GM offers buyouts to most US salaried workers to trim costs
The company says the offers also are designed to avoid any possible firings at a later date.
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The company says the offers also are designed to avoid any possible firings at a later date.
GM says it plans to save $2 billion over the next two years, and that will come from "reducing corporate expenses, overhead, and complexity in all our products."
Among the celebrities making an appearance in Super Bowl LVII ads are Adam Driver, Will Ferrell and Serena Williams.
With the global shortage of semiconductors still crimping U.S auto production, General Motors has signed a deal with chipmaker GlobalFoundries to dedicate part of an upstate New York factory to supply the automaker.
Government's new classification of cars that qualify for the generous tax credit is a win for Tesla and other automakers.
Rising factory output led to strong U.S. sales at the end of last year, pushing General Motors' fourth-quarter net income up 16% over the same period a year ago.
Factories in Rochester, New York; Defiance, Ohio; and Bay City, Michigan; also will see investments, some to make V8 engine components as well as parts for future electric vehicles, the company said Friday.
The fastest Corvette ever made comes out later this year, and it's not powered solely by a howling V8.
General Motors will attempt to enter Formula One by partnering with Andretti Global under its Cadillac banner as it supports Michael Andretti's bid to launch a two-car American team.
On Dec. 30, 1936, workers at the General Motors body plant in Flint took part in what was called the most significant strike in American labor history.
General Motors is recalling nearly 140,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars in the U.S. and Canada to fix a seat belt problem that can cause fires.
US safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General Motors' Cruise LLC can stop too quickly or unexpectedly stop moving, potentially stranding passengers.
General Motors is recalling more than 825,000 SUVs and cars in the U.S. and Canada because the daytime running lights may not turn off when the headlights are on.
A joint venture between General Motors and South Korean battery company LG Energy Solution has closed on a $2.5 billion federal loan to help finance three lithium-ion battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan.
Workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery factory in Ohio have voted to join the United Auto Workers union.
General Motors is recalling nearly 340,000 big SUVs in the U.S. because their daytime running lights may not shut off when the regular headlights are on.
General Motors is partnering with Microvast, a battery manufacturer, to develop special EV battery separator technology and build a plant in the U.S.
General Motors said Wednesday that it has secured all of the renewable energy it needs to power all of its U.S. facilities by 2025, 25 years ahead of earlier projections.
The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported earnings of $3.3 billion from July through September, compared with $2.42 billion a year earlier.
An internship meant to help increase diversity in the automotive media world has been relaunched by General Motors.
GM Financial has agreed to pay over $3.5 million to resolve allegations it violated a U.S. federal law.
If you're looking for a job, you may want to head Downriver. That's because General Motors will be hosting a hiring event to fill positions for warehouse workers at the Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant.
The automaker said it would install two new press lines, complete press and die upgrades and make renovations to the Marion, Indiana, plant, where a roughly 6,000-square-foot addition also is planned.
The latest came Thursday from General Motors, a Chevrolet Equinox small SUV with a starting price somewhere around $30,000 and a range-per-charge of 250 miles (400 kilometers). You can get a range of 300 miles (500 kilometers) if you pay more.
General Motors said Wednesday that a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits.
