Detroit automakers reassure employees in response to death of George Floyd

Detroit's three automakers, along with the UAW, weighed in on the death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests that have gripped the U.S. over the last week.

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Most GM plants to operate through summer shutdown

It was not clear if that time often taken for retooling facilities for the next model year could happen later this year

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GM’s idled Warren Transmission plant finds a new purpose

But how long the facility will make protective equipment remains up in the air, and there are no plans for it after that

GM to add second, third shifts at truck plants next week

Parts shortages from Mexico had prevented Flint and Fort Wayne plants from adding the shifts last week. Wentzville, Missouri will also add the shifts.

Mexico supplier problems prevent second-shift additions at GM truck plants

Flint Assembly and Fort Wayne haven't been able to move beyond single shifts because some suppliers aren't ready to support the addition

GM working on semi-autonomous Ultra Cruise to operate on all roads

The upgrade over Super Cruise would allow cars to self-drive on city streets as well as highways

GMC Hummer EV goes topless in teaser video

The Hummer's debut has been postponed by the pandemic, but GMC released a teaser video of a fully topless truck

Hummer EV Open Air

General Motors is promoting an open-air electric Hummer.

Workers return to Big Three plants in major test for auto industry

The restart of vehicle production at the automakers is latest part of unprecedented effort to restart massive auto industry amid COVID-19 pandemic

Auto workers’ tenuous return a ray of hope in jobs crisis

About 133,000 U.S. workers – just over half of the industry’s workforce before the pandemic – are expected to pour back into assembly plants

Automakers prep new safety measures for workers’ Monday return

Detroit's three automakers will resume production Monday — but how quickly they can increase production depends on multiple factors

GM’s Cruise unit laying off almost 8% of full-time employees

Cruise, the self-driving car unit majority owned by GM, is laying off almost 8% of full-time employees

Three GM parts plants to resume production next week

The action is part of the preparations to ensure the Detroit automaker has the components it needs for a smooth ramp up of its assembly plants

GM offers junk-like yields in fight to stay investment grade

General Motors Co. is selling bonds in its latest move to shore up liquidity in the pandemic

GM books Q1 profit despite COVID-19 pandemic

The drop in earnings comes just five months after GM lost $3.6 billion in the fall of 2019 from a 40-day work stoppage by the United Auto Workers

Hertz and Avis cancel orders in setback for battered automakers

Rental-car companies struggling to survive the pandemic’s catastrophic blow to their business have been working with automakers to call off purchases

GM tells some plants it will begin restart May 18

GM sent out alerts to United Auto Workers members at some factories alerting them it plans to restart factories May 18

Pickup trucks outsell sedans in US for the first time ever

Pickups beat cars by more than 17,000 units in April, according to market researcher Autodata Corp.

Mourning their dead, Detroit area families weigh risks of autoworkers going back

At least four workers from FCA's Warren Truck plant died of COVID-19 — the most of any facility operated by Detroit's automakers

Feds clear GM in UAW corruption probe

GM received notification that the company was not a criminal target of the corruption probe

US agency finds no apparent air bag defect in older GM cars

The NHTSA denied a petition seeking a formal investigation of full-size cars including the Chevrolet Impala from the 2004 to 2010 model years

GM delays GMC Hummer EV unveiling set for May

Despite the delay, GM said the development of the electric vehicle will see 'little to no' impact due to the pandemic

GM CEO Barra was highest-paid Detroit 3 auto exec

GM CEO Mary Barra received $21.6 million in compensation last year making her the highest paid executive at the Detroit Three automakers.

GM suspends dividend payment and stock buyback to save cash

The cash-preserving moves come as GM weighs when and how to reopen North American plants which have been shut down for more than a month

Payne: Corvette C8 to get three high-performance trims — but expect delays

A 1,000-horsepower, all-wheel drive, hybrid hypercar expected to be designated Zora will rule the roost

Carmakers get delay, more time to meet NAFTA successor’s rules amid pandemic

The federal government will give auto companies at least five years instead of three to meet requirements of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement

UAW opposes early May restart to auto production amid pandemic

'The UAW does not believe scientific data is conclusive that it is safe to have our members back in the workplace,' the union president said

GM ending car-sharing service Maven

The automaker had debuted it four years ago as the wave of the future

Blingtastic Cadillac Escalade comes with $77,490 price tag

Cadillac announced pricing for its all-new, 2021 Escalade as automakers lean on giant SUVs and pickups to get them out of the COVID-19 sales hole.

First GM-built ventilators arrive at hospitals

The shipments are the first completed of the 30,000 ventilators GM is making for the National Strategic Stockpile

Pressure to restart auto industry grows, but it faces major hurdles

President Trump hosted a call with top auto executives as the administration pushes plans to reopen the economy as early as next month

Trump taps Detroit auto chiefs for ‘economic revival’ industry group

The group will provide advice to the president on restarting the U.S. economy after the coronavirus pandemic subsides

Cal Rapson, former UAW vice president, dies

Rapson was an outspoken advocate for Flint-based autoworkers who served two terms as the vice president.

Cadillac Blackwing goes to battle against German super sedans

Cadillac introduces its top drawer, track-capable CT4 and CT5 sedans. The BMW-fighters will wear the badge Blackwing.

The year’s hottest new cars just got cold as ice

Some of the most anticipated vehicles of 2020 were built for pre-coronavirus times. Now that no one is buying, that spells trouble for automakers.

GM to supply 30,000 ventilators to national stockpile for nearly $490M

The order is the first for ventilators under the Defense Production Act

Auto industry seeks help in Washington to weather COVID-19 crisis

Although automakers are wary of being seen as asking for handouts, government incentives like cash-for-clunkers could offer some relief

Detroit’s auto industry steps up against COVID-19

Hundreds of autoworkers and engineers and thousands of global suppliers are answering the call for help with remarkable speed

GM’s China sales take 43% hit in first quarter

General Motors Co. in the first quarter sold fewer vehicles in China, its largest retail market, than it did in the U.S.

GM training 1,000 to make ventilators in COVID-19 fight

Detroit automaker is partnering Ventec Life Systems to build 10,000 units monthly, critical tools to help ill patients battle respiratory illness