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MAY 1, 2023

General Motors (GM) is preparing to launch its new Silverado EV later this year with plans to build a $200 million electric vehicle parts plant. The new parts plant will support the production of GM’s new electric truck, which is expected to ramp up in the second half of the year.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

GM and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) of Germany announced plans for VAC to build a plant in the US that will manufacture permanent magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen other models using GM’s Ultium Platform. Magnets are at the heart of an EV motor.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are critical inputs that enable electric motors to transform electricity into motion.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

General Motors will expand vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology across its retail portfolio of Ultium-based electric vehicles by model year 2026.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

General Motors Co. In addition, the company is confirming investments in five Michigan plants, including the Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Flint Assembly for future crossover and full-size pickup production. Production of the Cadillac XT6 and XT5 will continue at Spring Hill. million will be invested at Orion Assembly.

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JUNE 6, 2023

General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two of its Flint, Michigan, manufacturing sites—Flint Assembly and Flint Metal Center—to prepare those plants for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) heavy-duty trucks. GM has announced more than $1.7

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors). The Chevrolet Silverado EV officially debuts next month at CES.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) reported strong quarterly earnings for Q4 2023 today, but electric vehicle fans might be disappointed with the company’s outlook. Those projections are based on the current expectations for EV demand and production growth. GM beat Q4 estimates on revenue by reporting $42.98 billion consensus estimate.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

General Motors and Isuzu announced a $175-million investment through their DMAX joint venture to build an all-new, diesel engine components plant in Brookville, Ohio. V-8 Turbo Diesel (L5P) for Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. V-8 Turbo Diesel (L5P) for Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. 2017 Duramax 6.6L

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

General Motors (GM) has resumed production at a Detroit assembly plant, after a fire broke out at the plant earlier this week. ” Factory Zero’s interior was nearly filled with smoke on Tuesday evening, forcing GM to evacuate the building and pause production. “The investigation continues.”

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Today, General Motors made its $7 billion plan to expand electric vehicle and EV parts manufacturing in Michigan official. Additionally, it will build a new battery factory and convert an existing factory into a hub for manufacturing its electric pickup trucks. . Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors). GM is investing $2.2

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JULY 1, 2022

A GM spokesperson told the Wall Street Journal that while production of the Hummer EV has not ramped as anticipated, “you can expect to see hundreds of deliveries grow to thousands later this year.” Ford, for instance, has been able to reach a production of 150 F-150 Lightnings per day at its Dearborn plant.

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MARCH 9, 2022

The investment is intended to further enhance BASF’s CAM production footprint in North America by complementing its existing manufacturing sites. The opportunity for potential future upstream investment integration supports BASF’s strategy to build an integrated, closed-loop battery materials ecosystem in all key regions.

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MARCH 20, 2024

General Motors (GM) looks to get back on track this year as executives believe EV “production hell” is behind it. Is GM putting production hell behind it? To make matters worse, GM ended production of its best-selling Chevy Bolt EV at the end of 2023, which accounted for 62,045 or over 81% of EV sales last year.

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

GM and LG will invest an added $275 million into their Ultium battery production facility in Tennessee. Much like the rest of the automotive industry, General Motors is currently supply-constrained regarding battery cells that will go into electric vehicles. Perhaps most notably the Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV counterparts.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

General Motors will invest more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. Orion will be GM’s second assembly plant scheduled to build full-size electric pickups. billion to build Ultium Cells’ third US battery cell manufacturing plant.

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APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries.

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DECEMBER 20, 2021

General Motors recently noted that the Chevy Bolt EV and EUV’s production shutdown at the GM Lake Orion Assembly Plant has now been extended to at least the end of February 2022. Production activities in the plant have been halted since the end of August 2021. . GM spokesman Dan Flores announced the update. . “GM

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

General Motors has secured a new source of cost-competitive nickel and cobalt for Ultium battery cells after making a strategic investment in Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) of Australia ( earlier post ). —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. —Jeff Morrison.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

General Motors and Lithium Americas will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Lithium Americas estimates the lithium extracted and processed from the project can support production of up to 1 million EVs per year.

