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Cruise announces reduced operations, further delays to Origin production

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The General Motors (GM) self-driving subsidiary Cruise has been on a nightmare spiral over the last several weeks, after one of the company’s driverless vehicles ran over a pedestrian in San Francisco early last month. Currently, Cruise doesn’t have a timeline for resuming Origin production.

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Chevrolet resumes Bolt EV and Bolt EUV production following battery issues

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Chevrolet has resumed production of the Bolt EV and EUV following a series of battery issues that would sometimes result in spontaneous fires. General Motors, the parent company of Chevrolet, spent $1.8 Production of the Bolt EV was halted in late August. Meanwhile, the U.S.

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GM faces EV production constraints and Cruise accident effects in 2024

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Ahead of the General Motors (GM) earnings call this week, the automaker has new union contracts and is expected to report around $10 billion in earnings. Analysts will be looking to see how GM plans to manage its upcoming launch of the Equinox EV , despite past production issues.

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

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GM considering bringing power electronics production back in-house

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In his presentation on the project at the DOE 2014 Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC, Sean Gleason from GM noted that General Motors has not made prototype power electronics in an internal production facility since 1999. DOE will publish presentations from the Annual Merit Review on its website.).

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Ford F150 Lightning takes home trophy ahead of production upgrade

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The Ford F150 Lightning has been awarded Edmunds’ “Top Rated Electric Truck of 2023” award ahead of a massive production upgrade planned for this year. And these awards couldn’t come at a better time as Ford hopes to garner new demand as it massively upgrades EV production this year.

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Stop-Sale Issued for 2024 Chevy Blazer EV

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General Motors has issued a stop-sale order for the all-electric Chevrolet Blazer. As previously reported , the model has been criticized for presenting reviewers with electrical problems. But General Motors claims it has teams working 24/7 to address the issue. As of yet, no formal recall has been announced.

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