GM recalls nearly 600,000 trucks, SUVs over risk of engine failure
The recall follows a January investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into reports of engine failure in certain GM vehicles.
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The recall follows a January investigation by U.S. auto safety regulators into reports of engine failure in certain GM vehicles.
General Motors is adding over 132,000 heavy-duty pickups in the U.S. to a previous recall for tailgate release switches that can short circuit and open the gates while the trucks are in park.
General Motors on Tuesday named a veteran technology executive with roots in the video game industry to steer its troubled robotaxi service Cruise as it tries to recover from a gruesome collision that triggered the suspension of its California license.
General Motors has promoted two former Apple executives to run its software and services operations as it ramps up efforts to develop and market electric, autonomous and connected vehicles.
General Motors' troubled autonomous vehicle unit announced several key leaders are no longer with the company and that several hundred workers have been laid off, amid an ongoing investigation into an October incident involving one of its driverless cars.
The companies agreed to dramatically raise pay for top-scale assembly plant workers, with increases and cost-of-living adjustments.
The company says it's updating the vehicles' software to have the Cruise vehicles stay put in circumstances like the one that led to the incident.
UAW President Shawn Fain hails "groundbreaking" agreement with GM and says union is suspending its strike with the Detroit automakers.
The pact with Stellantis comes just days after the UAW struck a similar deal with Ford, leaving only GM without an agreement.
With the tentative deal reached with Ford, the UAW will now be able to use it to model similar contract settlements with GM and Stellantis.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday that the agency has suspended permits of autonomous vehicle firm Cruise LLC.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended permits for Cruise LLC and its robotaxis, which were being tested in San Francisco. Anne Makovec reports. (10/24/23)
The California Department of Motor Vehicles announced Tuesday that the agency has suspended permits of autonomous vehicle firm Cruise LLC.
General Motors is the first Michigan automaker to report earnings since thousands of autoworkers went on strike.
General Motors agreed Friday to include electric vehicle battery production in its new contract with the United Auto Workers union. CBS Detroit reporter Terell Bailey has more.
Around 1,300 United Auto Workers went on strike Friday against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. President Biden is sending two White House officials to help with negotiations but called on automakers to pay their employees more. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
Employees at three Ford, GM and Stellantis plants walked off the job Friday and more could join them soon, the UAW said.
The UAW is threatening to have many of its 140,000 members walk off the job at 11:59 p.m. unless Detroit's Big Three automakers and the union agree on new contracts.
Mercedes-Benz is joining Ford, GM and other automakers in adopting Tesla's electric vehicle charging tech.
General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state.
