The company’s deliveries of electric vehicles more than doubled, compared with the same month a year earlier.
Aiming to make a million electric vehicles a year by 2025, General Motors is investing in a Nevada lithium mine to help with battery production.
The automaker reduced the price of the Mustang Mach-E by up to $5,900 after Tesla slashed prices of its cars by as much as 20 percent.
The price reductions in the United States will make more of the company’s electric vehicles eligible for a federal tax credit.
The company’s production was limited by a global chip shortage but it made big gains in the fastest-growing segment of the auto market.
Automakers have been hampered by the supply of semiconductors and higher interest rates.
The electric truck maker said it had enough cash to fund its operations through 2025.
The electric carmaker made the announcement on the same day it reported losing $670 million in the third quarter.
The automaker is struggling with supply chain problems and wrote off its investment in a self-driving technology business.
General Motors sold more cars in the third quarter after struggling with a shortage of computer chips earlier in the year.
The automaker sold more cars in the third quarter after struggling with a shortage of computer chips earlier in the year.
The electric carmaker is growing fast but investors are worried that sales are starting to slow because of higher prices and interest rates.
The automaker’s performance indicates that the global semiconductor shortage is beginning to ease.
The increase from the same period last year comes as competition grows among automakers producing electric vehicles in the United States.
The plan is part of a global push by the automaker to develop and produce electric vehicles.
The announcement comes as the auto industry ramps up its efforts to switch to electric vehicles.
The move to phase out gasoline-powered cars, with other states expected to follow, matches automakers’ plans. The challenge will be making it happen.
The automaker said the move was needed to be competitive and reallocate resources.
The maker of electric pickup trucks, vans and sport-utility vehicles increased its production forecast for the year, but only slightly.
Demand for electric vehicles has been far stronger than the supply of battery materials like lithium, nickel and cobalt.