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United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks in Detroit on July 16. The FBI is investigating allegations that Jones and other UAW officials accepted bribes.

National

GM, Union Officials Prepare For Contract Talks Amid Plant Closings And FBI Probes

12:20pm September 12, 2019

General Motors and the United Auto Workers sit down soon to negotiate a new contract. Recession fears and slowing sales are concerns, along with allegations of corruption among UAW leaders.

Lordstown Assembly in Ohio, shown here in 2008, is one of the plants at which General Motors plans to cut production in 2019.

Economy

GM Announces Cuts At Car Assembly Plants In Michigan, Ohio, Canada

6:13pm November 26, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

As part of a major restructuring that will prioritize GM's electric and autonomous vehicle programs, the automaker plans to cut 15 percent of its workforce to save some $6 billion by the end of 2020.

Don Skidmore stands in front of a sign for United Auto Workers Local 735, the union chapter he represented as president when he was a General Motors employee.

Life After GM: A Family Upended By Auto Plant Closure Took Divergent Paths

8:02am November 03, 2018

Ten years after the financial crisis, the recovery hasn't reached everywhere. After the plant at which they worked was shuttered, three members of a family saw their lives change in unexpected ways.

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An unmanned automobile competes in the i-VISTA (Intelligent Vehicle Integrated Systems Test Area) Autonomous Driving Challenge on August 18 in Chongqing, China.

What Happens When A.I. Takes The Wheel?

12:04pm September 06, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

In his new book Autonomy, Larry Burns, formerly with General Motors, argues that self-driving, electric cars are inevitable. In an interview with NPR, he addresses the now — and the future.

The Cruise AV is designed to operate on its own, with no driver, steering wheel, pedals or other manual controls.

Economy

GM Says Car With No Steering Wheel Or Pedals Ready For Streets In 2019

5:19pm January 12, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The car company said Friday that it has filed a petition with the Department of Transportation to deploy its fourth-generation Cruise AV. GM says the vehicle has no manual controls.

The GMC Duramax Diesel 6.6L V-8 Turbo engine, seen here during the 2011 New York International Auto Show, is at the center of a new lawsuit over emissions.

National

Lawsuit Claims GM Used Defeat Devices On Duramax Diesel Trucks And SUVs

1:16pm May 26, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The class-action lawsuit accuses General Motors of using "at least three separate 'defeat devices' to increase engine power and efficiency" in its Duramax diesel engines.

General Motors says it has halted operations in Venezuela after authorities seized a factory. The plant was confiscated Wednesday in what GM called an illegal judicial seizure of its assets.

World News

GM Halts Operations In Venezuela After Plant Seizure

6:04pm April 20, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The automaker says its only plant in Venezuela was confiscated by public authorities. Details are murky: Multiple employees at the plant tell NPR car dealers were responsible for the plant takeover.

General Motors has high hopes for the Chevrolet Bolt EV (shown here during its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last year). It can travel 238 miles on one charge. Currently, the only other all-electric cars with that kind of

Rollout Of Chevy Bolt May Mark Turning Point For Electric Car Market

1:56pm February 14, 2017

The Chevy Bolt can go 238 miles on a single charge and costs about $30,000, after a federal tax credit. But the clean-car industry needs government support to thrive, and that's far from certain.

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Ed Welburn, vice president of General Motors Global Design, stands with the Buick Riviera concept as it makes its North American debut at the North American International Auto Show in 2008 in Detroit.

From 'No Way,' To Global Success: The Inspired Journey Of GM's Design Chief

10:14am December 30, 2016

A lover of cars since he was a little tyke who later trained as a sculptor, Ed Welburn has shaped the physical world we live in as the longtime head of design for General Motors.

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Crash Test Dummies Show The Difference Between Cars In Mexico And U.S.

12:20pm November 20, 2016

by Erin Ross

A car sold in the U.S. may have 10 airbags. The same model sold in a less wealthy country could have 2 — or maybe none.