General Motors has purchased a newly constructed assembly support facility on a 109-acre redevelopment site in Auburn Hills, Michigan, nearby to its Orion Township assembly plant, after years of planning work and public grants.
The purchase, completed March 26, gives GM direct control of a plant initially intended to

GM is reported to be indefinitely delaying implementation of its next-gen full-size EV truck program at the Factory ZERO plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, according to three sources familiar with the plans.
GM had planned to introduce updated and lower-cost variants of its full-size EV trucks and SUVs in 2028, but is now r

On April 21, General Motors announced that it reached a major milestone in 2025 by securing enough renewable energy to match 100% of its electricity use across all its U.S. facilities, making GM the first U.S. OEM to reach this goal. The company's domestic renewable energy investments have generated about USD 1.9 bil

The U.S. Defense Department wants automakers to play a bigger role in U.S. defense manufacturing, according to a recent media report. Senior officials at the Defense Department have held discussions, described as early and broad, with GM CEO Mary Barra and Ford CEO Jim Farley, as well as other industry leaders at GE

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) signed an agreement on strategic cooperation on industry upscaling, battery swapping for both passenger and commercial vehicles, expansion outside of China, and ecosystem synergy with SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) in Ningde, Fujian. Under the agreement, more than 15 of SGMW’s

General Motors is preparing its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to begin production of its ICE-powered Chevrolet Blazer for the 2028 model year, currently scheduled for H1 2027, as assembly shifts over the border from the plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Market availability would be expected shortly thereafter.
The move a

On April 10, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) debuted the Xingguang L large 6-seater plug-in hybrid electric SUV, which is set for exhibition at the Auto China 2026 event on April 24.
The Xingguang L measures 4,980mm long, 1,930mm wide, and 1,760mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,950mm and a “2+2+2” seating layout.
With a Chinese e

On April 13, it was reported that unionized workers at the General Motors plant in Silao approved the 2026–2028 collective agreement, securing a 15% overall wage increase in 3 years and avoiding a strike that had been scheduled for April 15. The union had initially sought a 20% wage increase.
According to the Sindica

On April 14, Chevrolet announced the launch of the new Chevrolet Sonic in Brazil, with sales set to begin in the first half of May.
The model, produced at the Gravatai plant, is positioned as the brand’s first subcompact SUV coupe and will compete in one of the largest segments in the country.
The vehicle was develop

On April 14, IONNA, the joint venture charging network founded by BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Toyota, announced a strategic partnership with leading convenience brand Circle K, with more than 7,300 stores in the U.S., to significantly expand access to high-powered EV chargi

On April 7, Huajing, a cooperative brand between SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) and Huawei, debuted the Huajing S large 6-seater flagship SUV set for launch in the first half (H1) of 2026.
Equipped with an SGMW proprietary power system and an intelligent part-time 4WD system, the Huajing S delivers a combined power of 386kW,

GM has confirmed that the recently-unveiled Grand Sport will be the final variant of the Corvette’s eight generation through a video that it posted on YouTube entitled “Meet the New Grand Sport.” About halfway through the video, the Chevrolet market manager for  performance vehicles, says “This isn’t just the return

On March 31, General Motors signed an official representation agreement with Tur Oto A.Ş. in Turkiye. Under this agreement, Tur Oto A.Ş. has become the official importer and representative of Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, and Corvette brands in Türkiye.
Tur Oto will look after sales, after-sales services, spare parts, an

On April 2, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) conducted exchanges on matters, such as deepening the regional synergy in the aluminum industry and promoting the in-depth integration between the automobile and aluminum processing industries, with Guangxi’s Baise City.
SGMW will support Baise City’s aluminum industry in enhancing i

On April 7, General Motors confirmed it will launch the new Chevrolet Sonic in Brazil during the second quarter of 2026.
The Sonic was developed using advanced virtual engineering tools supported by artificial intelligence and machine learning, allowing optimization of design, performance, and validation processes. T

General Motors and its Chinese joint venture, SAIC-GM-Wuling, are reported to be in advanced talks to manufacture vehicles in Mexico. The move comes amid shifting trade policies, as Mexico raised tariffs on Chinese imports to 50% in January.
The joint venture already ships approximately 130,000 Chinese-built Chevrole

On April 1, GM announced that its sales in Q1 2026 totaled 626,429 vehicles, a decline of 9.7% compared to the same period a year earlier. GM says it expects a similar decline for the U.S. auto industry as a whole since the current market has been feeling the effects of winter storms (as well as affordability and gas

On March 31, it was reported that workers at General Motors’ plant in Villa de Reyes, San Luis Potosi, Mexico are now in negotiations over salary reviews, with the potential strike date postponed to April 17 from the previously planned April 2.
The union representing employees submitted a request for a salary increas

On April 1, General Motors announced plans to invest more than USD 150 million in its Saginaw Metal Casting Operations to support the production of the sixth -generation of GM’s V8 engine blocks and heads used in its full-size pickup trucks with new equipment and tooling.
This latest commitment builds on the approxim

On March 30, General Motors confirmed that it has temporarily laid off 1,300 workers at its Factory ZERO EV plant less than three months after a mass layoff and reduction to a single shift.
Workers at the plant were laid off March 16 and are set to return April 13 as EV demand decreases. GM in October announced plans