The Chevrolet Bolt isn’t going away after all. General Motors announced on Tuesday that the automaker would launch a next-generation, Ultium-based Bolt. Details on the updated electric vehicle were limited, and the company didn’t say where it would be built. However, the automaker said the Bolt would return to market on “an accelerated timeline.” The… Continue reading GM changes direction, says it plans to make a next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV
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Volvo EX30 SUV could be a game changer for electric vehicles
NEW YORK — The electric vehicle market got its next star as Volvo unveiled the EX30 small SUV at the Classic Car Club Manhattan on Monday night. Due for sale in the U.S. in summer 2024, the sleek little SUV promises up to 275 miles range and 0-60 mph acceleration in as little as 3.4… Continue reading Volvo EX30 SUV could be a game changer for electric vehicles
GM reports $2.5B in net income, boosts guidance, but takes hit from Bolt recall
General Motors reported a big boost in its net income for the second quarter of 2023 to more than $2.5 billion despite agreeing to pay almost $800 million connected to the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV recall and dealing with delays in producing some of its new electric vehicles. The $792 million charge was… Continue reading GM reports $2.5B in net income, boosts guidance, but takes hit from Bolt recall
Jeep parent, Samsung SDI to partner on second U.S. electric vehicle battery plant
Stellantis plans to add a second electric vehicle battery plant in the United States in a joint venture with South Korea’s Samsung SDI. The companies, in an announcement timed for Monday morning, said the location of the new plant is under review. They said in a news release that they signed a memorandum of understanding,… Continue reading Jeep parent, Samsung SDI to partner on second U.S. electric vehicle battery plant
2024 Mustang gallops into the future with advanced electronics and more power
An injection of new technology, more power and chassis upgrades will power the original pony car into the future when the seventh-generation Ford Mustang goes on sale later this year. Ford put modern electronics in the service of the Mustang’s timeless appeal of style, performance and fun. From using an electronic hand brake to drift… Continue reading 2024 Mustang gallops into the future with advanced electronics and more power
What’s an SUV? The confusion won’t end any time soon.
After my recent review of the 2024 Buick Envista SUV, reader Rob Stewart had a good question: What makes the Envista, which doesn’t offer four-wheel drive, an SUV? Who decides what to call vehicles that straddle the line that used to separate cars from SUVs? Rob, it’s not me. It’s you. What is considered an… Continue reading What’s an SUV? The confusion won’t end any time soon.
Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard could give used-car retailer Carvana a marketing boost
Actors Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell are tapping into their Motor City roots to sell used cars. The couple, who are both from Michigan, will star in a new ad campaign for online used-car retail giant Carvana, the company said Thursday. In the ads, the couple will play themselves to show how Carvana’s “simple online… Continue reading Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard could give used-car retailer Carvana a marketing boost
Here’s what happened when UAW, Detroit Three leaders kicked off bargaining
If it wasn’t clear before contract talks opened this month between the UAW and Ford, General Motors and Stellantis that this round of negotiations would take a different tone than years past, a flurry of announcements in recent days sharing what happened during those initial meetings has made the point firmly. United Auto Workers union… Continue reading Here’s what happened when UAW, Detroit Three leaders kicked off bargaining
GM CEO Mary Barra to be inducted in Auto Hall of Fame for ‘game changing innovation’
General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s mission is to transform a 114-year-old carmaker into a software titan making all electric and self-driving vehicles one day. It is for that innovation and her leadership as the first woman to run a car company that Barra, 61, will be inducted into the 2023 Automotive Hall of Fame on… Continue reading GM CEO Mary Barra to be inducted in Auto Hall of Fame for ‘game changing innovation’
Biden, UAW President Fain meet at White House
President Joe Biden met with UAW President Shawn Fain Wednesday at the White House as the union leader was in Washington to discuss the contract talks now underway with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. Fain also met separately with White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and other key officials. The meetings, reported on earlier… Continue reading Biden, UAW President Fain meet at White House