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APRIL 12, 2022

General Motors has inked a new cobalt supply deal with Glencore PLC, a mining company that has dealt with EV leader Tesla in the past, as electric vehicle material availability becomes more unpredictable. GM to expedite Hummer EV production as reservations increase to 65,000. I’d love to hear from you!

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MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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JUNE 16, 2021

General Motors has increased its electric vehicle investment by 75%, from $20 billion to $35 billion through 2025, the company announced on Wednesday. GM also plans to roll out the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup in the coming years. “We kWh lead-acid battery in its earliest versions. Commercializing U.S.-made

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JANUARY 4, 2023

GM is reportedly considering expanding EV production to its existing Ramos Arizpe plant in northern Mexico. General Motors (GM) and other major American automakers have long had a presence South of the United States. Now, the most prominent American auto group is also considering expanding its EV production to Mexico.

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APRIL 25, 2023

General Motors bid farewell to the Chevy Bolt today in its first-quarter earnings call, bringing closure to its best-selling electric vehicle. “We have progressed so far that it’s now time to plan to end the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV production, which will happen at the very end of the year,” she said.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

General Motors announced that Chevrolet Bolt EV production will last through March and will extend until early April. Following several delays in the recall process, GM eventually shared that it would halt production lines of the Bolt at the Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. I’d love to hear from you!

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

General Motors may have found its solution to the trouble and bottlenecks it has had with the Ultium battery project. That solution lies within Kurt Kelty, a former Tesla battery technology senior director, who will join General Motors later this month as the company’s Vice President of Batteries.

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JUNE 11, 2024

General Motors does not expect to build as many electric cars as initially planned this year. On Tuesday, CFO Paul Jacobson announced GM aims to build 200K to 250K EVs in 2024, down from its previous target of 200K to 300K, citing slower-than-expected EV demand in the US. GM has a wide range of new EVs rolling out this year.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

General Motors recently announced new home charging offerings for its EV customers, including solutions that enable vehicle-to-home (V2H) functionality.& & GM’s Ultium Home products come in three bundles. The Cadillac Escalade IQ is also expected soon, along with the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV.

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JUNE 11, 2024

General Motors does not expect to build as many electric cars as initially planned this year. On Tuesday, CFO Paul Jacobson announced GM aims to build 200K to 250K EVs in 2024, down from its previous target of 200K to 300K, citing slower-than-expected EV demand in the US. GM has a wide range of new EVs rolling out this year.

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JUNE 17, 2021

General Motors will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020 through 2025 to $35 billion, representing a 75% increase from its initial commitment announced prior to the pandemic. —GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra. The company now expects its first-half EBIT-adjusted will be between $8.5

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

In fact, we reckon there are almost 20 load-haulers either confirmed or said to be on the way to production. Being built at a new Gigafactory in Austin Texas, first US Cybertruck deliveries are scheduled for production late in 2023, having been delayed on multiple occasions. Let’s check out the list. Will it come to Australia?

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JANUARY 12, 2023

And while the Rivian R1T gave the Blue Oval a run for its money this year, Ford’s more price-competitive and higher production volume vehicle was a winner in the eyes of NACTOY, the awarding organization. And with significant investments in upcoming production, the brand is well-positioned to take more market share in the new year.

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MARCH 28, 2024

General Motors (GM) is reportedly in talks with battery giant CATL to license its cheaper LFP battery tech. After software glitches, freight delays, and other issues caused GM to miss its EV sales target in 2023, the company believes “production hell” is behind it. Details are scarce, but the plant will likely be in the US or Mexico.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. Tesla only builds EVs, so unlike the “Big 3,” the automaker won’t have to phase out gas car production.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Lightning is not top priority for the new Melbourne facility, which is currently ramping up production of four different versions of the F-150. The Chevrolet Silverado EV is launching now, while the Tesla Cybertruck should also commence deliveries this year. Have we have had some preliminaries? Birkic said.

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APRIL 3, 2023

General Motors (GM) has reported its first-quarter sales results, as well as the number of EVs it sold as they look to electrify its offerings in the United States. GM notes it “is on track to build 50,000 EVs in North America through June and double that in the second half [of the year].” What do you think of the article?

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