General Motors News Updates

Business, Equipment, Safety

Eight Corvettes Go Missing in Kentucky but Are Later Found

Thieves took eight Corvettes from the lot of a Kentucky automobile plant where the legendary muscle car is built, but officers recovered the vehicles and made an arrest, police said.

March 25, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Trump Grants One-Month Tariff Exemption for US Automakers

President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade war could harm U.S. manufacturers.

March 5, 2025
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

GM’s Cruise to Slash 1,000 Jobs as Robotaxi Service Shutters

General Motors is cutting almost half of the workforce in its Cruise driverless car unit, according to an internal memo and people familiar with the matter, part of a previously announced plan.

February 4, 2025
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Microsoft Sees $800 Million Charge on Stake in GM’s Cruise

Microsoft Corp. plans to take an $800 million charge after General Motors Co. said it was shutting down its autonomous taxi initiative.

December 11, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

GM to Wind Down Robotaxi Operations Championed by CEO Barra

General Motors Co.’s Cruise self-driving car unit will exit the robotaxi business, a retreat from a market that proved costly and full of reputational pitfalls for the automaker.

December 10, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

General Motors to Sell Its Stake in Michigan Battery Factory

DETROIT — General Motors has reached an agreement to sell its stake in a nearly completed electric vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Mich.

December 2, 2024
Business, Equipment

General Motors Lays Off About 1,000 Workers

DETROIT — General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market.

November 15, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety

GM Recalls Chevy Bolts from 2020–2022 Over Battery Fire Risk

This smaller recall from GM comes three years after a larger callback of the all-electric Chevrolet Bolt for a similar hazard.

November 5, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM Eyes Affordable Electric Pickup With 350-Mile Range

The Detroit-based automaker is working to secure a North American supply of lithium iron phosphate batteries, according to its vice president of battery strategy.

October 8, 2024
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

GM’s Cruise Targets Resumption of Driverless Rides This Year

Cruise is targeting a return to running fully autonomous rides later this year and possibly charging fares by early 2025, said people familiar with the matter.

July 25, 2024