electric cars although the iPhone maker has remained mum on the subject San Francisco : General Motors announced an alliance Tuesday with Microsoft on its Cruise autonomous driving venture, combining forces to challenge Tesla and others in an electric […]
GM working with ‘all the best startups’ on next-gen EV battery tech -exec
Parks, speaking at an investor conference, said GM continues to build its relationship with Honda, with whom the U.S. automaker is jointly developing several future electric vehicles. DETROIT : General Motors Co, as part of a $27 billion initiative to match or surpass Tesla Inc in the electric vehicle sector, is working with “all the […]
GM Changes Corporate Logo to Plug Its Electric Vehicle 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. The new logo, which GM will use in all of its corporate communications, is part of a national marketing campaign starting this month themed “Everybody In” that […]
GM to build electric delivery vans under new BrightDrop brand
The move comes with GM and other automakers racing to keep pace with electric carmaker Tesla’s dizzying growth, and as Amazon is set to launch its own electric delivery vans from the startup Rivian Washington: General Motors unveiled plans Tuesday to build electric vans under the new BrightDrop brand, in a move aimed at creating […]
GM walks away from stake in electric vehicle maker Nik ola
Nikola on Monday released updated terms between the companies for a supply agreement related to GM’s fuel-cell system, replacing an agreement signed in September NEW YORK : General Motors will not be taking a stake in the electric vehicle company Nikola which announced Monday that it would scuttle one of its marquee vehicles, an electric […]
Hyundai faces lawsuit over EV fires as GM launches recall
The plaintiffs want Hyundai to replace the entire battery pack – the most expensive part of the vehicle – of their Kona EVs, not just update the software, as the company’s recall provides SEOUL : Hyundai Motor Co is being sued over a string of battery fires in its electric vehicles (EVs), just as General […]
GM to invest $2 billion to build electric vehicles in Tennessee
DETROIT : General Motors Co said on Tuesday it will invest $2 billion to convert its Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory to produce electric vehicles, starting with the new Cadillac Lyriq, alongside existing combustion-engine Cadillacs. Spring Hill will be GM’s third U.S. electric vehicle factory, along with existing plants in Detroit and Orion Township, Michigan. The […]
GM to invest more than $2 billion in U.S. manufacturing to increase electric vehicle production
General Motors is investing about $2.2 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations, largely to increase production of electric vehicles, the company announced Tuesday. The investment is the latest for the Detroit automaker as it pivots toward EVs under GM CEO Mary Barra’s “triple zero” vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion — an […]
GM expected to announce electric vehicle for Tennessee plant
General Motors is expected to reveal that it will build the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee, when it makes a major manufacturing announcement on Tuesday. DETROIT : General Motors is expected to reveal that it will build the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee, […]