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General Motors (GM) announced plans to deliver its BrightDrop delivery trucks to FedEx earlier this year, and keeping to its plan, the company has apparently delivered its first units of the electric vehicle (EV). On Friday, BrightDrop delivered the first five of its 500-vehicle order of EV600 units to FedEx, according to a press release. […]

GMC has shared its third upcoming all-electric vehicle, following the company’s unveiling earlier this year of both the GMC Hummer EV Pickup and the GMC Hummer EV SUV. On Wednesday, GMC announced its upcoming electric Sierra Denali pickup model, also sharing a new teaser video of the EV, according to a press release. GMC Vice […]

  General Motors (GM) announced plans to create a joint venture for processing cathodes last week, and a new report shows the company is also working to revamp some other facilities for electric vehicle (EV) production in Michigan. GM is set to dedicate over $3 billion USD to EV production projects throughout Michigan, as it […]

Speaking at Deutsche Bank’s AutoTech Conference, General Motors’ Executive Vice President of Global Product Development, Purchasing, and Supply Chain Doug Parks said the company expects to start production of the all-electric Chevrolet Silverado in early 2023 — reports Automotive News. The news comes after Chevrolet teased the Silverado electric pickup back in October. The General Motors […]

General Motors (GM) has extended the production halt at its Michigan Orion Assembly plant until late January, affecting the continued halt for production of the Chevy Bolt. GM will halt production at the Orion Assembly plant, which produces the Chevy Bolt, until January 28, according to a report from Automotive News. On Tuesday, GM President […]

General Motors (GM) is confident about its ability to catch up with Tesla in electric vehicle (EV) sales, and in a new update, the company has reportedly partnered with a new supplier to produce battery components. GM announced on Wednesday plans to partner with Korean materials company Posco Chemical on producing cathode active materials by […]

General Motors (GM) unveiled the Cadillac Lyriq earlier this year for a starting price of $59,990 USD, and now the company is saying production of its first electric vehicle (EV) is actually ahead of schedule. GM has said that the Cadillac Lyriq’s components and technology features have surpassed 80 percent validation, ahead of where the […]

After the U.S. President Joe Biden snubbed Tesla in favor of unionized automakers in the recently-proposed electric vehicle (EV) tax credit increase, one company head is officially being questioned on why they’re getting different treatment. In a video interview at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit between Andrew Sorkin and GM CEO Mary Barra, Sorkin […]

GMC has announced that its all-electric Hummer supertruck has entered final production, with the first customer-bound units pegged to go out for delivery sometime in December — reports Roadshow by CNet. The news comes just a week after GMC showed off pre-production Hummer EV pickups at its Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center, where they are […]

After deciding last month that LG would be paying for General Motors’ (GM’s) Chevy Bolt recall, the company is deploying a software update that’s expected to solve the electric vehicle’s (EV’s) fire issues. GM said it plans to drop restrictions on where Chevy Bolt EV drivers can park and charge, with a new software becoming […]

The General Motors (GM) commercial electric vehicle (EV) arm BrightDrop will supply a number of vans to Merchant’s Fleet, as shared in a statement from the vehicle leasing company on Thursday. Merchant’s Fleet has shared plans to purchase as many as 5,400 electric delivery van units from BrightDrop, according to a report from Automotive News. […]

President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited Factory Zero, General Motors’ electric vehicle plant in Detroit, Michigan. As part of the electric vehicle factory tour, Biden test drove a Hummer electric vehicle, putting the large SUV through a short acceleration test. Biden was at the plant alongside GM CEO Mary Barra, United Auto Workers President Ray […]

General Motors announced on Friday it will launch 10 electric vehicles in South Korea by 2025, according to Steven Kiefer, the head of GM’s international operations, reports Automotive News. Despite the launch of new EVs in South Korea, GM has no plans to build cars in the Asian nation yet, said Kiefer at a media […]

San Francisco-based self-driving car service, Cruise, has shared a video of its first driverless car pickup in San Francisco, California. On Wednesday, Kyle Vogt, co-founder, president and CTO at Cruise, detailed being the first passenger to be picked up by a driverless Cruise vehicle, which occurred on Monday night. “Earlier this week, I requested a […]

General Motors (GM) plans to up the ante in the overall electric vehicle (EV) market, and the company’s head believes they can upend Tesla as soon as 2025, according to new statements from the CEO. GM CEO Mary Barra said on Wednesday that the company can “absolutely” catch Tesla in U.S. EV sales by 2025, […]