G.M. Wants to Make Electric Cars. China Dominates the Market.
With government support and lavish subsidies, Chinese companies have come to dominate the market for batteries, motors and other essentials Detroit may need for its new fleets.
G.M. Will Only Sell Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
The move, one of the most ambitious in the auto industry, is a piece of a broader plan by the company to become carbon neutral by 2040.
The Pandemic Sank Auto Sales. Vaccines Could Bring Buyers Back.
Carmakers say new models should also help lift the industry in 2021, after a 15 percent decline in its slowest year since it recovered from the Great Recession.
Drilling and the Pandemic
A reader faults the president’s priorities in the midst of a health crisis. Also: The problem with electric vehicles.
G.M. Scales Down Nikola Deal
A new agreement, supplying hydrogen fuel cell technology from General Motors, is less sweeping than the strategic partnership outlined in September.
General Motors Drops Support for Trump Climate Rollbacks
General Motors said it would no longer back President Trump’s effort to strip California of the power to set fuel economy standards.
G.M. Accelerates Its Ambitions for Electric Vehicles
General Motors says it will increase its investment and model offerings over the next five years “to expedite the transition to E.V.s.”
Report: “All-electric future” a short circuit in UAW-GM strike
The electrification of General Motors may be a sticking point in the company's negotiations with the UAW, a report suggested, as GM's union employees kicked off a second week on strike over the two parties' inability to agree on new contract terms. An unidentified source told the Associated Press that GM's restructuring is a pain point for... VP Mike Pence says Workhorse deal to proceed for GM Lordstown plant
On a visit to Ohio on Tuesday, Vice President Mike Pence announced that Workhorse Group has secured financing to buy GM's factory in Lordstown, Ohio, to build electric trucks. After General Motors idled the small-car factory in March, Lordstown has become a hot-button issue for President Trump, who built much of his electoral strategy on bringing... GM plans cleaner tires and factories, as well as more EVs
Combating global warming and air pollution is about more than electric cars, as General Motors has made clear in its annual sustainability report issued at the end of June. GM CEO Mary Barra has repeatedly proclaimed the company’s goal of “zero accidents, zero emissions, and zero congestion.” To that end, late last year, the...