Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2021

General Motors announced a new community charging program to install up to 40,000 Level 2 EV chargers across the US and Canada. GM and its dealers will work together to expand access to charging in local communities including in underserved, rural and urban areas where EV charging access is often limited.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. Let me be clear: GM remains committed to eliminating tailpipe emissions from our light-duty vehicles by 2035. Simply chasing volume probably won’t be enough.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2024

General Motors is sidestepping the loss of the electric vehicle tax credit on its vehicles and will still offer a big $7,500 discount on cars for customers. In December, GM said it would temporarily lose eligibility for the credit on some of its cars.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

General Motors dealerships have repaired thousands of Tesla electric cars, GM claimed in its annual investor day presentation. First spotted by Barron's, a slide in the presentation simply reads "11,180 repairs on Teslas" without elaboration.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

General Motors will offer buyouts to U.S. Buick dealers uninterested in remaining with the brand for its EV remake, the head of Buick said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday. dealers will be given the opportunity to take a buyout, Global Buick boss Duncan Aldred said in the interview.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 7, 2022

GM has officially launched of its Dealer Community Charging Program with the installation of the first community charging stations in Wisconsin and Michigan. Since the program was announced in late 2021, nearly 1,000 GM dealers have enrolled — representing almost a quarter of all GM dealers in North America.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Chevrolet won't follow sibling General Motors brands Buick and Cadillac in offering buyouts to dealerships that don't want to sell electric vehicles, a GM executive said in a recent interview with The Verge.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

General Motors (GM) has started to repair Tesla vehicles at its dealerships, making it a growing new business for the legacy automaker. I gotta say it’s a new business,” said GM President Mark Reuss during the automaker’s Investor Day 2022. So far, GM dealers have fixed more than 11,000 Tesla vehicles.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

General Motors said that it will offer all of its Buick franchise dealers in the U.S. Global Vice President of Buick and GMC, Duncan Aldred, told WSJ that shifting to EVs will require significant investments by Buick dealers. buyouts,the Wall Street Journal reported. Buick just offered to buy out ALL of its U.S.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 7, 2022

General Motors revealed Wednesday almost 1,000 GM dealers have enrolled in its Dealer Community Charging Program so far. The post GM striving to double L2 chargers through its community program, with 1K dealers enrolled appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

Blink Charging, a leading owner, operator, and provider of EV charging equipment and services, is deploying EV chargers at General Motors (GM) dealerships in the US and Canada. Working with leading facility solutions provider ABM, Blink is supplying its IQ 200 Level 2 chargers to participating GM dealerships.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 2, 2022

The media can write reviews, and dealers can walk prospective owners through the differences between a car, truck or SUV powered by electricity versus gasoline, but far more that needs to be done. General Motors has come up with a program that should go a long way to clearing-up those unknowns. Photos by General Motors.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Dealerships not sold on General Motors' plan to make Cadillac all-electric can sell out, according to an Automotive News report. The automaker is offering dealers unsure about the plan up to $500,000 to drop their Cadillac franchises, the industry trade journal reported.

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EV Specifications

APRIL 3, 2023

General Motors and its dealers delivered 603,208 vehicles in the U.S., GM delivered a strong start to the year with sales of more than 20,000 EVs as it scales production of vehicles on the Ultium Platform, and expanded truck leadership with launches of new HD and midsize pickup. points, the largest of any automaker.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2022

General Motors is about to undertake what it claims is the largest deployment of Level 2 EV chargers in North America. The automaker this week announced the official launch of its Dealer Community Charging Program with the installation of the first charging stations in Wisconsin and Michigan.

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Teslarati

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. ” GM announced a while back in March 2020 that it would commit $20 billion to EV and AV programs from 2020 to 2025. kWh lead-acid battery in its earliest versions.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2023

General Motors is one of the largest pickup truck manufacturers in the world, with its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra two of its more popular models. GM-Trucks.com reported on the issue, in response to which General Motors issued a stop sale for the two trucks. Image: GM] Become a TTAC insider.

