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GM to Add Overtime to Boost Gas Pickup Output

The company will run additional hours at its Flint, Mich., factory starting in June, but doesn’t plan to add more workers.

March 30, 2026
BusinessEquipment

Carvana Stock Suffers After Earnings Shortfall

Carvana's shares tumbled after it posted strong profit growth in the fourth quarter that still missed Wall Street’s estimates due to higher-than-expected operating costs.

February 18, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsAutonomousPrivate

Autonomous Trucking Firm Gatik Inks Contracts Worth $600M

Autonomous startup Gatik signed a deal with a major consumer goods company that will double its contracted revenue to $600 million, helping to build out its business in the U.S. and Canada.

January 28, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM Expects Profit to Grow $2 Billion This Year

GM’s new guidance rests on selling more of its largest trucks and SUVs such as its GMC Sierra and Cadillac Escalade — and fewer electric vehicles.

January 27, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

GM to Move Buick SUV Production From China to Kansas

The Detroit-based manufacturer also said it will likely end output of its all-electric Chevrolet Bolt that’s built in the Kansas plant in about a year and a half.

January 22, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM’s EV Charges Spike to $7.6 Billion as US Demand Crumbles

General Motors will take another $6 billion in charges tied to production cutbacks in its EV and battery operations as the financial fallout spreads from the weakening U.S. market for EVs.

January 8, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Sterling Anderson Is Front-Runner to Succeed GM's Mary Barra

Anderson joined the company as chief product officer in June after working for Tesla and co-founding Aurora Innovation. His job is to bring cutting-edge software and self-driving tech to GM cars.

December 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

GM Slashes EV Workforce After Trump Ends Tax Breaks

The total includes 3,400 workers that were furloughed over the summer at its Factory Zero plant in Detroit, where the electric Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and Hummer EVs are made.

October 29, 2025
BusinessEquipment

GM Cuts More Than 200 Salaried Workers to Push Profits

Tariffs have added costs that automakers mostly have not offset with higher prices, and they are reining in investments for EVs that are selling slowly as the government eliminates incentives.

October 24, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

GM Plans Autonomous SUV for 2028

GM plans to release a Cadillac Escalade IQ electric SUV that, when on the highway, allows drivers to go hands- and eyes-free, the company announced Oct. 22.

October 22, 2025

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