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General Motors introduces omnichannel used car marketplace CarBravo

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JANUARY 12, 2022

General Motors introduced CarBravo, a new marketplace for used vehicles. Customers can receive guaranteed online offers, from the industry standard Black Book, to buy their vehicles even if they do not purchase a vehicle through CarBravo. All CarBravo vehicles will be inspected and reconditioned to meet standards set by GM.

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Honda and General Motors sign MoU toward establishing a strategic alliance in North America

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

General Motors and Honda today signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) following extensive preliminary discussions toward establishing a North American automotive alliance. —Mark Reuss, president of General Motors. R&D and connected services cooperation.

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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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MARCH 9, 2023

This rapid growth in demand has been further amplified with the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) in the Fall of 2022, which includes mechanisms to incentivize electric vehicle manufacturers and consumers to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) that source battery metals from domestic manufacturers.

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General Motors to supply Hydrotec fuel cell systems to Nikola; backing off earlier agreement

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

General Motors Co. As part of that agreement, Nikola would utilize General Motors’ Ultium battery system and Hydrotec fuel cell technology, representing a key commercialization milestone for General Motors. The MoU replaces the previous agreement announced 8 September 2020. Earlier post.).

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General Motors to collaborate with EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots on EV charging network

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JANUARY 10, 2019

General Motors will collaborate with EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots—three of the US’ leading electric vehicle (EV) charging networks—to enable access to the largest collective electric vehicle charging network in the United States, including more than 31,000 charging ports.

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New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

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APRIL 11, 2019

Under current law, consumers may receive a tax credit of up to $7,500 if they purchase an eligible electric vehicle. The Driving America Forward Act raises the cap and allows purchasers of an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for the tax credit. ITC Holdings Corp.,

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General Motors plans to be carbon-neutral by 2040; eliminate LDV tailpipe emissions by 2035

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JANUARY 29, 2021

While electric vehicles themselves do not emit tailpipe emissions, it is critical that they be charged with electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind and solar.

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FedEx Express Canada launches first 50 BrightDrop all-electric vehicles

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JUNE 15, 2023

Powered by General Motors’ (GM) Ultium Platform, the AWD Zevo 600 is designed for last-mile deliveries, with an estimated range of up to 400 kilometers (249 miles) on a full charge. The company plans for 50% of its global PUD vehicle purchases to be electric by 2025, rising to 100% of purchases by 2030. Earlier post.)

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors to co-develop three common vehicle platform projects; launch of vehicles expected in 2016

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors have signed definitive agreements related to three of initial vehicle projects as well as to the purchasing joint venture as part of the execution of their Global Strategic Alliance. Creation of purchasing joint venture. Earlier post.).

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HUMMER to return as GMC EV; 1K hp, 15,600 N·m, 0-60 in 3 seconds

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JANUARY 30, 2020

General Motors is resurrecting the HUMMER as an electric truck in the GMC family. The GMC HUMMER EV will be revealed on 20 May 2020 and built in Michigan at General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. General Motors recently announced a $2.2-billion Initial availability is slated for Fall 2021.

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Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

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MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. The bill also includes a reporting requirement for State agencies that purchase vehicles.

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and GM confirm key steps in global strategic alliance; four vehicle projects, joint purchasing

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors confirmed important steps toward the execution of their Global Strategic Alliance. PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors confirmed important steps toward the execution of their Global Strategic Alliance.

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Cadillac CELESTIQ to be built at GM’s Global Technical Center

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JUNE 16, 2022

General Motors will invest more than $81 million into the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, to prepare the campus to build the Cadillac CELESTIQ ( earlier post ). The investment will be used to purchase and install related equipment to hand-build the CELESTIQ and campus renovation work has already begun.

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GM investing $491M in Marion Metal Center to support EV production

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

General Motors will invest $491 million at its Marion, Indiana metal stamping operations to prepare the facility to produce a variety of steel and aluminum stamped parts for future products, including electric vehicles, built at multiple GM assembly plants.

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GM makes its largest green energy purchase to date; 50 MW wind deal

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its US facilities, including business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River.

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GM investing nearly $154M in Lockport Components plant for production of electric motor stator

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JANUARY 22, 2022

General Motors plans to invest nearly $154 million in its Western New York Lockport Components plant. The investment will be used to renovate the facility and purchase and install new machinery and equipment used in the production of the stator module, a key component in an electric motor. Ultium Drive stator.

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Chevrolet purchasing and retiring up to $5M in carbon credits to help 11 colleges pay for efficiency projects

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Chevrolet is purchasing carbon credits worth up to $5 million to help 11 colleges in the US pay for energy efficiency-based carbon reductions. This helps ensure campuses can continue to receive funding from companies’ carbon purchases long after Chevrolet completes its carbon-reduction initiative next year.

