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Cadillac reveals the 2026 Vistiq EV SUV
Cadillac's newest all-wheel drive, all-electric SUV will go on sale next summer.
Danny Gallagher11.12.2024
GM is ditching its one-size-fits-all Ultium battery system and adopting other cell formats
GM's much-touted Ultium system hasn't worked out as the company had hoped. As such, it's adopting other battery cell chemistries and physical formats.
Kris Holt10.09.2024
GM shelves the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van
General Motors has indefinitely delayed the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van. Cruise will now focus on making the next-gen Chevy Bolt.
Kris Holt07.23.2024
GM's Super Cruise expansion adds 750,000 miles of rural roads
GM has announced a significant expansion of its Super Cruise operating area by around 750,000 miles to rural roads and minor highways in the US and Canada.
Steve Dent02.15.2024
GM's first EV chargers at Flying J rest stops are now open
About 200 more should open by the end of 2024.
Sarah Fielding12.05.2023
Cruise co-founder resigns following CEO exit
Cruise's co-founder and chief product officer Daniel Kan has resigned one day after the company’s CEO Kyle Vogt departed from his role.
Malak Saleh11.20.2023
Cruise's Kyle Vogt resigns as CEO of the robotaxi company
Cruise co-founder and CEO Kyle Vogt has resigned, following GM's recent installation of a Chief Administrative Officer.
Richard Lai11.19.2023
Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review'
Following the freak accident, Cruise is also pausing its manned robotaxi rides for 'a full safety review.'
Richard Lai11.14.2023
BMW becomes the latest car maker to adopt Tesla's EV charging standard
The change should go into effect in early 2025.
Sarah Fielding10.18.2023
A Google-powered chatbot is handling GM’s non-emergency OnStar calls
General Motors is taking Google’s AI chatbot on the road. The automaker announced today that it’s using Google Cloud’s Dialogflow to automate some non-emergency OnStar features like navigation and call routing. Crucially, the automaker claims the bot can pinpoint keywords indicating an emergency situation and “quickly route the call” to trained humans when needed. GM says the system frees up OnStar Advisors to spend more time with customers requiring a live human.
Will Shanklin08.29.2023
GM says a next-gen Chevy Bolt is on the way
General Motors has announced a next-gen Chevy Bolt. It's discontinuing the popular original model, which relies on old battery tech. The upcoming version will use the Ultium battery system.
Kris Holt07.25.2023
Lordstown Motors sues Foxconn and declares bankruptcy
The car manufacturer previously declared a $171.1 million loss for 2023's first quarter.
Sarah Fielding06.27.2023
GM is working on a ChatGPT-like digital assistant for cars
“ChatGPT is going to be in everything,” GM Vice President Scott Miller told Reuters.
Igor Bonifacic03.12.2023
GM's Ultra Cruise system will debut on the Cadillac Celestiq later this year
On Tuesday, GM finally revealed which model will be first to receive the upgraded features of Ultra Cruise and that vehicle is the
Andrew Tarantola03.07.2023
NHTSA opens probe into GM's autonomous driving technology
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced Thursday that it is opening an investigation into the self-driving technology behind GM's Cruise fleet.
Andrew Tarantola12.16.2022
GM says it's ready to power all its US facilities with renewable energy by 2025
General Motors is on track to secure 100 percent of the electricity it needs to power all of its US facilities with renewable energy by 2025.
Igor Bonifacic10.26.2022
GM is using its Ultium battery tech for a lot more than EVs
On Tuesday, the automaker announced that it is expanding its portfolio into energy management services with GM Energy.
Andrew Tarantola10.11.2022
GM will make an Ultium battery pack prototype for the US military
The Defense Department hopes to electrify tactical military vehicles.
Kris Holt10.07.2022
GM is ramping up Hummer EV production to address huge order backlog
It says deliveries will be in thousands in the second half of 2022.
Mariella Moon07.02.2022
Hitting the Books: Dodge, Detroit and the Revolutionary Union Movement of 1968
In the excerpt below from Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, journalist Kim Kelly recalls the wildcat strikes across the American auto industry in 1967, coinciding with the emergence of DRUM, the Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement.
Andrew Tarantola05.01.2022