General Motors (GM)

As GM looks to deliver on its promise of EVs for everyone, the automaker is recruiting talent from the best. GM announced Thursday that it has hired Kurt Kelty, former Tesla executive and recognized battery expert, as it aims to launch low-cost EVs.

General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans.

Despite a truly terrible year for GM that involved plants being shut down for weeks due to a union strike, Bolt battery recalls, EV production problems, and the nightmare that keeps on giving that is Cruise, General Motors says it should tally up nearly $10 billion for 2023 – but we certainly don’t owe that to stellar EV sales.

Budding EV charging developer FreeWire Technologies gained a significant player in the automotive industry to help get its turnkey charging solutions out to more customers. Today, FreeWire shared that it has partnered with GM Energy to help deploy the former’s ultra-fast EV chargers to commercial and fleet customers in the US.

Hyundai and Kia placed second in the US EV market behind Tesla after a record sales year in 2023. The Korean automakers surged past Ford and GM with stylish, functional EVs built for the modern era.

GM’s joint venture in China, SAIC-GM, delivered over 100,000 EVs in 2023, more than doubling from the previous year.

GM has released its Q4 sales numbers, showing Ultium still ramping steadily, but overall EV sales are down as its best-selling model, the Bolt, winds down as Chevy takes it off the market in its best year of sales ever – leaving GM with only 3.1% EV share, well below the US average.

GM is offering a $7,500 incentive for EVs that lost eligibility for the EV tax credit. This comes after several GM electric models were excluded, starting this week.

If you were waiting to buy the new 2024 Chevy Blazer EV, you may have to wait a little longer. Chevy is already halting sales of the highly anticipated electric Blazer over glaring software issues.

The GMC Sierra EV Denali was spotted for the first time out testing in Michigan. GMC and Buick global VP Duncan Aldred shared new images revealing the highly anticipated electric truck.

GM has revealed that the new Chevy Blazer EV and Cadillac Lyriq are expected to lose eligibility for the EV tax credit starting January 1. According to GM, the disqualification is only temporary due to minor components.

Nearly half of Buick dealers took buyouts from GM this year instead of committing to selling and servicing EVs.

A fire at GM’s Factory Zero EV plant Tuesday night caused the automaker to halt production. No employees or firefighters were injured, but the building was evacuated as a precaution. The fire was non-vehicle related.

I want to preface this story with a caveat: Lemons exist (and I don’t mean the fruit). Sometimes, you just get a bad car. And generally speaking, I have a very empathetic view toward the job of vehicle software engineers. The functions that customers expect their vehicles to perform have grown immensely in the past 10 years, going from basic command and control interfaces to fully featured smartphone operating systems with multiple applications and always-on internet connectivity. Building that into a product as complex and long-lived as a car isn’t easy!

As promised, Cadillac introduced its third new EV model in 2023, joining the previously announced OPTIQ and ESCALADE IQ EVs. The 2026 Cadillac VISTIQ is a new three-row SUV its makers describe as “distinctive and innovative.” Check out our first images below.

In its latest setback, GM is delaying the launch of EV drive production at its Toledo Propulsion Systems plant in Ohio. The company will now begin building electric drives at the end of 2024.

GM invited us to San Diego to drive the new Chevy Blazer EV, Chevrolet’s new Ultium-based EV which is just hitting dealerships now – and to try its new Google-based UI, which it’s controversially replacing Apple CarPlay with.

GM can’t really catch a break on its decision to end support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in-vehicle projection modes. And while that choice does have a defensible business purpose (more on that in a moment), recent comments from Tim Babbitt, GM’s Head of Product for Infotainment, to Motor Trend seem like an unforced error — making an already unpopular move feel even less justifed.

Chevy’s best-selling SUV is going electric next year. GM’s Mexico president, Francisco Garza, confirmed Chevy Equinox EV production will begin in the first quarter of 2024.

GM and Komatsu will codevelop a hydrogen fuel cell power module for Komatsu’s electric drive mining truck – here’s why that makes sense.

Finally, GM’s CEO Mary Barra announced when we can expect the next-gen Chevy Bolt EV to hit the market. The affordable EV will reemerge on GM’s Ultium platform in 2025.