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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. I paid $47,000 in cash for that car as a #YearOfJoe gift to myself after a decade of environmental work and achievement.

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

Green Car Congress

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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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

Green Car Congress

Honda transmission and engine plants in North America that serve Honda auto plants also will suspend production for the same time period. Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) has already suspended production in all areas, for all shifts, on 18 March, following the confirmation of a case of COVID-19 among its workforce.

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GM sold more than 1M crossovers in US in 2019, more than 1M full-size trucks

Green Car Congress

General Motors Co. delivered 2,887,046 vehicles in 2019 in the United States. Fourth quarter North American wholesales declined an estimated 25% year over year, due to the 40 day United Auto Workers work stoppage. The all-new Chevrolet Blazer mid-size SUV debuted in 2019 and gained retail market share nearly every month.

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United Auto Workers Ratify New Labor Contract

The Truth About Cars

Despite several large facilities voting against the UAW labor contract negotiated with Detroit automakers, the deal has been ratified by union members from both General Motors and Stellantis. General Motors’ unionized employees ratified their contract by 54.7 Regardless, expect sustained bragging from the UAW.

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Auto industry spent less on advertising in 2022; Tesla already spends $0

Teslarati

Reuters reported that the auto industry’s ad spending fell to $4.8 Compared with the same period in 2019 ($5.50 Notably, the Stock Apps study backed up data published in October 2021 by Visual Capitalist which shared an R&D spending comparison between Tesla, Ford, Toyota, General Motors, and Chrysler.

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Long-range Cadillac SUV to lead GM's next electric-car push, in 3 years

Green Car Reports

On Sunday night, General Motors showed renderings of a future long-range, all-electric SUV to be offered roughly three years hence by its Cadillac luxury brand.

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