Kalea Hall

GM and other U.S. automakers are struggling in China amid increasing domestic competition and changing consumer behavior there.

GM made the announcement amid a push by executives to be more capital-efficient and make its electric vehicles profitable.

Changes could slow consumer adoption of electric vehicles and elongate the automakers' recuperation of investments in that technology.

These layoffs come after GM in August laid off more than 1,000 salaried employees working in its software and services organization.

Automakers have historically handled software in ways that don't mesh with what's needed for today's vehicles, experts say.

The Kansas plant where the small SUV is built ended production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan this month ahead of a shift to EV assembly.

GM started selling EVs in Europe last year. It now has four EV experience centers open for Europeans to see Cadillac EVs in person.

GM will offer the Lyriq-V in select global markets including the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

CEO Mary Barra: 'We are not mistaking progress for winning. The competition is fierce, and the regulatory environment will keep getting tougher.'

General Motors Co. is closing its cold-weather testing grounds in Ontario, the automaker's Canada team confirmed this week.

Despite the common refrain that EVs require fewer parts and less labor, researchers have found that EV production so far has used more workers.

For the first time, sales of GM's new energy vehicles, or NEVs, surpassed sales of internal combustion engine vehicles in China.

Updates include ditching the Ultium name for GM's battery platform and building a battery development facility at the Warren Tech Center.

Chevrolet is increasing the offerings for its all-electric Silverado for model year 2025, including an entry-level $57,095 truck.

California's regulations, adopted by a number of other states, are much more stringent than Biden administration rules.

Union leadership at the facility says the automaker violated its contract by letting go of temps, assigning permanent workers to other shifts.

GM will build the coming all-electric Cadillac Vistiq at its Spring Hill, Tennessee, plant where the Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV is already built.

The automaker's retail and EV sales were up.

Officials called proposed U.S. ban a proactive move following a probe into national security risks of web-connected vehicle technology from China..

The two-year deal was approved with 95.7% voting yes.