GM details its plans for an all-electric future with a number of actions and targets through financial commitments aimed at the EV transition, charging infrastructure, new plants, and its BrightDrop business.
May 3, 2022
The new motors will power Ultium-based EVs and were designed and developed in-house with GM propulsion software. They'll debut in the 2022 Hummer EV.
September 21, 2021
Bill Gibson, director of national sales for ELMS, passed away on August 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla., following a brief illness. Gibson is best remembered for his fleet career at General Motors, where he retired on April 30, 2011, as director, sales for General Motors Fleet & Commercial Operations. He worked at GM for 38 years, which included 21 years in GM Fleet & Commercial Operation, which included rental, commercial, and global fleet sales.
August 28, 2021
GM will pull ahead construction of two new Ultium battery cell plants in the U.S.,
and has plans to expand and accelerate the rollout of EVs for retail and fleet customers, and deploy self-driving technology at scale through its Cruise subsidiary.
June 21, 2021
The first-ever electric Silverado full-size truck will have a GM-estimated range of more than 400 miles and will be built at Factory ZERO, the renamed Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center.
April 6, 2021
General Motors has revealed a new electric delivery vehicle that will feature an estimated 250 miles of range following the announcement of its BrightDrop business unit, which is designed to offer a new ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software, and services for delivery and logistics companies.
January 12, 2021
A new agreement between General Motors and Nikola shifts the focus to electrified heavy-duty trucks, with GM no longer planning to build the electric Badger pickup truck for Nikola.
November 30, 2020
General Motors announced its Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles.
October 21, 2020
With a rear seat delete option and cargo upfit packages from Adrian Steel and Knapheide, the 2020 Chevy Bolt will function as a small van with 66 cu. ft. of cargo space.
September 29, 2020
Nikola Corporation reacts to a Hindenburg Research report detailing fraud and misrepresentation by the hydrogen fuel cell and electric automaker.
September 11, 2020
U.S. drivers will also have access to 20% below MSRP on home charging equipment. Drivers with Uber Diamond-tier status will also be eligible for special financing through a pilot program with GM Financial.
September 9, 2020
Nikola gets the manufacturing partner it needs to deliver on mass producing the electric and fuel cell variants of the Nikola Badger pickup truck.
September 8, 2020
In its annual sustainability report, General Motors outlines its electrification and mobility initiatives as well as a previously unannounced electric full-size pickup.
July 17, 2020
The automakers will make over 5 million SUVs and pickup trucks in 2026, but only about 320,000 electric vehicles.
March 27, 2020
General Motors will be utilizing a new flexible, global EV platform to support future products, including fleet vehicles, which will powered by new Ultium proprietary batteries that will offer energy options ranging from 50 to 200 kWh.
March 4, 2020