General Motors

‘A really bad deal’: Michigan awards GM $1bn in incentives for new electric cars

Automakers’ history of taking fat subsidies and overpromising job growth make some analysts skeptical of the deal

Tom Perkins in Detroit

25, Feb, 2022 @10:00 AM

Will Rivian’s electric vehicles end Detroit’s reign over the US auto industry?

Investors have salivated over the Illinois automaker – but juggernauts like Ford and GM still have plenty of advantages

Tom Perkins in Detroit

27, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Vauxhall owner to invest £100m to build electric vehicles at Ellesmere Port

Stellantis plan will secure jobs of 1,000 workers as well as 3,000 in supply chain

Jasper Jolly

06, Jul, 2021 @11:30 AM

Vauxhall owner in plan to produce new electric van at Ellesmere Port

Stellantis poised to announce move after talks with UK government over financial support for Wirral factory

Gwyn Topham

02, Jul, 2021 @5:46 PM

Youngstown’s hopes for reinvention fade as electric truck firm sputters

Lordstown Motors promised to bring the good times back to the once thriving Ohio town, but locals are braced for more disappointment

Michael Sainato

30, Jun, 2021 @9:00 AM

Michigan executives sign letter against voting restrictions, including Ford and GM CEOs

About three dozen executives sign letter as Republican-controlled legislature weighs suite of new restrictions

Sam Levine in New York

14, Apr, 2021 @10:00 AM

Global shortage in computer chips 'reaches crisis point'

Consumer price rises loom while dearth of semiconductors slow production from Samsung to Ford

Mark Sweney

21, Mar, 2021 @5:31 PM

General Motors was 'un-Australian' and treated dealers with disrespect when Holden closed

Experts say Senate committee recommendations could end ‘the most egregious behaviour’ by global car companies

Royce Kurmelovs

18, Mar, 2021 @4:30 PM

'All the bones are there': could a new electric vehicle be built in Australia?

With the right incentives, many believe Australia can still ride the electric revolution, reviving its car industry and slashing emissions at the same time

Royce Kurmelovs

27, Feb, 2021 @7:00 PM

UK carmakers plead for clarity as they stockpile parts and cars for Brexit

WTO tariffs could add 10% to car prices if deal is not agreed before 2021

Jasper Jolly and Joanna Partridge

30, Nov, 2020 @6:00 AM

‘I regret voting for him': Ohioans hit by GM plant closure reflect on Trump

Trump’s message of bringing back jobs resonated with workers – but after GM announced it was shuttering the plant, some questioned why they voted for him

Steven Greenhouse

29, Oct, 2020 @8:00 AM

Vauxhall plans physically distanced car production in UK

Ellesmere Port could reopen with workers keeping 2 metres apart amid coronavirus restrictions