GM Auto, the official manufacturer of Cadillac and Chevrolet in the Russian market, has launched a voluntary recall program in Russia. This was reported by the press service of the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart). The recall program covers more than 11,000 vehicles – a total of 11,158 Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet […]
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With ‘affordable electric vehicles’, GM and Honda want to outsell Tesla
General Motors (GM) and Honda Motor said Tuesday they will develop a series of low-cost electric vehicles on a new joint platform. The partners expect to outsell Tesla. The automakers said the agreement focuses on “affordable” electric vehicles, including compact crossovers built using GM’s Ultium battery technology. According to the companies, compact crossovers are the […]
Tesla shipped 310,000 electric vehicles in the first quarter, while GM shipped 457 units
Yesterday, Tesla reported another record quarter for car shipments, and today other US automakers have published their data. In some places, the statistics turned out to be very amusing. As it turned out, not a single automaker has increased deliveries, if we evaluate volumes in annual terms. For example, Ford sold 431,123 cars in the […]
Ford and GM to halt production at two Michigan plants
Ford Motor Company and General Motors (GM) will halt production at their Michigan plants next week. In Ford’s case, the Mustang assembly plant in Flat Rock is cited as the reason for the shutdown due to a semiconductor shortage. GM will shut down its Lansing assembly plant, which builds the Cadillac CT4, Cadillac CT5 and […]
GM plans to produce battery materials in Canada
US General Motors (GM) and South Korea’s POSCO Chemical will build a $400 million plant in Canada that will produce materials needed to make batteries for electric vehicles. The decision, which the partners announced on Monday, is part of GM’s strategy to accelerate “electrification.” The plant in Becancourt, Quebec, will produce cathode active material (CAM). […]
GM shuts down in-car shopping app
GM told its customers that it was shutting down the Marketplace app, which allowed drivers to pay for goods and services through their infotainment system. The app, which launched in 2017, made it possible to buy petrol and coffee, and make hotel and restaurant reservations using a touchscreen display on the front of a car. […]
GM asks NHTSA to allow development and deployment of self-driving cars
General Motors (GM) and its autonomous driving technology division Cruise have petitioned U.S. regulators for permission to build and deploy a self-driving car that eliminates the usual steering wheel and pedal controls. It was reported on the Cruise blog the other day that the division has requested National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) approval to […]
Chevrolet Bolt electric car production to resume after flaming battery fiasco
American automotive giant General Motors will resume production of the troubled electric Chevrolet Bolt. This was reported immediately by The Wall Street Journal and The Detroit News. Initially, the manufacturer planned that production would not resume until at least the end of January 2022. As GM spokesman Dan Flores has now revealed, production will soon […]
GM to add heated and ventilated seats to currently sold vehicles in mid-2022
General Motors (GM) ended this week with a pledge to add heated and ventilated seats to vehicles sold without these features recently due to a global shortage of semiconductor products. The restocking of vehicles will begin in mid-2022. The largest American automaker said it would cover the related costs. The microcircuits, the lack of which […]
General Motors and LG Electronics reach agreement on the cost of recalling Bolt electric vehicle
General Motors (GM) announced that it has reached an agreement under which LG Electronics will reimburse its costs and expenses related to the recall of Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to manufacturing defects in batteries supplied by LG. Chevy Bolt EV electric cars recall and stop sales, General Motors losses $ 1 billion The effect […]