General Motors vehicle sales in China declined 5.3% between April and June from the corresponding period of 2019, performing below the industry average following a recovery from the coronavirus crisis in the country. China’s total figure, which includes passenger and commercial vehicles, increased 4.4% in April and 14.5% in May, the China Association of Automobile […]
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General Motors should repay $60 million in state tax credits, asks Ohio AG
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost stated Tuesday that General Motors should repay $60 million in state tax credits after it shut down its Lordstown Assembly plant in March 2019. In a brief to the Ohio Tax Credit Authority, Yost stated the automaker in 2009 agreed to maintain operations situated at its northeast Ohio plant through […]
U.S. appeals court stays order requiring GM, FCA meet to resolve lawsuit
A U.S. appeals court on Monday put a stay on a lower court’s order requiring CEOs from General Motors (GM) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to resolve GM’s racketeering lawsuit. “In order to provide enough time to consider the matters raised in GM’s petition, and having considered the relevant factors, we conclude that a temporary […]
Ford, Volkswagen to stay neutral on challenges to new vehicle emissions rules
Four major automakers will remain neutral by taking no position on legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to weaken Obama-era fuel economy standards but want to weigh in on any court fix, according to a document read by Reuters. The Trump administration in March finalized a rollback of U.S. vehicle emissions standards to require […]
Dodge and Kia Motors top J.D. Power quality study
Fiat Chrysler’s Dodge and Kia Motors have topped an initial quality study of new vehicles sold in the United States based on owner responses, industry consultant J.D. Power stated on Wednesday. The study observed problems experienced by owners of new 2020 model-year vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership and figured out their initial […]
Ford Ranger, Tesla models tops ‘American-Made’ car index
Ford Motor’s new Ranger truck achieved No.1 rank in vehicles that contribute most to the U.S. economy, while three of Tesla’s models placed in the top nine. The two automaker’s brands couldn’t be found in Cars.com’s top 10 last year but stood out in the 2020 version of the automotive site’s “American-Made Index.” Ford’s pickup […]
U.S. judge orders CEOs of GM, FCA to resolve racketeering lawsuit
A federal judge in Detroit on Tuesday ordered the CEOs General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) to meet by July 1 and try resolving GM’s racketeering lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge Paul Borman called on GM CEO Mary Barra and FCA CEO Mike Manley to meet in person and try resolving the case which […]
U.S. investigates Kia headlight failures, General Motors steering issues
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday it has started two investigations into reports of headlight failures concerning 392,000 Kia Sorento sport utility vehicles and steering issues concerning 781,000 General Motors vehicles. NHTSA stated it received 74 reports of sudden, unexpected loss of headlights in the model year 2011-2013 Kia Sorento […]
General Motors Cruise looks to hire Zoox engineers as company up for sale
General Motors’ self-driving technology company Cruise, is attempting to hire engineers from struggling competitor Zoox Inc, according to an email sent to Zoox engineers by the founder of Cruise. The move comes as the Wall Street Journal reported previous week that e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc is currently in talks to purchase Zoox, a company founded […]
General Motors should emerge with permanently lower costs, says CEO
General Motors should emerge from the coronavirus pandemic with a permanently decreased cost base after it scrambled to decrease its cash burn to withstand a two-month shutdown in North American production as part of attempts to stop the spread of COVID-19, its top executive stated on Tuesday. “We were quickly able to take out major […]
General Motors and Ford condemn George Floyd death, racism
General Motors and Ford Motor condemned racial inequality in the United States after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, allegedly at the hands of police in Minneapolis last week. In a letter to workers, GM CEO Mary Barra wrote she was “impatient and disgusted” after the death of Floyd and emphasized the […]
General Motors to increase North America vehicle production
General Motors said on Thursday it would start boosting vehicle production in North America from next week to meet increasing demand. Starting June 1 , three of the company’s crossover assembly plants in the United States and Canada will be running two production shifts, and three U.S. assembly plants building mid-and full-size pickups will shift […]
General Motors, Ford turn to fast-payment programs to aid suppliers
General Motors and Ford Motor are utilizing fast-payment programs set up with financial lenders to help cash-strapped small suppliers survive production shutdowns caused by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Keeping small suppliers afloat financially is important for the automakers as they try to resume North American factories and generate cash from sales of large […]
GM delays resuming second shift at three North American truck plants
General Motors is postponing the resumption of second shifts at truck assembly plants located in Michigan, Indiana and Mexico due to a lack of parts from Mexico, a person knowledgeable about the matter said. The automaker, which restarted production on Monday after suspending operations in March due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, will […]
General Motors starts to resume plants in Mexico
General Motors stated on Thursday that it was gradually resuming the transmissions and motors lines at its Mexican plants located in Ramos Arizpe in the northern state of Coahuila and in the central city of Silao. GM Mexico said the assembly plants at Ramos Arizpe and Silao could resume operations on Friday depending on suppliers, […]
