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General Motors is handling production issues on a ‘weekly basis,’ CEO Mary Barra says – CNBC

watch now General Motors is still dealing with production snags that will last into next year, CEO Mary Barra told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday. “It’s gotten better this year than last year, but really this will go into ’23. … It’s going to take additional capacity,” Barra said in an interview on “Mad Money.” … Continue reading General Motors is handling production issues on a ‘weekly basis,’ CEO Mary Barra says – CNBC

GM president hints at strategy disagreement with departed Cruise CEO Dan Ammann – CNBC

Cruise Automation COO Dan Kan (l to r), Cruise Automation CEO Kyle Vogt and General Motors President Dan Ammann Tuesday, November, 20, 2018 at Cruise Automation offices in San Francisco, California.  Source: Noah Berger | General Motors DETROIT – General Motors has been mum about the abrupt departure Thursday of Dan Ammann, the CEO of… Continue reading GM president hints at strategy disagreement with departed Cruise CEO Dan Ammann – CNBC

Former Cruise CEO Dan Ammann joins ExxonMobil – TechCrunch

Dan Ammann, the New Zealand native who served as CEO of autonomous vehicle company Cruise since 2019, has moved on to ExxonMobil, where he will be leading a new business focused on commercializing low-emission business opportunities in carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and low-emission fuels, according to a statement from ExxonMobil. Ammann, the former president… Continue reading Former Cruise CEO Dan Ammann joins ExxonMobil – TechCrunch

Why GM’s Mary Barra dismissed Cruise CEO Daniel Ammann – Automotive News

The split is an end to a long relationship between Barra and Ammann, who were the finalists for the top job at GM when Dan Akerson was looking for his replacement before retiring in 2014. Before GM’s board decided on Barra, the two candidates approached the directors and said that whoever didn’t get the top… Continue reading Why GM’s Mary Barra dismissed Cruise CEO Daniel Ammann – Automotive News

Executive Chairman Bill Ford Wears Many Hats, Including ‘Car Guy’ And ‘Environmentalist’ – Forbes

Bill Ford discuses everything from the electric car revolution to the Mustang Mach-E’s reluctant … [+] name Will Collette Holding the title of Executive Chair at Ford Motor Company, plus the less-formal title of Henry Ford’s Great Grandson, could weigh heavily on a man’s shoulders. But Willian Clay Ford, better known as Bill Ford, carries… Continue reading Executive Chairman Bill Ford Wears Many Hats, Including ‘Car Guy’ And ‘Environmentalist’ – Forbes

Exclusive: Bill Ford talks F-150 as it goes electric: ‘Most important launch of my career’ – Detroit News

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Andy Palmer’s bumpy ride: from supercars to battery buses – The Guardian

Interview Andy Palmer’s bumpy ride: from supercars to battery buses Jasper Jolly Palmer admits to thinking about the chance that Switch Mobility could overtake Aston Martin in market valuation. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer Palmer admits to thinking about the chance that Switch Mobility could overtake Aston Martin in market valuation. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer The… Continue reading Andy Palmer’s bumpy ride: from supercars to battery buses – The Guardian

VW’s new boss Thomas Schäfer: our model line-up is not good enough – The Times

Everything about Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, is big. Really big. Its headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, is a mini city with vast production halls, topped with Lowry-style smokestacks. It even has its own railway station. But right now, the biggest thing of all about VW is the trouble it is in. In July, Herbert Diess —… Continue reading VW’s new boss Thomas Schäfer: our model line-up is not good enough – The Times