On December 23, Chevrolet announced the launch of the MyChevrolet Charging app, designed for electric vehicle owners in Brazil.
The app allows users to locate charging points, schedule EZ Volt chargers up to 24 hours in advance, and utilize energy credits provided with the purchase of Blazer EV and Equinox EV models.

The name a brand chooses for an automobile is significant and many names have gone on to be quite consequential culturally, either positively or negatively. This is particularly important with anything new. When the first generation of fully electric vehicles launched, the names of those vehicles evoked what the car

On April 13, Chevrolet announced the expansion of its heavy-duty truck line with the addition of the off-road performance-oriented 2024 Silverado HD ZR2, the brand’s flagship heavy-duty off-roader, as well as the 2024 Silverado HD ZR2 Bison.
The addition for model year 2024 will give Chevrolet three performance picku

According to media reports, Mazda is poised to launch the all-new CX-70 CUV, which will slot between the CX-50 and the also new-for-2024 (model year) CX-90 CUVs.
It will be a 2-row CUV with seating for five passengers and will ride on the same platform as the CX-90.
It is also expected to share propulsion systems wi

On January 17, Chevrolet introduced the 2024 Corvette E-Ray, the first-ever electrified Corvette in the nameplate’s 70-year history.
Produced at GM’s Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky, the 2024 Corvette E-Ray 1LZ coupe and 1LZ convertible go on sale in 2023
   • Power comes from a 6.2-liter LT2 Small Block V8

On October 5, GM do Brasil announced that its plant in Joinville will begin operating on three shifts as of November 1.
Approximately 130 people are expected to be hired, totaling 762 employees at the plant.
With addition of the third shift, the factory's production capacity will grow by more than 30%, from 312,000 u

On June 13 at GM's annual shareholder meeting Monday, GM CEO Mary Barra let investors know that going forward the company will not be developing new HEV or PHEV models, but rather concentrate on BEV models in its push to electrification.
"GM has more than 25 years of electrification experience including with the plug

On April 5, the U.S. the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has launched an official investigation into LG Energy Solution's (LGES) high-voltage EV batteries after their internal failures in several vehicle models led to fire risks and recalls.
The action, which affects 138,324

On April 4, GM restarted production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV at its Orion Assembly plant.
GM halted production of the EVs in August 2021 for a battery fire risk, but reopened briefly in November 2021 to build new Bolts for customers needing transportation.
The OEM and supplier LG Energy Solution identified

On June 24, General Motors confirmed that it expects to sell its closed Warren Transmission plant by the third quarter of 2021.
GM did not specify the potential developer, but in a statement, said that a "prospective buyer is under contract to purchase GM’s former Warren Transmission plant. The prospective buyer is c

On November 13, General Motors announced it has filed a voluntary recall with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for all 2017-19 model year Chevrolet Bolt EVs because they may pose a fire risk.
The recall involves 68,667 Chevrolet Bolt EVs globally, with 50,925 of those in the U.S.
The Ch

On October 29, Chevrolet announced plans to offer its newly-developed Electric Connect and Cruise package for retrofit to ICE vehicles in the second half of 2021.
As part of the SEMA show this year, which is virtual due to the coronavirus epidemic, Chevrolet is showcasing a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric pr

On September 21, Chevrolet introduced the 2021 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with new mechanical and technological updates, including the addition of an available Multi-Flex Tailgate.
The 2021 Silverado 1500 will begin production in September and arrive at Chevrolet dealerships throughout fall 2020.
The Multi-Flex Tailgat

As GM and Ford prepare to develop and launch their electric vehicles, some European manufacturers are cautious about the U.S. market.
On March 10, BMW confirmed that it will not bring its electric iX3 crossover to the U.S. market, which was scheduled to arrive in the first half of 2021, following a decision by Merced

On March 4, General Motors presented its electric vehicle strategy using a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries.
GM plans 19 different battery and drive unit configurations initially, with Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick all l

As GM is negotiating to sell its sprawling Lordstown complex to an electric-vehicle startup, Lordstown Motors Corp., it is also moving to build a joint-venture battery-cell manufacturing operation in the same Ohio region, reportedly in conjunction with LG Chem Ltd., according to a source familiar with the matter.
The

In recent filings to the state of Delaware, GM and FCA each disclosed that they have agreements to purchase greenhouse gas credits from Tesla as a means to comply with the United States’ environmental regulations.
Tesla has generated part of its revenues for many years from selling credits to unnamed OEMs that were i

On May 8, General Motors announced that it has forged an agreement with Canadian trade union Unifor to save approximately 300 of the 2,600 endangered union jobs at the company’s Oshawa Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada.
GM will invest CAD 170 million in the Oshawa plant to transition to "stamping, sub-assembly and mi

On March 7, General Motors announced it will lay off 80 workers at its Pontiac Metal Center by the end of April in connection to its plan to idle the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant, where it builds the Chevrolet Volt electric hybrid and Buick LaCrosse sedans.
The Pontiac Metal Center has been stamping metal for tho

On February 15, GM ended production of the Chevrolet Volt and Buick LaCrosse at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant, to better align "production schedules with customer demand", according to the company, suggesting unsold inventories on factory and dealer lots.
In production since 2010, the Volt was among the first plug-in h