GM Delays Toledo EV Drive Unit Production To Q4 2024 That’s nine months later than originally planned. It's also another setback in GM's ambitious EV plan, so will the American automaker pull through? InsideEVs · Dec 14, 2023
Cruise Robotaxi Safety Probe Leads to Nine Dismissals Embarking on a safety expedition, GM's Cruise robotaxi group bids adieu to nine team members. A tale of technology, investigation, and accountability. Top News · Dec 13, 2023
What's At Stake If America Backs Off In The EV Race Between the NACS revolution and the election, 2024 could be a "wait and see" year for EV adoption and development. InsideEVs · Dec 12, 2023
Pilot Travel Centers, GM And EVgo Launch Full-Blown EV Charging Stations Pilot Travel Centers, General Motors and EVgo jointly announced the opening of the first batch of 17 locations of their new national EV fast charging network. InsideEVs · Dec 7, 2023
'Work less and work better, this is the principle': Lamborghini makes history by agreeing to a 4-day workweek for its production workers The four-day workweek at Lamborghini will ultimately save production workers between 22 and 31 working days per year. Fortune · Dec 7, 2023
Rivian Stock 2030 Forecast: Can RIVN Make It Big in the EV Industry? Startup EV companies have fallen out of favor with investors amid concerns over demand and margin compression. However, the long-term forecast for Amazon-backed RIVN looks positive, and it might join the ranks of major EV producers by 2030. Barchart · Dec 6, 2023
Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhere The dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. Focusing on public transport would be much smarter, says transport writer Christian Wolmar The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2023
Safety regulators investigating after Takata air bag inflator in BMW blows apart, injuring driver in Chicago The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says BMW is recalling 486 SUVs after the driver was seriously on Oct. 23. BMW blamed a welding defect and said it is limited to a small lot of inflators. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2023
GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident California regulators say a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its California license The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
BMW recalls SUVs after Takata air bag inflator blows apart, hurling shrapnel and injuring driver BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023
GM CEO Expects ‘Significantly Higher’ EV Production In 2024 Mary Barra said the company was “a bit disappointed” because of the manufacturing restraints in building EV battery cells. InsideEVs · Nov 30, 2023
Jackson Pollock? No, this art was made by a car It's mudern art, darling. Creative Bloq · Nov 30, 2023
Ford Stock 2024 Forecast: Will Investors' Patience Finally Pay Off? Ford stock looks on track to close in the red for the second consecutive year. Here's the 2024 forecast for the Detroit automaker, and why it looks like a good buy. Barchart · Nov 29, 2023
InsideEVs · Nov 29, 2023 Hyundai Motor Will Halt One Of Its ICE Vehicle Factories To Build A New EV Plant Other manufacturers claim their EV sales are slow due to weak demand. So how come Hyundai is charging ahead?
International Business Times · Nov 29, 2023 With Auto Strike Over, GM Announces Big Share Buybacks General Motors announced hefty new initiatives Wednesday to return billions of dollars to shareholders, lifting its stock price as it estimated the recent labor strike hit at $1.1 billion.
Motor1 · Nov 21, 2023 General Motors Kills Super Bowl Advertising For 2024 It's the first time the automaker won't play with the Big Game since 2021.
InsideEVs · Nov 21, 2023 Hyundai Motor Group Surprisingly Beat GM, Ford At EV Sales In Q3 2023 The Hyundai Motor Group has become the number one in terms of all-electric car sales in the U.S. among traditional carmakers, but Tesla remains far ahead.
Fortune · Nov 20, 2023 GM boss Mary Barra’s high-tech bet unraveling after Kyle Vogt departs as CEO of embattled Cruise robotaxi unit Kyle Vogt departs the company he founded, marking a stunning fall from grace for a tech startup that only this summer celebrated a major victory for the fledgling industry.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2023 GM’s Cruise CEO resigns amid concerns over driverless car safety Kyle Vogt exits as Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear appointed as interim boss of OpenAI
WEKU · Nov 20, 2023 Vogt resigns as CEO of Cruise following safety concerns over self-driving vehicles Vogt's decision to step down follows a recent recall of all 950 Cruise vehicles to update software after one of them dragged a pedestrian to the side of a San Francisco street in early October.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023 Vogt resigns as CEO of Cruise following safety questions, recalls of self-driving vehicles Kyle Vogt has resigned as CEO of Cruise, General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023 Ford workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes The United Auto Workers union has overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with Ford, a pact that, along with similar deals with General Motors and Stellantis, will raise pay across the industry
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023 Union workers at Stellantis and Ford close to ratifying deals that would end lengthy labor disputes The workers would join counterparts at General Motors in ratifying the record contracts, ending a contentious labor dispute that brought a punishing series of strikes, including in Chicago, over six weeks.
InsideEVs · Nov 17, 2023 GM Absorbs BrightDrop Commercial EV Unit, CEO To Leave Nothing will change from a manufacturing standpoint, GM said, as it "remains committed to scaling BrightDrop Zevo production."