Articles Tagged with ''General Motors''

The UAW touts "record" deals from the Detroit Three automakers, but ratification of the new contracts was no slam dunk.

MINNEAPOLIS—General Motors and Niron Magnetics have formed a strategic partnership to develop sustainable electric motor magnets.

SEOUL—General Motors Co. and Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026.

MIAMI—Ryder System Inc. plans to add 4,000 BrightDrop Zevo 600 and Zevo 400 electric vans to its lease and rental fleet over the next two years.

FLINT, MI—General Motors Co. plans to invest $918 million in four U.S. manufacturing sites, including $854 million to prepare these facilities to produce the company’s sixth generation small-block V-8 engine and an additional $64 million in Rochester, NY, and Defiance, OH, for castings and components to support EV production. These investments will enable the company to strengthen its full-size truck and SUV business and support the company’s growing EV product portfolio.

TOLEDO, OH—General Motors is investing $760 million in its propulsion manufacturing operations here to prepare the facility for producing drive units that will be used in future Ultium-based battery electric trucks. Toledo-built drive units are to be used primarily for Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, and GMC HUMMER EVs.

DETROIT—A strike that could have halted production of some of General Motors’ most profitable and important vehicles has been narrowly averted.

DETROIT/TOKYO—General Motors and Honda recently announced plans to codevelop a series of affordable electric vehicles based on a new global architecture using next-generation Ultium battery technology.