New 6 passenger, 780-mile PHEV from GM has North America written all over it
New 6 passenger, 780-mile PHEV from GM has North America written all over it

GM thinks its newest Starlight L PHEV SUV could be China’s best value hybrid, offering 260 km (~160 miles) of all-electric range, spacious six-passenger seating, and a modern technology package at an affordable price. And it’s exactly the kind of vehic…

GMC marks 25 years of Hummer with limited ‘ICON’ EV as sales sink 55%
GMC marks 25 years of Hummer with limited ‘ICON’ EV as sales sink 55%

GMC is marking 25 years of the Hummer nameplate with the Hummer EV ICON | 25, a limited-run edition of its all-electric supertruck that revives the yellow paint of the original H2.
The tribute arrives at an awkward moment: Hummer EV sales fell nearly 5…

Everyone wants a piece of Tesla’s battery business

Electricity demand from AI data centers is pushing everyone — including automakers like GM and Ford — into the energy storage business.

GM becomes first automaker to partner with Redwood across full battery lifecycle
GM becomes first automaker to partner with Redwood across full battery lifecycle

General Motors has expanded its partnership with Redwood Materials to cover every stage of the battery lifecycle — manufacturing scrap recovery, end-of-life recycling, and now second-life energy storage deployed at a GM factory. It’s the first automake…

GM joins race to build batteries for AI data centers and the grid

GM is developing an entirely new sodium-ion battery chemistry for use in everything from data centers to its own factories.

GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech
GM thinks EVs can help offset AI’s energy suck with vehicle-to-grid tech

At an event in San Francisco today, General Motors made a series of announcements around EV batteries, energy storage, and grid resiliency in the face of growing electricity demand from AI data centers. The automaker announced that it would be activating new vehicle-to-grid capabilities for its current EV and home energy customers. It’s releasing a […]

GM’s electric future depends on a new battery — and this building

GM wants to slash EV prices by deploying new battery tech up to a year earlier than planned. This building is key to making that happen.

Cadillac expands into Brazil as GM’s global ambitions and F1 plans converge
Cadillac expands into Brazil as GM’s global ambitions and F1 plans converge

GM’s global ambitions will take center stage ahead of the next Brazilian Grand Prix, with its flagship luxury brand Cadillac announcing plans to open three brand-new “Experience Centers” in the South American nation as part of the lead-up to the race.

GM just laid off hundreds of IT workers to hire those with stronger AI skills

Some of the positions focus on AI-native development, data engineering and analytics, cloud-based engineering, and agent and model development as well as prompt engineering and new AI workflows.

GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies
GM settles California lawsuit claiming it sold driving habit data to insurance companies

General Motors has agreed to pay $12.75 million to settle a California data privacy lawsuit that accused the automaker of selling driver location and driver data, as reported earlier by Reuters. In a proposed settlement filed on Friday, GM agreed to stop selling customer information to data brokers for five years and must give California […]