Erick Belmer has seen how tough the car business can be. He was working at a General Motors plant in Lordstown, Ohio, when it shut down in 2019, devastating the community. Mr. Belmer, an industrial mechanic, got another job at a G.M. transmission factory in Toledo, but his commute is now 140 miles each way.… Continue reading In Ohio, Electric Cars Are Starting to Reshape Jobs and Companies
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Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.
A Cruise vehicle in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Kyle Vogt, CEO and founder of GM-owned autonomous vehicle company Cruise, announced Tuesday that the company’s robotaxis are now running around the clock in San Francisco. The company’s paid, driverless service is a step towards… Continue reading Cruise robotaxis now run all day in San Francisco, with public access after 10 p.m.
Lucid’s Gravity SUV is taking another step toward production with tests on public roads
Lucid showing a preproduction version of the Gravity, a luxury electric SUV, testing on US public roads. The Gravity is expected to begin shipping in 2024. Courtesy: Lucid Luxury electric-vehicle maker Lucid Group said Tuesday that it has begun testing its next model, a large SUV called Gravity, on public roads in the U.S., a… Continue reading Lucid’s Gravity SUV is taking another step toward production with tests on public roads
GM to end production of electric Chevy Bolt, its first mass-market EV, later this year
UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet DETROIT – General Motors plans to stop production of its electric Chevrolet Bolt models by the end of this year, CEO Mary… Continue reading GM to end production of electric Chevy Bolt, its first mass-market EV, later this year
General Motors raises 2023 guidance as first-quarter earnings beat expectations
General Motors CEO Mary Barra, center, at the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 17, 2022. Source: NYSE DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday raised key guidance for 2023 after reporting first-quarter results that topped Wall Street’s top- and bottom-line forecasts. Here’s how GM did, compared with what Wall Street expected based on average estimates compiled… Continue reading General Motors raises 2023 guidance as first-quarter earnings beat expectations
Driver in fatal Uber autonomous crash set for June trial
Phoenix – An Arizona Uber driver involved in the first death connected to a fully autonomous vehicle will be tried in June on a negligent homicide charge. Rafaela Vasquez, 49, previously had been scheduled for trial next month in the March 2018 crash that killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg as she walked a bicycle outside the… Continue reading Driver in fatal Uber autonomous crash set for June trial
May Mobility gets $3M from state, plans $18M expansion, 300 new jobs
Ann Arbor-based autonomous vehicle company May Mobility has been awarded $3 million from the state in support of its plan to add 300 new jobs and invest $18 million in its headquarters. The Michigan Strategic Fund board approved a Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant for the company during its meeting Tuesday. May Mobility, founded… Continue reading May Mobility gets $3M from state, plans $18M expansion, 300 new jobs
These engineers were recruited for U.S. auto jobs. They ended up on assembly lines
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GM to stop making electric Chevrolet Bolts at the end of this year
General Motors Co. will stop producing its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles at the end of this year as it moves to transition the Orion Assembly plant for production of new electric trucks, CEO Mary Barra told investors Tuesday. “Work also continues to transform our assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan, to build the GMC Sierra… Continue reading GM to stop making electric Chevrolet Bolts at the end of this year
GM 1Q earnings beat Wall Street expectations, automaker raises guidance for the year
General Motors Co. beat Wall Street expectations on Tuesday with first-quarter net income of $2.4 billion on revenue of $40 billion. Despite a rocky economy, GM raised its guidance and is now projecting adjusted earnings before interest and taxes for the year to be between $11 billion and $13 billion, up from the previous outlook… Continue reading GM 1Q earnings beat Wall Street expectations, automaker raises guidance for the year