The Latest Breaking News from Mary Barra

GM’s Mary Barra is charging ahead on EVs and navigating the UAW auto strike. It’s a valuable lesson in playing the long game

Barra is an example of an executive who has found success by sticking to her mission.

Fortune · Oct 5, 2023

A Raise for Auto Workers May Imperil Biden's Electric Vehicle Ambitions

The president voiced support for the union's goals on the picket line but companies are already struggling to build fuel-efficient cars that Biden wants to prioritize.

Reason · Oct 3, 2023

Biden is right to praise the auto strike. His climate agenda depends on it

The president has a golden opportunity to prove that green jobs will bear dividends for the working class

The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2023

UAW goes on strike for first time ever

"CEOs gave themselves 40% pay increases in the last four years," United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain said

Salon · Sep 15, 2023

UAW Strikes: Unusual Options Activity Suggests Investors Don’t Care

The United Auto Workers went on strike at midnight Friday. It is the first time the UAW has simultaneously walked out at all three of Detroit’s big automakers. The unusual options activity for the three automaker’s stocks suggests investors don’t care. That may change.

Barchart · Sep 15, 2023

The UAW launches a historic strike against all Big 3 automakers

For the first time ever, the UAW launched a strike against all Big 3 automakers at once, starting with three locations in the Midwest.

WEKU · Sep 15, 2023

Autoworkers are on the verge of a historic strike

Less than two hours before the strike deadline, United Auto Workers revealed the first wave of plants to be targeted if the union and the Big 3 automakers fail to reach a deal just before midnight.

WEKU · Sep 15, 2023

Sky-high CEO pay is in focus as workers everywhere are demanding higher wages

As autoworkers' real wages fall, top executives at the Big Three carmakers continue to earn tens of millions of dollars each year — hundreds of times more than the median employee.

WEKU · Sep 13, 2023

Hertz To Add Cadillac Lyriq And Chevrolet Silverado EV To Fleet Soon

A video featuring Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr and GM CEO Mary Barra reveals that the rental company expects to receive the first Silverado EV trucks in 2023-2024.

InsideEVs · Aug 22, 2023

GM’s Strong Q2 Results Overshadowed By Cost-Cutting Measures, Raising Concerns For EV Strategy

General Motors reports better-than-expected earnings, but cost-cutting measures cast doubt on EV plans.

Zenger · Jul 25, 2023