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Talegaon plant workers likely to drop legal options, Hyundai close to GM plant acquisition | Autocar Professional

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When contacted, the General Motors Employees Union’s president, Sandeep Bhegade told Autocar Professional that the union is currently in talks with the management to reach a swift resolution to the issue. The General Motors workers union had filed two writ petitions in the Mumbai High Court. Ryu met Fadnavis last week.

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GM plans to cut spending on Cruise in half this year

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General Motors (GM) held its 2023 earnings call on Tuesday morning, and in it, the automaker detailed its plans to cut spending on the self-driving unit Cruise after one of the company’s robotaxis struck a pedestrian last October. Along with cutting its funding for Cruise, GM predicted capital spending between $10.5

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General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town

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General Motors recently announced a move from the Renaissance Center (RenCen), the building it purchased in 1996, to a new location at the Hudson’s Detroit building further north. GM owns five of the seven RenCen towers, and its absence will open quite a vacancy in the complex. That’s a significant reduction from RenCen’s 2.3

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Opinion: GM Shouldn’t Kill Apple CarPlay, Android Auto

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General Motors announced its intention to drop Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on its upcoming EVs earlier this year. Now we have a new piece out in Motor Trend in which the company explains in so many words that the decision is all about driver safety. You can start to see GM's frustration. Yeah, I have similar feelings here.

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GM self-driving unit Cruise bids farewell to nine leaders amid probe

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General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise has severed ties with nine leaders. Citing a source reportedly familiar with the matter, Automotive News noted that among those who were dismissed were COO Gil West and Chief Legal Officer Jeff Bleich. The October Cruise crash in San Francisco was a huge blow to the GM self-driving unit.

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After chiding Ford for US CATL battery plan, GM may be seeking its own

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General Motors is negotiating a U.S. GM already works closely with CATL, but that relationship is limited to the China market. or Mexico, along with a GM license agreement for CATL’s LFP battery tech. or Mexico, along with a GM license agreement for CATL’s LFP battery tech. car manufacturing.”

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Lordstown Motors Goes Bust

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On Tuesday, Lordstown Motors Corp. Former chief executive of Lordstown Motors, Steve Burns, managed to sell off every share of his stock before the company filed for Chapter 11. Meanwhile, the Lordstown Motors of today is on damage control with the business issuing a press release explaining the bankruptcy and what it intends to do.

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