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Workers prepare to build ventilators at the General Motors manufacturing facility in Kokomo, Indiana, on April 7, 2020. GM began working with Seattle-area ventilator maker Ventec Life Systems to increase the company's production to help during the coronavirus pandemic.

30,000 ventilators: GM, Ventec joint effort nears stockpile production goal

August 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Five months ago, as the coronavirus pandemic surged across the nation, the urgency to build more critical care ventilators swelled to meet a shortage of the life saving machines. So...

The Lordstown Endurance electric pickup truck is shown June 25, 2020, at Lordstown Motors Corp. in Lordstown, Ohio. The vehicle, due to market next year, is said to deliver the equivalent of 75 mpg.

Lordstown Motors, an electric truck rival to Rivian and Tesla, gets GM investment and becomes publicly traded

August 3, 2020 at 2:55 p.m.

Electric-truck maker Lordstown Motors is becoming a publicly traded company in a deal that will add $675 million to its coffers and boost its valuation to $1.6 billion. This transaction...

Mary Barra, chairman and CEO of General Motors, speaks before the General Motors shareholder's meeting at the Renaissance Center in Detroit on June 12, 2018.

A strange new name for GM? Analyst suggests it, CEO Mary Barra deals with it — diplomatically

July 30, 2020 at 11:56 a.m.

The name General Motors has been around for more than a century, so maybe it's time to dust it off and ditch the antiquated moniker for something more ... trendy...

Some car brands, such as Toyota, use soy-coated wiring, which can be a delicious treat to a rodent.

‘Crime of opportunity’: Rodents cause engine damage amid coronavirus

June 19, 2020 at 12:04 p.m.

There was once a little mouse that caused a big problem. The critter crawled up in the wheel well of a parked car, made his way over the brakes and...

GM will be a leaner company post-coronavirus, CEO Mary Barra

June 4, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the next several weeks are critical for the automaker to rebuild pickup inventory, keep workers healthy and apply a "laser-like focus on our cost...

Workers in the auto parts production line of the Bosch factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on Jan. 11, 2017.

US auto industry preps for restart — and it all depends on Mexico

May 5, 2020 at 11:33 a.m.

The Detroit auto industry cannot restart if parts suppliers in Mexico remain down. With about 40% of imported auto parts coming from south of the border, and parts made in...

Workers labor on the assembly line at the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant where the Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles are being built June 24, 2019.

Carmakers in US hope to restart, but it all depends on Mexico

May 4, 2020 at 3:33 p.m.

The Detroit auto industry cannot restart if parts suppliers in Mexico remain down. With about 40% of imported auto parts coming from south of the border, and parts made in...

Coronavirus could derail Cadillac’s plan for massive product rejuvenation

April 3, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.

This time last year, General Motors' luxury brand, Cadillac, had just finished moving its headquarters from New York back to Warren, Mich. Cadillac's leaders wanted to be closer to vehicle...

Employees vehicles are parked in a lot at the Ford assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario, Thursday, March 19, 2020.

GM, Ford and FCA fight for customers with increased service and deals

March 24, 2020 at 4:09 p.m.

Emergency room nurse Adam Blanton doesn't have any extra time to drive 90 minutes to the car dealership, especially during a public health crisis. Blanton is also a volunteer firefighter...

General Motors' Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) plant in Ypsilanti, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020.

UAW and GM agree to run parts distribution centers with paid volunteers only

March 20, 2020 at 4:32 p.m.

The UAW and General Motors have settled the fate of their parts distribution centers as anxious workers at the facilities fretted over having to show up during the coronavirus pandemic....

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