Category: General Motors

GM, Hertz Make Deal to Deploy up to 175,000 EVs

Rental car company Hertz Global Holdings plans to order up to 175,000 General Motors Co. electric vehicles over the next five years, its latest move toward zero-emission models. The multi-billion dollar, multi-year deal could be the first of many GM agreements to supply electric vehicles to rental car companies, said Steve Carlisle, the automaker’s North…


GM Startup Cruise Recalls and Revises Self-Driving Software After Crash

WASHINGTON—General Motors startup Cruise LLC said Thursday it had recalled and updated software in 80 self-driving vehicles after a June crash in San Francisco that left two people injured. Federal regulators said the recalled software could “incorrectly predict” an oncoming vehicle’s path. Cruise said it had determined this unusual scenario would not recur after the…


US Extends Public Input on GM, Ford Self-Driving Petitions

WASHINGTON—U.S. auto safety regulators will extend a deadline for public input on General Motors and Ford Motor petitions seeking to deploy a limited number of self-driving vehicles without human controls like steering wheels and brake pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday made the 30-day extension of the public comment on the…


GM, Ford Confront Wall Street’s Recession Fears

DETROIT—General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. are about to replay a script they have played out many times before—trying to convince investors they can get through a recession without skidding into the red. Analysts have been cutting share price targets and profit estimates for the Detroit automakers over the past several weeks, in tandem…


GM, Ford Seek US OK to Deploy Self-Driving Vehicles Without Steering Wheels

General Motors and Ford Motor have asked U.S. auto safety regulators to grant exemptions to deploy a limited number of self-driving vehicles without human controls like steering wheels and brake pedals. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday published the separate petitions and opened them for public comment for 30 days. NHTSA has…


GM CEO Says ‘We Are Selling Every Truck We Can Build’

DETROIT—General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra said on Monday the automaker is “selling every truck we can build” and expanding North American truck-building capacity, even as U.S. gasoline prices hit record highs. Barra made her comments during the automaker’s annual shareholder meeting. GM is pursuing a two-track strategy: Investing heavily in electric vehicles for…


Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota Urge Congress to Lift EV Tax Credits Cap

By Riley Beggin From The Detroit News WASHINGTON—Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co., Stellantis NV, and Toyota Motor Corp. sent a letter to congressional leaders Monday urging them to lift the 200,000 customer cap for existing electric vehicle tax credits. The letter from the nation’s four largest automakers comes as Democrats in Congress are negotiating…


GM to Launch Production of Chevrolet Tracker SUV in Argentina in July

General Motors Co. (GM) will begin production of its Chevrolet Tracker SUV in Argentina next month, the U.S. automaker and the Argentine government said Wednesday. Shilpan Amin, a GM senior vice president and president of GM Internationational, discussed production plans with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez in a meeting in Los Angeles, GM and the Argentine…


US Ends GM Steering Investigation Without Seeking a Recall

DETROIT—U.S. safety regulators have closed an investigation into sticky power steering on thousands of older General Motors SUVs and will not seek a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says GM in 2014 issued “special coverage” to fix the problem on the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and other models. The coverage replaced a steering…


GM’s Cruise Wins First California Permit to Carry Paying Riders in Driverless Cars

OAKLAND, Calif.—General Motors Co’s Cruise on Thursday became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, after it overcame objections by city officials. Self-driving test cars with human safety drivers have become a constant sight in San Francisco, and completely driverless ones are increasingly common too. Turning…