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Electric Vehicles India

JULY 6, 2021

General Motors partners Salton Sea lithium production for EVs . General Motors has announced that it will partner with a renewable energy company’s lithium and power development in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field near Imperial for batteries for electric vehicles. GM to develop electric lunar rover for NASA.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 9, 2021

General Motors on Tuesdays announced the opening of the first dealership for BrightDrop, a new standalone business that's initially focused on electric vans for commercial fleets. Located in Fontana, California, the BrightDrop Greater Los Angeles store will be operated by an existing franchised dealer, GM confirmed in a press release.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 3, 2021

Both General Motors and Ford face something that could be a help or a hindrance as they shift to electric vehicles: their massive dealer networks.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2021

And General Motors is planning more chargers within communities. GM is looking to its network of franchised dealers for some direction on how to expand. Panasonic is reportedly working toward production of Tesla’s 4680 cells, as the supplier has been chosen by EV startup Canoo for its 2170 format.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This means that about half of Ford dealers have opted to sell just combustion-powered and hybrid cars this coming 2024. Last year, CEO Jim Farley noted that Ford had secured commitments from about two out of three dealers for the company’s “Model e” program. He also noted that some dealers withdrew from the Model e program.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2015

GM has launched a “Green Dealer Recognition” program for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealerships across the US. Participating dealers have proven track records in areas such as energy reduction, renewable energy use, water conservation efforts, recycling, on-site nature habitats and community outreach.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 22, 2024

General Motors desperately needed its next-generation EVs to make a good impression. After announcing that Ultium-based EVs would not offer Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, GM issued a stop sale for the Chevy Blazer EV over software issues. Image: Chevrolet/GM] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2022

GM has launched the “Dealer Community Charging Program” ahead of the launches of numerous EVs from its brands. General Motors (GM) dealers aren’t the most popular crowd. But GM is now leveraging a strength of its dealership network, its vast size. – and not just at dealerships.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

General Motors and Isuzu announced a $175-million investment through their DMAX joint venture to build an all-new, diesel engine components plant in Brookville, Ohio. DMAX is 60% owned by GM, 40% owned by Isuzu Diesel Services of America, Inc. —Gerald Johnson, GM’s executive vice president of Global Manufacturing.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Buick dealers in rural areas are moving in favor of buyouts from General Motors instead of shifting toward EV adoption, dealerships said. In September , GM said it would offer Buick dealerships in the U.S. GM is not the only company attempting to push dealers to transition to predominant EV sales over the next decade.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

General Motors outlined an action plan to address the battery combustion issue afflicting the Bolt EV lineup. In addition, LG is adding capacity to provide more cells to GM. In addition, LG is adding capacity to provide more cells to GM. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2020

Beyond a no-cameras showing in early March to analysts, dealers, and invited press, General Motors still hasn’t provided a first look at its next-generation electric vehicles—including the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq that are both due to go on sale before the end of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2021

Owners of these vehicles should park their vehicles outside away from homes and other structures immediately after charging and should not leave their vehicles charging overnight, according to General Motors. General Motors had earlier said that it had developed a remedy to complete the safety recall.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

GM is pulling almost 56,000 for the issue, which it said has been blamed for 234 complaints over the last year and a few months. Dealers will issue the fix for free, updating the camera module as necessary. The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon bring a lot to like in a more maneuverable package than full-size trucks can offer.

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2024

While there have been battery recalls from General Motors and Hyundai over the years, the vast majority of electric car batteries are still in their original vehicles. This seems to be the case with General Motors with the Hummer EV’s batteries, as well as Rivian’s all-electric adventure vehicles.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

Keith McCluskey, the Chevrolet National Dealer Council chairman, has his sights aimed high as the veteran automaker increases its efforts to break into the growing electric vehicle sector. GM has committed to invest $35 billion towards its electric vehicle transition. “We want to beat Tesla on EVs.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

General Motors hasn’t had the smoothest time with its move to “in-house” the infotainment software in its vehicles. GM voluntarily paused sales of its popular midsize trucks to fix issues with their software. A fix has been identified and implemented into vehicles that have begun shipping to dealers this morning.”

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ford introduced its tiered dealer program nearly twelve months ago, splitting stores interested in selling electric into “Model e Certified Elite” and “Model e Certified.” In exchange, dealers are given access to demo vehicles and a factory guarantee for limited EV allocations.&

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

2024 Cadillac Lyriq Sport trim (Source: Cadillac) General Motors says it is responding to a strong demand for luxury EVs by ramping up production of its Cadillac all-electric Lyriq SUV this year. Back in 2020, about 20% of Cadillac’s US dealers, some 170 to 180 dealers, took buyouts from GM rather than invest, sell, and service EVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2020

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered 461,716 vehicles in China in the first quarter, down 43.3% In response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, GM shifted its primary focus to supporting control and prevention of the coronavirus while also ensuring the safety of its employees as well as company and dealer operations.

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