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General Motors inks cobalt supply deal with Glencore

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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. GM to expedite Hummer EV production as reservations increase to 65,000. I’d love to hear from you!

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GM to build production versions of Cruise AV self-driver at Orion plant; roof modules at Brownstown

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General Motors will build production versions of its Cruise AV ( earlier post ) at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan. We’re continuing to make great progress on our plans to commercialize in 2019. The Orion plant will continue to build the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Sonic as well as the Cruise AV.

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GM investing $2B in Spring Hill plant to build EVs, starting with Cadillac LYRIQ

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General Motors Co. In addition, the company is confirming investments in five Michigan plants, including the Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Flint Assembly for future crossover and full-size pickup production. Production of the Cadillac XT6 and XT5 will continue at Spring Hill.

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GM, POSCO Future M announce 2nd phase of CAM production in N America; adding pCAM

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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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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The final year of the four-year competition challenged teams to test, prove, and refine their work from the previous three years, mimicking a real-world automotive product development cycle.

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GM Defense awarded $214.3M contract to produce Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle; based on 2020 Colorado with 2.8L diesel

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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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GM restructuring; changing product development, production; 5 NA & 2 international plants shutting next year; staff reduction

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General Motors on Monday outlined a series of major restructuring steps that it said would accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, to capitalize on the future of personal mobility and to drive significant cost efficiencies.

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