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GM hires new marketing head from CVS Health
General Motors Co. on Tuesday named Norm de Greve as its new senior vice president and chief marketing officer. De Greve joins GM from CVS Health, where was chief marketing officer since 2015. He’s taking the job after the March retirement of Deborah Wahl, GM’s last head of marketing. De Greve will assume the position… Continue reading GM hires new marketing head from CVS Health
Ford takes $3.6 billion hit for following the Tesla playbook
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It’s carmakers against miners in battle over China-funded metals
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Tesla directors to return more than $735 million to company to settle suit challenging compensation
Dover, Del. — Current and former directors of electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. have agreed to return more than $735 million to the company to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging that they unjustly enriched themselves with excessive compensation. The proposed settlement was outlined in documents filed late Friday in the Delaware Court of Chancery and is… Continue reading Tesla directors to return more than $735 million to company to settle suit challenging compensation
Ruling keeps Ford battery project in Marshall on track
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Tickets on sale now for Detroit Auto Show, which returns in September
Tickets are on sale now for the 2023 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Opening Sept. 16 to the public at Huntington Place, this year’s show will run for nine consecutive days with new vehicle displays featuring a Powering Michigan EV Experience indoor track, street course ride-and-drives and brand-specific tracks from Jeep, Ram and… Continue reading Tickets on sale now for Detroit Auto Show, which returns in September
GM Lansing Delta Twp. plant to get third shift with new Traverse, Acadia’s return
Lansing — With an all-new Chevrolet Traverse and the next-generation GMC Acadia coming back to General Motors Co.’s Lansing Delta Township plant, the facility will be prepping to get back a third shift of production — which it lost in 2017. “If you look at the vehicles that we’re going to build at this plant,… Continue reading GM Lansing Delta Twp. plant to get third shift with new Traverse, Acadia’s return
Ford cuts F-150 Lightning prices by several thousand dollars
The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker. Ford Motor Co. said Monday that final upgrades at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn being completed… Continue reading Ford cuts F-150 Lightning prices by several thousand dollars
Tesla’s 1st electric pickup has rolled off assembly line, company says
Tesla says its first production Cybertruck electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind the original schedule. The company tweeted a photo on Saturday showing scores of workers in helmets and yellow vests surrounding the truck. “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!” Tesla tweeted, including a cowboy hat-wearing emoji. Owner Elon… Continue reading Tesla’s 1st electric pickup has rolled off assembly line, company says