Tag: General Motors
Microsoft Becomes Partner With GM’s Cruise
Microsoft latest to join self-driving car company
Will also become preferred cloud partner of GM General Motors and its self-driving vehicle division Cruise have just announced a new partner in the venture. Microsoft will be part of a new $2B equity investment and will...
Unifor Members Ratify Deal to Build BrightDrop EV600 in Ingersoll
New EV delivery van will be first Canadian mass-produced commercial EV
Ingersoll's CAMI plant now home to Equinox crossover General Motors and Unifor Local 88 have just announced the ratification of a deal that will bring $1 billion in investment and new electric delivery...
Your First Look at Four New General Motors EV Concepts
At least two new Buicks on screen at CES keynote
GM design VP calls EVs "most significant change in vehicle design since the 1920s" Today in its CES Keynote, loaded with projects for the company, General Motors appears to have given us a glimpse...
Rear Emergency Braking Slashes Insurance Claims: HLDI
Said rear autobraking offers largest reductions of advanced driver assistance features
28 percent fewer property damage claims with rear AEB A new study of vehicles equipped with rear automatic emergency braking shows that the feature is reducing damages and frequency of collisions while backing...
GM To Build Honda EV in Mexico, Acura in TN: Report
Major collaboration looks one step closer to fruition
Acura would be built alongside Cadillac Lyriq A previously announced plan for General Motors and Honda to sell a pair of the former's upcoming EVs under the latter's name is one step closer to production, says...
GM To Show PHEV Pickup at CES: Report
Plug-in Chevrolet rumoured for digital show
CEO Barra to speak about electrification at tech expo We're still waiting for the automaker's full EV pickup to hit the market, but it looks like General Motors is getting ready to show off PHEV versions of its...
Another Class Action Suit Filed Against GM Vortec Engines: Report
Alleged issues with excess oil burning
Multiple lawsuits filed, some already dismissed A new report says that General Motors has been hit with a class-action lawsuit once again over problems alleged with the fourth-gen 5.3L Vortec V8 installed in 2010-2014 Chevrolet and GMC full-size...
GM Announces New Deal With Nikola, Supplying Fuel Cells for Big Rigs
Plan to engineer and build Nikola Badger seems over
Deal redone after major allegations against Nikola The agreement that would have seen General Motors build electric and fuel cell trucks for upstart Nikola has taken a big hit, but not all is lost. There...
General Motors Spending Billions on EVs, Slashing Development Times
Hummer EV from idea to market in half normal time
Target of 40 percent of lineup electrified by end of 2025 General Motors announced yesterday that it was going to spend even more on autonomous and electric vehicles. Pulling EV launches forward and working...
GM About to Increase EV Spending: Report
More spending equals more EVs more quickly
Automaker still struggling to respond to modern EVs General Motors is expected to announce that it's expanding and speeding up its electric car strategy, Reuters reports, saying that that automaker wants to convince investors that it's serious...