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
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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
@GM: Chevrolet Introduces All-New 2021 Tahoe and Suburban
Chevrolet Introduces All-New 2021 Tahoe and Suburban Transformed to offer more of the people- and cargo-hauling capabilities that have distinguished the industry’s best-selling full-size SUVs for generations 2019-12-10 DETROIT — Chevrolet’s iconic people and cargo haulers begin a new chapter today with the introduction of the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban. Each has been… Continue reading @GM: Chevrolet Introduces All-New 2021 Tahoe and Suburban
@GM: We Need to Move Beyond the Car
Imagine if someone invented a new transportation system and said, “I’ve designed a new way of getting around: It’s powered by fossil fuels that will pollute our air. It will congest our cities to the point of inciting rage in its users. Its human operators will be fallible, killing 40,000 Americans — and more than a million… Continue reading @GM: We Need to Move Beyond the Car
@GM: Latest Manufacturing Technologies Drive Production at GM’s Updated Arlington Assembly Plant
Latest Manufacturing Technologies Drive Production at GM’s Updated Arlington Assembly Plant 1.6-million-square-foot expansion incorporates the latest manufacturing-efficiency and quality-control technologies 2019-12-10 ARLINGTON, Texas — A 1.6-million-square-foot expansion of General Motors’ Arlington Assembly facility is designed to improve production-efficiency and build-quality of the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban. The previously announced investment of more than… Continue reading @GM: Latest Manufacturing Technologies Drive Production at GM’s Updated Arlington Assembly Plant
Fiat Chrysler’s UAW members ratify new four-year contract
DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Wednesday that rank-and-file members at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) have voted in favor of a new four-year labor contract with the automaker, helping the Italian-American firm avoid a strike as it works to merge with France’s Groupe PSA (PEUP.PA). FILE PHOTO: A Fiat… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler’s UAW members ratify new four-year contract
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
CEO of GM’s Cruise driverless vehicle unit hints at offering low-cost shared rides
(Reuters) – The chief executive of autonomous vehicle company Cruise signaled on Wednesday the General Motors Co (GM.N) subsidiary intends to offer shared rides “at a radically lower cost” as part of a bid to move eventually “beyond the car.” FILE PHOTO: A Cruise self-driving car, which is owned by General Motors Corp, is seen… Continue reading CEO of GM’s Cruise driverless vehicle unit hints at offering low-cost shared rides
Lyft: Designing the Decision-making Center of an Autonomous Vehicle
By: Alan Agon, Product Manager; Sammy Omari, Engineering Manager; and Sameer Qureshi, Director, Product Management The current benchmark for driving Imagine you’re driving down the freeway, and you see a car cutting across multiple lanes to make the upcoming exit. You move your foot from the accelerator to the brake and slow down slightly in anticipation.… Continue reading Lyft: Designing the Decision-making Center of an Autonomous Vehicle
@Groupe PSA: Development of Opel Corsa-e Rally Underway
Opel develops the first battery-electric rally car Two development vehicles undergoing durability testing at Dudenhofen Test Centre Corsa-e Rally features three drive modes for competition Entries for ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup 2020/2021 open on December 15, 2019 Rüsselsheim. The comprehensive development programme of the Opel Corsa-e Rally for the ADAC Opel e-Rally Cup is proceeding… Continue reading @Groupe PSA: Development of Opel Corsa-e Rally Underway