Detroit — General Motors Co. will invest $1.5 billion to build its next generation of mid-size pickups, the automaker announced Friday. A $1 billion investment at GM’s Wentzville, Missouri, plant where the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon are built will retain about 4,000 jobs. Another $500 million will be spent on supplier tooling for the new trucks. GM did… Continue reading GM investing $1.5B for production of next-generation Colorado and Canyon
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Supercar maker McLaren to skip electric vehicles. Here’s why — and what it will build instead.
CLOSE Prices for the McLaren 720S Spider start at $315,000. This one cost about $411,000. (Photo: Mark Phelan) Brands from Ford to Porsche are all-in on electric vehicles, but don’t expect a battery-powered model from exotic sports car maker McLaren Automotive anytime soon. “Technology doesn’t allow for a great EV sports car today, largely because… Continue reading Supercar maker McLaren to skip electric vehicles. Here’s why — and what it will build instead.
Cadillac to be mostly, if not all, electric by 2030
Detroit — By 2030, General Motors Co. expects the majority, if not all, of its Cadillac brand’s sales will be electric. That means that by the close of the decade there could be no more internal-combustion Cadillacs, depending on how quickly consumers adapt to their electric versions. By 2030, General Motors Co. expects the majority, if not all, of its Cadillac brand’s sales will… Continue reading Cadillac to be mostly, if not all, electric by 2030
UAW workers ratify labor contract with Fiat Chrysler; bargaining ends for 2019
CLOSE Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers have approved a new four-year labor contract, officially bring to a close 2019 contract bargaining between the UAW and Detroit Three. (Photo: Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles workers have a new labor contract. Almost five months after talks officially launched with ceremonial handshakes between the UAW… Continue reading UAW workers ratify labor contract with Fiat Chrysler; bargaining ends for 2019
Barra confirms electric pickup plan, is vague about hiring at Detroit-Hamtramck plant
CLOSE GM CEO Mary Barra speaks with guests before the event to reveal the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe at the Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press) General Motors will build an electric pickup for sale in the fall of 2021 at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, CEO… Continue reading Barra confirms electric pickup plan, is vague about hiring at Detroit-Hamtramck plant
Lawyer: GM suit against FCA will cost automakers hundreds of thousands of dollars
CLOSE Lawyer Bruce Sendek has been around a long time, including a four-year stint with General Motors’ corporate counsel in the late 1970s and early ’80s. But he’s never seen anything like GM’s lawsuit against crosstown rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Sendek had a lot of questions, that started at word one — literally. “I do not necessarily accept on face… Continue reading Lawyer: GM suit against FCA will cost automakers hundreds of thousands of dollars
As Ford, Chevy exit sedan market, Asian makers gain share
Phoenix — A year after Ford and Chevrolet abandoned the compact-car segment to prioritize SUVs, buyers are abandoning those makes and shopping for cars made by Hyundai, Toyota and Honda. Some 42% of Ford Focus and Chevy Cruze compact car owners have stayed in the compact car segment with a significant percentage buying competitors’ vehicles, according to an industry… Continue reading As Ford, Chevy exit sedan market, Asian makers gain share
Honda’s CEO seizes the wheel as quality crisis hits profits
Utsunomiya, Japan – At a two-day gathering for Honda’s suppliers in March, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo sounded the alarm. At the Hotel Higashinihon in Utsunomiya, Hachigo told them the Japanese automaker was facing a crisis after a string of costly recalls and other quality blunders and it needed to plot a new course, according to… Continue reading Honda’s CEO seizes the wheel as quality crisis hits profits
GM lends millions to Lordstown Motors with an option to buy back plant
CLOSE A banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors’ Lordstown plant Nov. 27, 2018, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo: John Minchillo/Associated Press) General Motors is making a $40 million loan available to Lordstown Motors Corp. to help the start-up buy GM’s shuttered plant in Lordstown, Ohio, and start building electric trucks. “The transaction… Continue reading GM lends millions to Lordstown Motors with an option to buy back plant
Ford program offered rides to doctor’s offices. Why they’re ending it.
CLOSE GoRide’s non-emergency medical transportation offers true on-demand service that is especially useful for those in wheelchairs or who have other special needs. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.) Ford Motor Co. is no longer offering rides to the doctor’s office. The Dearborn-based automaker said it is pulling the plug on its non-emergency medical transport service called GoRide Health, at… Continue reading Ford program offered rides to doctor’s offices. Why they’re ending it.