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GM, Honda announce deal to share vehicle platforms

General Motors and Honda announced they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding following extensive preliminary discussions toward establishing a North American automotive alliance. The scope of the proposed alliance includes a range of vehicles to be…

Cadillac could be an EV-only company by 2030

General Motors is planning for Cadillac to be a brand with a portfolio made entirely of all-electric vehicles if the consumer demand supports the change.…

SAIC-GM-Wuling venture will build the new Chevrolet Captiva in Thailand

THE joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) will start building this month the new-generation Chevrolet Captiva in Thailand. The model is set to go on sale in the country before the end of the year. The Captiva is being…

GM has now built 500,000 Duramax engines in Thailand

GENERAL Motors’ first diesel engine plant in Thailand and Southeast Asia has now produced more than 500,000 turbocharged diesel engines, all of which fitted to Chevrolet Colorado and Trailblazer models. GM Powertrain Thailand started its operations on…

GM slashes thousands of jobs in tech shift

DETROIT — Even though unemployment is low, the economy is growing and US auto sales are near historic highs, General Motors is cutting thousands of jobs in a major restructuring aimed at generating cash to spend on…

GM to close Canadian plant, but that’s just the beginning

DETROIT — General Motors is closing a Canadian plant at the cost of about 2,500 jobs, but that is apparently just a piece of a much broader, company-wide restructuring that will be announced as early as Monday.…

GM to pilot Airbnb-style vehicle-sharing service, says report

General Motors is looking at yet another affordable way of getting consumers behind the wheel by piloting a rental scheme along the lines of the Airbnb model.…

GM plans driverless ride-hailing service without manual controls for 2019

Non-traditional manufacturers are certainly making an effort to get in on the act of developing driverless vehicles and bringing them to market.…

Starting new adventures ‘like father, like son’

Could there be a more perfect pair to share joyride tales with than a father and a son? …

GM debuts car-sharing, ‘personal mobility’ brand

WASHINGTON, United States—General Motors said Thursday it was launching a US car-sharing service under a new “personal mobility” brand dubbed Maven. GM said Maven, which will compete with services such as Zipcar, was operating in Ann Arbor,…