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Electric SUV aimed at middle class unveiled

NEW YORK: General Motors unveiled an electric sport utility vehicle Thursday with a starting price tag of $30,000, positioning the model for consumers priced...

Auto industry cautious as 2020 starts with forecast of sales decline

Automakers in China need to get used to a new normal of “low speed growth” in the world’s largest car market, the country’s top auto body said on Monday

GM strike impacts 150,000 auto industry workers: consulting firm

The prolonged strike at General Motors Co (GM.N) is estimated to have hit 150,000 workers in the auto industry, a report from research and consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG) showed on Tuesday.

GM reverses decision, will pay striking union workers’ healthcare coverage

General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Thursday it will pay for the health insurance of its striking hourly workers, reversing a decision to push the costs onto the United Auto Workers union.

GM and UAW union making progress in talks for new labor deal: sources

General Motors Co (GM.N) and the union that represents its 48,000 striking hourly workers in the United States have made progress in talks toward a new labor deal but are grappling with issues over the pay and job security of newer and temporary workers, two people familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.

Some 46,000 General Motors auto workers strike in US

The United Auto Workers union began a nationwide strike against General Motors on Monday, with some 46,000 members walking off the job after contract talks hit an impasse.

GM unveils $700 mn Ohio investment, plans to sell shuttered plant

General Motors Wednesday announced plans to invest $700 million in Ohio and to sell a shuttered plant to a company that makes electric trucks, drawing cheers from President Donald Trump who has assailed the US automaker for cutting American jobs.

GM set to end production at Ohio plant Wednesday

General Motors Co said on Monday it expects to end production of the Chevrolet Cruze at its Lordstown, Ohio assembly plant on Wednesday, the first of five plants it is idling this year in North America.

Fiat avoids Trump wrath, but Mexico imports coming soon

DETROIT: Fiat Chrysler so far has escaped the wrath of President-elect Donald Trump's Twitter feed, but the automaker is due to start importing models...

As Trump targets Toyota over Mexico, Nissan faces bigger risk

TOKYO: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened Toyota over its Mexican-built cars, but the biggest risk from a punitive tariff would be for its compatriot Nissan,...

Ford cancels $1.6 billion Mexican plant after Trump criticism

Ford Motor said on Tuesday it will cancel a planned $1.6 billion factory in Mexico and will invest $700 million at a Michigan factory, after...

China fines US automaker for ‘price-fixing’

BEIJING: Beijing has fined the Chinese unit of General Motors nearly $29 million for "infringing on the rights of consumers and its competitors" via...

Will Americans buy cars made in China?

CHICAGO: General Motors will be placing a big bet the American public is willing to drive a car built in China when it unveils the Buick Envision on Sunday night.

Tesla to offer hands-free steering on Model S

Tesla Motors Inc will soon offer upgrades including hands-free steering on its Model S sedan, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Thursday, but the news did not help the electric carmaker's volatile shares which fell more than 2 percent.

Safety advocate urges GM switch fund to intensify victim outreach

NEW YORK: A car-safety advocate on Wednesday urged the lawyer overseeing General Motors Co's program to compensate victims of accidents linked to a faulty ignition switch in its vehicles to take a more active approach to finding cases of injury or death.

GM CEO to reveal multiyear financial strategy: WSJ

General Motors Co's Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra will on Wednesday reveal a multiyear financial strategy that aims to boost the company's profits and launch "market leading" vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported.

At least 65 killed in China’s factory explosion

BEIJING: An explosion killed at least 65 people and injured more than 120 at factory in China that makes wheels for U.S. carmakers, including General Motors, state media said, as the country suffered its worst industrial accident in a year.

General Motors switch complaints began 17 years ago

DETROIT: General Motors car owners have been complaining to dealers about defective ignition switches since 1997, years before the automaker launched the Chevrolet Cobalt...

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