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DETROIT — Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla’s charging network beginning early next year under an agreement the two companies announced June 8.

FLINT, Mich. — General Motors Co. will invest more than $1 billion in two of its plants to prepare for production of next-generation heavy-duty trucks, the Detroit automaker announced.

General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV paid a combined $363 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel efficiency standards, according to filings with federal regulators.

General Motors and South Korea’s Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion in a new electric vehicle battery cell plant in the United States, the companies said April 25.

DETROIT — General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric vehicle sales race.

General Motors is trying to speed ahead in the race for metals underpinning the industry’s shift to electric cars.

General Motors Co.’s leader said demand for expensive trucks remains robust, enabling the company to fund a blitz in electric vehicles that begins this year.

General Motors-owned Cruise is working to expand its paid service to all of San Francisco and run it 24 hours a day.

General Motors Co. made big sales gains in the third quarter in a sign the semiconductor shortage is easing, but the relief may arrive for automakers just as consumers get squeezed by rising interest rates and concerns about the economy.

The Hertz Corp. is planning to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors Co. over the next five years for its rental fleet, the companies said Sept. 20.