article thumbnail

Barra blogs again: GM plans to double EV, self-driving investments

Green Car Reports

Following a round of layoffs late last year, GM is planning to renew its focus on creating electric cars and autonomous vehicles. For the second time in four months, CEO Mary Barra took to LinkedIn to reiterate that the company is shifting its focus to electric cars.

GM 124
article thumbnail

Faulty Transmissions: Judge Rules that GM Must Face Class-Action Lawsuit

The Truth About Cars

Owners of hundreds of thousands of GM vehicles from Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC recently got the go-ahead for a class-action lawsuit against the automaker. The suit alleges that GM knowingly sold the vehicles with faulty transmissions in 26 states. She also denied GM’s claim that some of the plaintiffs belonged in arbitration.

GM 104
article thumbnail

GM, Stellantis Sit Out Super Bowl

The Truth About Cars

Remember Will Ferrell schilling for GM ? Or when the Soprano children were reunited , again for GM? GM had already made its announcement in November. Both GM and Stellantis incurred costs due to lost production during last year's UAW strike -- GM may have suffered a loss of $1.1 Or that Bruce Springsteen Jeep ad ?

GM 120
article thumbnail

GM Again Delays Electric Truck Production in Orion Township

The Truth About Cars

Now, that date is being pushed back further, with GM CEO Mary Barra saying the company would wait another six months to start production. GM currently builds the GMC Hummer EV pickup and Chevy Silverado EV at its Factory Zero in Detroit-Hamtramck.

GM 104
article thumbnail

Texas is Suing GM for Alleged Improper Data Collection and Sharing

The Truth About Cars

State officials allege that GM collected data on more than 14 million vehicles and sold it to insurance companies without owner consent. State Attorney General Ken Paxton said that a probe in June found that GM’s driver data was used to create “Driving Scores,” which were used by insurers to set rates and make policy cancellation decisions.

Texas 104
article thumbnail

Stellantis and GM furlough more workers as UAW strike expands

Teslarati

General Motors (GM) and Stellantis have announced plans to furlough hundreds more workers, just after the United Auto Workers (UAW) expanded strikes against both automakers this week. According to a report from Reuters , Stellantis will temporarily lay off 525 more workers in Michigan, while GM will furlough 139 employees in Ohio.

GM 97
article thumbnail

GM Says No Way It Can Produce 1 Million EVs By 2025

The Truth About Cars

Following recent comments from CEO Mary Barra, the target, once a cornerstone of GM's new identiy, appears to be faltering due to slower-than-anticipated market demand for EVs. "We Image: General Motors Despite adjusting several EV targets and product plans over the past year, GM had held firm on its North American production capacity goal.

GM 98