NHTSA investigates 1.7 million General Motors SUVs over wiper failures
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stated it was investigating if General Motors should recall another 1.7 million sport utility vehicles because of an issue with windshield wiper failures. GM, the largest U.S. automaker, had earlier recalled 367,800 2013 GMC Terrain and Chevrolet Equinox SUVs in the United States in August 2016 to address the
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General Motors CEO expects Tesla to be around in another 10 years
General Motors’s CEO Mary Barra stated on Thursday she expects electric automaker Tesla Inc to be around in the next 10 years, regardless of Tesla’s troubles with turning around its operations. It is “highly possible” GM would be rivaling against Tesla over the next decade, Barra stated at the DealBook conference in New York when
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General Motors favors fuel-efficiency rules based on historic rates
General Motors supports an yearly increase in fuel-efficiency standards based on “historic rates” instead of tough Obama era rules or a Trump administration proposal that would freeze requirements, as per a federal filing made public on Monday. The largest U.S. automaker stated the Obama rules that aimed to increase fleetwide fuel efficiency to over 50
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General Motors wants Trump administration to support national electric vehicle program
General Motors stated on Friday it wants the Trump administration to support a nationwide program to increase the sale of zero emission vehicles such as electric cars, even as the government has proposed ending California’s ability to need more clean vehicles. GM states a nationwide program modeled on California’s effort could bring 7 million electric
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U.S. Senate bill could give electric car tax credit boost
Tesla Inc and General Motors, that have lobbied Congress to lift a cap on electric vehicles eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, could find their way for up to four years under a new proposition from a Republican senator. On Thursday, Senator Dean Heller proposed legislation that would lift the present cap on electric vehicles
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General Motors includes former CIA official Jami Miscik to its board
General Motors appointed former Central Intelligence Agency official Jami Miscik to its board, the leading U.S. automaker stated on Wednesday. Miscik is the chief executive officer and vice chair of New York-based consulting firm Kissinger Associates. Miscik, who earlier served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, is also on Morgan Stanley’s board. GM shares are
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General Motors sales in China go into reverse as market stalls
General Motors quarterly sales in China dropped for the first time in more than a year, struck by faltering economic growth and a wider slowdown in the world’s biggest auto market in middle of a whipsawing trade war with the United States. The U.S. automaker sold 835,934 vehicles in the third quarter ended September, decrease
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Honda to invest $2.75 billion in self-driving car unit of General Motors
Shares in luxury automaker Aston Martin dropped as much as 6.5 percent on their market launch in London on Wednesday as investors and analysts raised issues over its ability to provide an ambitious roll-out of new models. The company, which last year made its first profit since 2010 and has gone bankrupt no less than
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General Motors to recall over 3.3 million vehicles in China
General Motors’ joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, is going to recall over 3.3 million Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac vehicles from October 20 due to a defect with the suspension system, China’s market regulator stated on Saturday. The recall consists cars produced between 2013 and 2018, the State Administration for Market Regulation stated. GM will
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Cadillac to switch its headquarters back to Michigan from New York
General Motors stated on Wednesday that Cadillac is going to switch its headquarters back to Michigan from New York after just three years to be nearer to engineers and design teams as the luxury brand plans to present two new vehicles yearly through 2020. Cadillac moved to New York under Johan de Nysschen, who operated
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General Motors ignition switch criminal case dismissed by U.S. judge
A federal judge in New York dismissed a criminal case brought against General Motors in 2015 concerning the automaker’s handling of an ignition-switch problem associated with 124 deaths. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan accepted a request submitted Monday by federal prosecutors to dismiss the two-count criminal information. In 2015, the automaker entered into a deferred
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General Motors to recall about 1.2 million vehicles globally
General Motors is recalling 1.205 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles globally because of the issues with a temporary loss of power steering, the U.S. automaker stated on Thursday. The recall concerns certain 2015 Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac pickup trucks and SUVs, and consists of 1.02 million vehicles in the United States. GM spokesman
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U.S. import tariffs could mean smaller company, fewer jobs, says GM
General Motors has warned that higher tariffs on imported automobiles under consideration by the Trump administration could cost jobs and result in “a smaller GM” while isolating U.S. businesses from the international market. The administration in May started an investigation into whether imported vehicles pose a national security threat, and U.S. President Donald Trump has
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General Motors to move Vietnam operation to Vingroup’s car arm, eyes sales increase
General Motors has agreed to move its Vietnamese operation to VinFast Trading and Production LLC and distribute Chevrolet vehicles through the local automaker, in a move that could assist drive up its modest sales in the country. The U.S. automaker will move full ownership of its Hanoi factory to VinFast for the Vietnamese company to
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Canada lobbies major U.S. automakers to fight auto tariffs
Canada’s trade minister previous week met senior officials from General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV in Detroit, as Ottawa takes its lobbying effort straight to the Big Three automakers to avert possible U.S. auto tariffs. The Liberal government is depending on industry partners to push Canada’s cause in the White House and others, using
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