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JUNE 13, 2023

General Motors plans to invest $632 million in Fort Wayne Assembly to prepare the plant for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size light-duty trucks. This investment will support new conveyors, tooling and equipment in the plant’s body and general assembly areas.

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JUNE 29, 2021

The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and production from 2010 through 2020, in major regions (based on EV-Volumes, 2021).

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MARCH 19, 2024

General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell. General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. Factory Zero is dedicated to electric vehicle (EV) production.

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JUNE 16, 2021

General Motors has increased its electric vehicle investment by 75%, from $20 billion to $35 billion through 2025, the company announced on Wednesday. The plan is to eventually transition its entire fleet of vehicles to be fully electric, but the company doesn’t plan to accomplish this until 2035.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

General Motors (GM) recently welcomed former Tesla executive Jon McNeill to its Board of Directors. General Motors and Mary Barra are marching towards an electric future. Between 2015 and 2018, he served as Tesla’s President of Global Sales, Marketing, Government Relations, and Delivery & Service. .

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

General Motors has invested nearly a half billion dollars into stamping and new press lines for electric vehicle manufacturing at its Marion, Indiana, metal stamping operations plant. Tesla has developed numerous manufacturing efficiencies through the years to increase production output while improving overall build quality.

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JULY 26, 2022

Just recently, GM CEO Mary Barra stated that the veteran automaker can still outsell Tesla in the United States’ electric vehicle market by the middle of the decade. This would reportedly be enough for about 5 million units of electric vehicle production. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Building on his leadership experience at General Motors and Nikola Corporation, Lie will oversee the development of future Volkswagen vehicles for the North American market, as well as research and development priorities across North America.

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MAY 29, 2023

General Motors (GM) and POSCO Chemical will receive funds for a battery materials facility in Quebec, Canada. The Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Hummer EV, and Cadillac LYRIQ are expected to use GM’s Ultium battery cells, making the Bécancour facility a critical part of General Motors’ supply chain.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

GM plans to become carbon-neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. C, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders. The company has also signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5?C,

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MAY 21, 2019

General Motors President Mark Reuss unveiled the company’s all-new electronic platform necessary for its next-generation of vehicles, EVs, active safety, infotainment and connectivity features, and the evolution of the Super Cruise driver assistance feature.

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APRIL 12, 2022

General Motors has inked a new cobalt supply deal with Glencore PLC, a mining company that has dealt with EV leader Tesla in the past, as electric vehicle material availability becomes more unpredictable. Some have transitioned to different battery materials depending on a vehicle’s range rating.

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APRIL 4, 2023

General Motors’ Chevrolet brand reported US deliveries of 19,700 units of the Bolt EV/EUV in Q1 2023. Sales in Q1 2022 were only 358 units, as the Bolt was recovering from the battery issues that halted production and sales of the vehicle earlier in 2021. of all GM new vehicle deliveries in the period.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors (GM) announced an agreement with semiconductor company Wolfspeed Inc., securing its chip supply for the company’s future electric vehicle lineup. Wolfspeed will develop and provide silicon carbide (SiC) power solutions for GM’s electric vehicles. Mohawk Valley Fab Render Credit: Wolfspeed).

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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. This agreement supports GM’s strategy to reduce the number of unique chips needed to power increasingly complex and tech-laden vehicles.

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MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors). This allows engineers to optimize battery energy storage and layout for each vehicle design.

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JUNE 28, 2020

The US Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced that GM Defense LLC , a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the production contract to build, field and sustain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The total production ISV contract award value is $214.3

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company, HYZON Motors, and Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, the venture capital arm of European energy giant Total SE, announced a strategic investment led by Total and other specialist hydrogen investors. By 2025, Hyzon’s expected turn-key capacity will be more than 40,000 fuel cell vehicles annually.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

General Motors has opened Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Ontario. With investment support from both the Canadian and Ontario governments, GM has completely retooled the CAMI Assembly plant as the new global manufacturing home of BrightDrop’s fully electric delivery vans.

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JULY 25, 2012

General Motors is restructuring its vehicle line team structure within its Global Product Development organization to consolidate current vehicle development executive roles and streamline global vehicle development. The changes will be effective 1 August.

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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. The first vehicles resulting from this cooperation are expected to be launched in 2016.

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JULY 29, 2022

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon 53 years ago, will continue that tradition—focusing on lunar vehicle tires—by joining Lockheed Martin in its development of a lunar mobility vehicle in partnership with General Motors.

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JUNE 2, 2022

In support of General Motors’ vision of a zero-emissions, all-electric future, Buick will bring its first electric vehicle to market for North America in 2024. Buick’s future EV products will carry the Electra name, drawing inspiration from the brand’s history. —Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC.

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JULY 27, 2021

Since the introduction of General Motors’ fleet telematics solution, OnStar Vehicle Insights, fleet managers have received nearly 3.5 OnStar Vehicle Insights can now be used with most non-GM vehicles via a plug-in adapter.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors). million to benefit the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

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MAY 8, 2019

Teijin Limited announced that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. This is the first use of CFRTP for structural parts in a high-volume production vehicle. 2019 GMC Sierra Denali CarbonPro Edition.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Cadillac’s $340,000 Celestiq electric vehicle has officially entered production, according to the company’s Vice President John Roth. In terms of features, it will be fitted with Ultra Cruise, the advanced hands-free driver assistance suite that features 360-degree vehicle views and a smart glass roof.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

Autonomy, the nation’s largest electric vehicle subscription company, placed an order for 23,000 electric vehicles with 17 global automakers to expand and diversify its subscription fleet beyond Tesla. Tesla was certainly the right launch partner for Autonomy given their dominance in the electric vehicle market today.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are critical inputs that enable electric motors to transform electricity into motion.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

BrightDrop, GM’s new business focused on electric last-mile deliveries ( earlier post ), has completed the first production builds of the EV600, a key milestone to deliver its first electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) to FedEx Express in time for the holiday season. BrightDrop EV410.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

American Rheinmetall Vehicles, a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems has formed a strategic collaboration with GM Defense LLC, to compete in the US Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program. GM Defense is a rapidly expanding, wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A new study suggests that the global electric vehicle market will multiply in valuation by five times by 2030, based on new data acquired by Allied Market Research. billion, a sizeable figure considering the sector’s relatively low share compared to that of combustion engine vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Farasis Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion cells, modules and large battery systems, recently completed C-round financing exceeding 1 Billion US dollars. The compay will use the capital raised to accelerate the expansion of its global automotive battery manufacturing infrastructure.

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JULY 23, 2022

Conceived to lead Cadillac’s electric future and inspired by the brand’s 120-year heritage, it serves as a touchstone for the Cadillac design and engineering teams, who continue to develop CELESTIQ as it moves closer to production. Availability for the production version of CELESTIQ will be announced at a later date.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Cadillac provided some details on its production CELESTIQ flagship “ultra-luxury sedan”; the show car version appeared earlier this year. In addition to the impressive horsepower and torque, the vehicle is also projected to deliver 0-60-mph in 3.8 Advanced AWD: CELESTIQ offers a two-motor electric drive unit. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 6, 2022

General Motors and Honda plan to expand the two companies’ relationship by codeveloping a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology. —Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO. —Shinji Aoyama, Honda senior managing executive officer.

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JUNE 3, 2023

General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Site selection will be announced later.

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