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LG will reimburse GM for Bolt EV recall costs and expenses; $1.9B recovery

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

General Motors has reached an agreement under which LG Electronics Inc. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. In August, General Motors voluntarily recalled all Chevrolet Bolt EVs, including the new Bolt EUV. Earlier post.). billion of $2.0

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General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Tengzhong intends to purchase HUMMER through an investment entity, in which it will hold an 80% stake. Ltd (Tengzhong) have entered into a definitive agreement that will allow Tengzhong to acquire GM’s HUMMER brand.

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries. Only the recycled portion of a purchased raw material may be counted when material consists of recycled and virgin content. —Reeshemah Howard, Sustainability Mission Leader, General Motors.

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Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Earlier this year, Merchants released an exclusive AdoptEV program that guides businesses through every step of the fleet electrification process—from assessing needs to purchasing the right vehicles to charging options and infrastructure. —Paul Tarpey, Director of Fleet Procurement at Staples.

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General Motors and Koenigsegg Group AB Reach Tentative Agreement on Saab

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JUNE 16, 2009

General Motors Corp. and Koenigsegg Group AB, a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, confirmed the details of a memorandum of understanding for the purchase of Saab Automobile AB. Deutsche Bank acted as financial advisor to General Motors Corporation.

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Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Autonomy’s order was placed with the fleet departments of the following automakers: BMW, Canoo, Fisker, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Lucid, Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Rivian, Stellantis, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, VinFast, Volvo and Volkswagen. Production Forecasts: Vehicle will be available to purchase before the end of 2023.

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GM investing $760M in Toledo propulsion plant for electric truck drive unit production

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

General Motors will invest $760 million at its Toledo, Ohio propulsion manufacturing operations to prepare the facility for production of drive units that will be used in future Ultium-based battery electric trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV and GMC HUMMER EVs.

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GM and Honda jointly to develop two next-generation Honda EVs on GM platform and Ultium batteries

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APRIL 3, 2020

General Motors and Honda have agreed to develop jointly two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM’s highly flexible global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. General Motors’ all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium. GM unveiled the platform and batteries in early March.

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CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

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JUNE 9, 2023

Amidst these trends, states such as California have adopted policies limiting the sale of new gasoline-only vehicles, and manufacturers such as General Motors have called for stronger policies promoting new EV sales. They then compared these results to those of a similar consumer survey conducted from 2012-2013.

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GM and Samsung SDI to invest more than $3B to expand US battery cell manufacturing

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APRIL 26, 2023

General Motors and Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. The plant will have more than 30 GWh of capacity and will bring GM’s total US battery cell capacity to about 160 GWh when it is at full production.

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GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

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JULY 28, 2011

General Motors Ventures LLC has made an equity investment of $7.5 As part of the announcement, General Motors committed to double solar output globally—from 30 megawatts to 60 megawatts by the end of 2015. Sunlogics PLC has a strategic relationship with Sunlogics Power Fund Management Inc.

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US GSA to Accelerate Purchase of About 17,600 New Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Including 2,500 Hybrids

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APRIL 10, 2009

President Barack Obama announced that the US General Services Administration (GSA) will spend $285 million provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to buy about 17,600 new, fuel-efficient vehicles produced by US auto companies by 1 June. This includes the purchase of 2,500 hybrid sedans that will be ordered by 15 April.

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GM and GlobalFoundries in long-term direct supply agreement for US production of semiconductor chips

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

General Motors (GM) and GlobalFoundries (GF) have entered a strategic, long-term agreement establishing a dedicated capacity corridor exclusively for GM’s chip supply.

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Trump invokes DPA to get GM moving on ventilators

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MARCH 28, 2020

One week later, on 27 March, President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA), directing the Scretary of Health and Human Services “ to require General Motors Company to accept, perform, and prioritize contracts or orders for the number of ventilators that the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ”. Invoke “P”.

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How to receive tax credits for electric vehicles and charging equipment

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JANUARY 5, 2021

If you purchased a new electric vehicle (EV) or charging equipment in 2020, you may be eligible to receive valuable tax credits. Unfortunately, due to the phase-out of this credit, vehicles made by Telsa and General Motors are no longer eligible, although Plug In America is urging Congress to extend the federal EV tax credit.

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Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

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JULY 7, 2021

The Group is considering various ways to procure renewable energy such as self-production through solar panels, power purchase agreements (PPA) with wind and solar energy producers, as well as purchase through Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) ‘Green Premium’ program. General Motors and the BMW Group are also RE100 members.

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GM signs major Li-ion supply chain agreements: CAM with LG Chem and lithium hydroxide with Livent

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JULY 26, 2022

General Motors announced two major Li-ion battery supply chain agreements, one with LG Chem for cathode active material (CAM), and one with Livent for the supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

General Motors has finalized energy sourcing agreements required to secure 100% of the energy needed to power all its US facilities by 2025. This is the main way through which GM is achieving its renewable energy goal.

