GM offering adapters to help electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers
The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers for its customers, with the use of a GM approved NACS DC adapter.
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Indiana chosen for $3B electric vehicle battery plant, 1,700 jobs
General Motors and South Korea-based Samsung SDI announced Tuesday that they have selected a 656-acre site in New Carlisle to build the plant, which could become operational by 2026.
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GM to spend $632M on Fort Wayne Assembly plant upgrades
While no new jobs are being created, the company said the move will help retain the nearly 4,000 employees at the northeast Indiana facility.
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GM to invest $45M to expand EV parts production at Indiana plant
The investment will be used to support additional production of electric vehicle drive unit castings ahead of what GM anticipates will be strong demand for the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV full-size pickup trucks.
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Chip shortage forces GM to pause production at Indiana plant
The plant makes Chevrolet Silverados and GMC Sierra light duty pickups and employs more than 4,000 blue collar workers.
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General Motors says autoworker strike took $1.1B bite out of earnings
The company said it expects to absorb increased labor costs and have enough left to buy back stock worth nearly one quarter of the company’s $44 billion market value.
Ford and Stellantis workers approve contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a similar deal with General Motors will raise pay across the industry, force automakers to absorb higher costs and help reshape the auto business.
General Motors seals deal with UAW workers in closer-than-expected vote
The outcome was closer than expected after the UAW’s celebrations of victories last month on many key demands that led to six weeks of targeted walkouts against GM, Ford and Stellantis.
General Motors, Stellantis in talks with UAW to reach deals that mirror Ford’s
GM is likely to be the next company to settle because it has agreed to pull new electric vehicle battery factories into the UAW’s national contract, which essentially unionizes them.
General Motors makes wage offer, which auto union leader calls ‘insulting’
The offer comes just a week before the UAW’s national contracts with GM, Stellantis and Ford expire, and even though both sides are far apart, it’s a sign of movement on economic issues.
Chevy Bolt EV returning to market, months after GM scrapped it
Demand appears to have been key. “We can’t build enough Bolts right now,” chief executive Mary Barra said during the company’s quarterly earnings call.
Battery maker EnerDel lays off most of its employees, workers say
The company reported having 60 employees in the United States in early 2022, though it’s not known if that number included about 25 employees at an engineering center in California.
GM, Samsung plan new EV battery cell factory in U.S.
The companies said they plan to invest more than $3 billion in an electric vehicle battery cell plant that is expected to begin operations in 2026.
About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs
The decision to offer buyouts comes at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles.
GM offers buyouts to most U.S. salaried workers to trim costs
The decision to offer buyouts comes at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. GM has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035.
GM CEO Barra says electric vehicles to be profitable by 2025
GM is sticking by a pledge made by Mary Barra to sell more EVs in the U.S. than market leader Tesla by the middle of the decade.
Cheaper electric vehicles coming despite high battery costs
The latest announcement came Thursday from General Motors, a Chevrolet Equinox small SUV with a starting price somewhere around $30,000 and a range-per-charge of 250 miles.
Rejected by courts, retirees take last shot to save pensions
An estimated 20,000 Delphi workers, including more than 4,000 in Indiana, were hurt by the 2009 GM bankruptcy, and many have spent the past 13 years fighting to get back what they lost.
Chip shortage leaves 95K GM vehicles incomplete in storage
The chip shortage has limited the supply of new vehicles on dealer lots in the U.S. to about 1 million, when in normal years it’s about 4 million at any given time.
GM to offer electrified Corvette as early as next year
GM has set a goal of building only electric passenger vehicles by 2035. It has pledged to have 30 electric vehicle models for sale globally by 2025.
GM, Honda plan to co-develop affordable electric vehicles
The plan is to have an electric vehicle that is priced lower than the upcoming Chevrolet Equinox EV. GM plans to roll out an electric Equinox small SUV next year with a starting price of around $30,000.
GM venture picks Michigan for 3rd U.S.-based EV battery plant
General Motors and a joint-venture partner plan to build an electric vehicle battery factory in Lansing, Michigan. They say the plant would cost up to $2.5 billion and employ as many as 1,700 workers.
GM chief exec says making ventilators in Indiana changed company’s culture
CEO Mary Barra said General Motors now uses the same approach it learned making ventilators at a Kokomo factory for its own electric vehicles, software and partially automated driver-assist systems.
GM sets goal to double revenue, lead U.S. in electric vehicle sales
The company also teased upcoming new electric vehicles including a Chevrolet small SUV that will cost around $30,000, as well as electric trucks from Chevrolet and GMC, SUVs from Buick, and luxury vehicles from Cadillac.