Tag: General Motors
Plug-In Hybrid Cars Gain Ground in Race With Electric Rivals
In late 2010, General Motors sought to seize the high ground from Toyota’s successful Prius hybrid with the…
Energy Department will lend G.M. and LG $2.5 billion to build battery factories.
The U.S. Energy Department said Monday that it would lend $2.5 billion to a battery maker owned by…
Electric Car Sales Climb Sharply Despite Shortages
Americans are buying electric vehicles at a record pace, undeterred by rising prices and long waits for delivery,…
GM Quarterly Sales Fall Amid Shortage in Computer Chips and Other Parts
The auto industry is facing worrying signs all across its horizon, including rising interest rates and fears of…
How Safe Are Systems Like Tesla’s Autopilot? No One Knows.
Every three months, Tesla publishes a safety report that provides the number of miles between crashes when drivers…
GM’s Mary Barra Has a Plan to Win the Electric Vehicle Race
The daughter of a G.M. die maker, Ms. Barra, 60, grew up in Royal Oak, Mich., and started…
Cadillac Lyriq Starts Production, Expanding G.M.’s Electric Lineup
General Motors on Monday started production of an electric Cadillac sport utility vehicle that could soon become the…
Why Chatbots Are Becoming Smarter
Tackling that challenge has become an emerging and increasingly crowded market, called conversational A.I. Big Tech companies like…
How The Trucker Protests Are Snarling the Auto Industry
Shelley Walker, the chief executive of the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, said she had been fielding calls…
Rivian Loses Its Shine as Investors Fret About Production Delays
The company also did not tell investors that its chief operating officer, Rod Copes, a Harley-Davidson veteran, left…
Conditions at a GM Plant in Mexico Spur a Labor Challenge
SILAO, Mexico — When he got a job with General Motors in Mexico, Guillermo Ramírez thought it was…