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GM invests in Queensland Pacific Metals; nickel and cobalt from Australia

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

General Motors has secured a new source of cost-competitive nickel and cobalt for Ultium battery cells after making a strategic investment in Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) of Australia ( earlier post ). —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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GM and Koenigsegg Sign Stock Purchase Agreement For The Sale Of Saab

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AUGUST 18, 2009

General Motors Co. confirmed it has signed a stock purchase agreement with Koenigsegg Group AB regarding the sale of 100% of the shares of Saab Automobile AB. The stock purchase agreement will be subject to agreed closing conditions. The deal is expected to conclude in the next months.

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GM to introduce at least 20 new EVs by 2023; 2 in next 18 months; batteries and fuel cells; SURUS

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

General Motors said it will introduce at least 20 new electric vehicles by 2023. General Motors believes in an all-electric future. —Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president of Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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GM, GE Renewable Energy partner to develop supply chain of rare earth and other materials to support EV and renewable energy growth

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors and GE Renewable Energy signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel used for manufacturing of electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment.

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GM to reach 100% renewable energy in US by 2025, 5 years ahead of schedule

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

General Motors plans to source 100% renewable energy to power its US sites by 2025—five years earlier than previously announced, and 25 years ahead of its initial target that was set in 2016. This is the main avenue through which GM will achieve its renewable energy goal.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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JUNE 23, 2023

Power The US Initial Quality Study, now in its 37 th year, is based this year on responses from 93,380 purchasers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles who were surveyed early in the ownership period. —Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. Porsche (167 PP100) ranks second and Cadillac (170 PP100) ranks third.

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GM partnering with Wolfspeed to leverage silicon carbide for GM’s future electric vehicle programs

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors and Wolfspeed announced a strategic supplier agreement to develop and provide silicon carbide (SiC) power device solutions for GM’s future electric vehicle programs. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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BrightDrop enters grocery industry with ecart for optimized online order fulfillment and pickup

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

General Motors electric delivery vehicle subsidiary BrightDrop is expanding its business and product portfolio with the launch of a new temperature-controlled eCart that helps streamline order fulfillment and pickup for online grocery purchases.

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GM introduces Ultium Charge 360

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APRIL 29, 2021

General Motors introduced Ultium Charge 360, a holistic charging approach that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM electric vehicle owners.

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General Motors introduces omnichannel used car marketplace CarBravo

Honda and General Motors sign MoU toward establishing a strategic alliance in North America

Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

General Motors to supply Hydrotec fuel cell systems to Nikola; backing off earlier agreement

General Motors to collaborate with EVgo, ChargePoint and Greenlots on EV charging network

New bipartisan bill in US Congress to expand EV and hydrogen fuel cell tax credits

General Motors plans to be carbon-neutral by 2040; eliminate LDV tailpipe emissions by 2035

FedEx Express Canada launches first 50 BrightDrop all-electric vehicles

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors to co-develop three common vehicle platform projects; launch of vehicles expected in 2016

HUMMER to return as GMC EV; 1K hp, 15,600 N·m, 0-60 in 3 seconds

Auto Alliance pushing for passage of Maryland SB 1234 that would require state purchase of ZEVs; 50% of LDVs by 2026

PSA Peugeot Citroën and GM confirm key steps in global strategic alliance; four vehicle projects, joint purchasing

Cadillac CELESTIQ to be built at GM’s Global Technical Center

GM investing $491M in Marion Metal Center to support EV production

GM makes its largest green energy purchase to date; 50 MW wind deal

GM investing nearly $154M in Lockport Components plant for production of electric motor stator

Chevrolet purchasing and retiring up to $5M in carbon credits to help 11 colleges pay for efficiency projects

LG will reimburse GM for Bolt EV recall costs and expenses; $1.9B recovery

General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

Merchants Fleet to buy 5,400 new BrightDrop EV410s

General Motors and Koenigsegg Group AB Reach Tentative Agreement on Saab

Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

GM investing $760M in Toledo propulsion plant for electric truck drive unit production

GM and Honda jointly to develop two next-generation Honda EVs on GM platform and Ultium batteries

CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

GM and Samsung SDI to invest more than $3B to expand US battery cell manufacturing

GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

US GSA to Accelerate Purchase of About 17,600 New Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Including 2,500 Hybrids

GM and GlobalFoundries in long-term direct supply agreement for US production of semiconductor chips

Trump invokes DPA to get GM moving on ventilators

How to receive tax credits for electric vehicles and charging equipment

Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

GM signs major Li-ion supply chain agreements: CAM with LG Chem and lithium hydroxide with Livent

GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

GM invests in Queensland Pacific Metals; nickel and cobalt from Australia

GM and Koenigsegg Sign Stock Purchase Agreement For The Sale Of Saab

GM to introduce at least 20 new EVs by 2023; 2 in next 18 months; batteries and fuel cells; SURUS

GM, GE Renewable Energy partner to develop supply chain of rare earth and other materials to support EV and renewable energy growth

GM to reach 100% renewable energy in US by 2025, 5 years ahead of schedule

J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

GM partnering with Wolfspeed to leverage silicon carbide for GM’s future electric vehicle programs

BrightDrop enters grocery industry with ecart for optimized online order fulfillment and pickup

GM introduces Ultium Charge 360

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