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

On May 27, General Motors detailed how it is replacing its current shark-fin antenna and in-vehicle connectivity stack with an integrated Connectivity Hub Module (CHM), a single roof-mounted unit which combines all major radios, network processors, memory and a backup battery. The architecture will underpin GM’s upco

On May 26, Australian manganese producer Element 25 said it is reviewing its project execution plan for the production of high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) in Louisiana, U.S., ‌citing shifting EV demands and evolving battery chemistry technologies,.
The proposed HPMSM production facility includes bac

On May 26, NASA announced May 26 the first contracts associated with its plans to develop a lunar base, selecting lunar rover designs from Lunar Outpost and Astrolab for development. Under the High Achievability Task Order related to its Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) contract, the rovers will be sent to the m

On May 12, General Motors announced that it was showing its Chevrolet Silverado HD in the UK at a Team LionStrike’s event directed at the British Armed Forces.
Team LionStrike (which is made up of GM Defence, BAE Systems, and NP Aerospace) is presenting the UK government with low-risk solutions for its Land Mobility

On May 18, results of the 2026 North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) study were released by Plante Moran, showing improvement for all six major North American OEMs for the first time in the survey’s 26-year history despite tariff pressures and EV cost challenges, with Ford, Toyota and S

On May 19, General Motors announced a new project to assemble vehicles at its Ramos Arizpe complex in Coahuila, Mexico, aimed at supplying the domestic market.
Production is scheduled to begin in 2027 with the Chevrolet Groove, followed by the Chevrolet Aveo in a later phase. The project is part of the company’s USD

On May 15, Chevrolet Brazil announced updates for the 2027 Tracker, focusing on enhanced safety, connectivity and efficiency features.
The SUV introduces the new generation of Chevrolet Intelligent Driving, expanding its advanced driver assistance systems across the range.
In terms of efficiency, 1.0 Turbo versions n

On May 15, local officials in St. Joseph County, Indiana confirmed that General Motors and Samsung SDI are planning to pause construction of their planned USD 3.5 billion joint venture battery cell plant in New Carlisle, Indiana.
Bill Schalliol, executive director of economic development for St. Joseph County, said t

On May 11, General Motors announced it is cutting information technology jobs globally, including at its Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The action will affect about 500 to 600 employees for positions that are no longer needed, according to a source familiar with the matter, but plans on hiring workers skilled

On May 13, General Motors described how its rejuvenated 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are being built at the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City.
Rather than running a constantly changing mix of vehicles down the assembly line, the Fairfax plant is using a process called “batch build” for the Bolt, in which groups of 30

On May 8, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that GM has agreed to pay USD 12.5 million to settle claims it illegally sold personal and driving data of hundreds of thousands of California drivers to two data brokers between 2020 and 2024, despite GM’s own privacy policy reassuring drivers it would not se

On May 12, Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, announced it is bringing only a few workers back to its idled EV battery plant in Warren, Ohio in May, leaving plans for recalling hundreds of laid-off workers uncertain.
In January, GM and LGES idled the facility for six months i

On May 8, GM announced that new research from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) confirms the measurable progress of the advanced safety features in GM vehicles. GM’s safety and driver assistance features that come standard in U.S. models, even those under USD 30,000, include at a mi