GM is installing new collaborative robots (cobots) at its Factory ZERO electric truck assembly plant in Detroit, where the GMC Hummer pickup and SUV, GMC Sierra EV and Chevrolet Silverado EV pickups, and Cadillac Escalade IQ and IQL are built. The company’s actions come after GM laid off over 1,000 workers, drawing t

On June 16, Chevrolet unveiled the next-generation 2027 Silverado 1500, which the company describes as its most powerful Silverado ever. The new Silverado 1500 is scheduled to arrive in GCC region in summer 2027. 
The 2027 Silverado 1500 features Chevrolet’s most advanced powertrain lineup to date, including a new 6.

On June 17, Chevrolet announced the start of local production of the previously imported Captiva EV midsize SUV at the Planta Automotiva do Ceara (PACE) in Brazil.
With the addition of the Captiva EV alongside the Spark EUV, Brazil has become the first country outside China to manufacture both models. Chevrolet said

On June 2, Chevrolet unveiled the all-new Sonic in Argentina, a subcompact SUV offered in Premier and RS trims.
The Sonic is powered by a 1.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine producing 116 hp and 160 Nm of torque, paired with a six-speed automatic transmission, allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 10.9 s

On June 16, Chevrolet introduced its next-generation 2027 Silverado 1500 as the most powerful Silverado ever. It will go on sale at the end of 2026, with MSRP and details announced later in the year. 
The fifth-generation Silverado 1500 lineup is built on an updated T1-2 platform. GM production plants for North Ameri

On June 16, GM Defense and Lockheed Martin announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore opportunities to accelerate delivery of critical capabilities by combining Lockheed Martin's defense production expertise with GM’s industrial capabilities in high-volume commercial manufacturing and engineering.
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On June 14, UAW Local 2093 members at the Dauch Corp. (formerly American Axle) plant in Three Rivers Plant, Michigan voted 80% in favor of ratifying a new contract with the company. The deal secures the workers’ demand of USD 30 per hour by 2030, a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four years, among ot

On June 3, Chevrolet Argentina presented the new Trail Boss off-road version of S10 mid-size pickup truck in an avant-premiere at AgroActiva 2026.
The vehicle is powered by the latest-generation 2.8-liter Duramax turbodiesel engine, producing 207 hp at 3,200 rpm and 510 Nm of torque at 2,000 rpm, paired with an eight

GM is reevaluating plans to use lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in future EVs as it focuses on developing lithium-manganese-rich (LMR) battery technology, according to Kurt Kelty, VP of Battery & Sustainability at GM in a Reuters report on June 10.
Kelty described LMR batteries as the “workhorse” of GM’s EV st

On June 10, the United Auto Workers announced that  Local 2093 members at American Axle/Dauch Corporation have reached a tentative agreement with the company that meets workers’ topline demand of USD 30 per hour by 2030, a more than 36% increase to the top wage rate over four years, as well as other gains in a record

On June 9, GM announced it is developing sodium-ion battery chemistry at its Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center at its Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.
GM is developing sodium-ion battery cells purpose built for grid-scale storage, in partnership with Peak Energy and backed by a strategic investment f

On June 10, Redwood Materials announced that in partnership with General Motors, it plans to deploy ~100 repurposed GM battery packs at one of GM’s operating plants in Michigan to provide 1.5 MW/7.2 MWh of dispatchable energy. 
The installation is expected to save more than USD 3 million on local electricity bills at

On June 4, GM detailed the bidirectional capability of its EVs, like the Chevrolet Equinox EV, GMC Sierra EV, and Cadillac Lyriq, that includes both Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) features.
V2H can turn a compatible GM EV into a home backup generator if a storm knocks out power by sending electricity

On May 27, SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW) announced that China's State of Administration for Market Regulation had released the first batch of approved national quality standards laboratories.. The "National Quality Standards Laboratory for New Energy Vehicles (NEVs)" proposed by SGMW was successfully shortlisted, making it t

On May 29, Reuters reported that workers at the Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio, jointly owned by GM and LG Energy Solution, are now being told they will begin to return ⁠to work in August. They have been out of work since January, when they were given a June return-to-work timeframe.
In an internal announcement t

On May 31, United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain called for a strike at the Three Rivers, Michigan plant that ‌makes axles for GM pickup trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
The plant, owned by Dauch Corp., formerly American Axle, has about 1,000 employees, according to the UAW. The Thre

On May 22, SAIC-GM-Wuling launched the new Bingo Pro electric hatchback. The model is available in four variants, with prices ranging from CNY 56,800 to CNY 70,800. Pre-orders for the Bingo Pro exceeded 50,000 units, with cumulative deliveries reaching 13,500 units.
The Bingo Pro measures 4,050mm long, 1,758mm wide,

On May 28, the official opening of the GM Advanced Design Pasadena studio was accompanied by the reveal of the GMC Hummer X, developed as both pickup and SUV concepts. Though a shared collaboration between GM Advanced Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing and the Advanced Design Pasadena studio, GM said the Hummer X co

On May 28, General Motors officially opened its new advanced design studio in Pasadena, California, with the presentation reveal of the GMC HUMMER X concepts as reconfigurable mid-size EVs in both truck and SUV form.
Hussein Al Attar has been named the new director of the Pasadena studio, succeeding Brian Smith, who

On May 26, General Motors commemorated the opening of its Global Technical Center campus in Warren, Michigan 70 years ago this month. The Tech Center was celebrated back then as “Where Today Meets Tomorrow”, and the company says that is even more accurate now with the sheer volume of advancements in capabilities at t