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Hyundai Motor, including Kia top Ford and GM in US EV market with affordable EVs

Electrek

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, is using affordability to gain market share in the US. With low-cost electric cars, Hyundai Motor , along with Kia, surged past American automakers Ford and GM in the US EV market in the first three months of 2024.

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GM not quite all-in on EVs, will add plug-in hybrids in US

Green Car Reports

Five years after the discontinuation of the Chevrolet Volt, it appears General Motors is ready to bring plug-in hybrids back to its North American lineup. The news was reported by several sources following the automaker's quarterly and 2023 earnings call—including CNBC, which cited comments made by GM CEO Mary Barra during the call.

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General Motors (GM) secures tentative deal with UAW, ending strike

Teslarati

General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative agreement, ending a six-week strike that has cost the automaker billions of dollars in lost production. Spokespersons from GM and the UAW have yet to issue comments about the matter, however. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Hyundai LFP batteries, BMW i3 returning, GM permanent-magnet purge: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

And GM wants to do away with rare-earth materials in motors. General Motors earlier this week announced a partnership that it hopes will produce permanent-magnet EV motors without rare-earth materials—and their controversial. The BMW i3 is returning. Hyundai is working on its own LFP batteries.

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

Green Car Reports

General Motors is negotiating a U.S. battery-supply deal with China's CATL, Car News China reports. GM already works closely with CATL, but that relationship is limited to the China market. or Mexico.

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GM shows commitment to EVs with $3.5B plant in IN

Teslarati

General Motors (GM) recently showed its commitment to electric vehicles (EVs) by continuing its plans for a $3.5 billion battery plant in Indiana, near New Carlisle. GM is currently preparing for landscaping, the creation of retention ponds, and the installation of essential utilities for the main building at the site.

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GM reportedly cancels GMC Hummer EV EV2 base model

Teslarati

Back in October 2020, General Motors (GM) officially launched the GMC Hummer EV. During the Hummer EV’s launch, GM noted that the base EV2 trim would not be available until Spring 2024, which was over three years away at the time. GM noted that the Hummer EV saw a total of 2,028 deliveries over Q4 2023.

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