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Raindrops are seen on Toyota car logo in Krakow, Poland on December 23, 2024. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON

Another Automaker Donating $1 Million to Trump’s Big Day

Ford and General Motors have said they would give the same amount, as well as providing vehicles, for festivities.

Emell Derra Adolphus

A Cruise self-driving car seen outside the company’s headquarters in San Francisco
PUMP THE BRAKES

Cruise Kept Driverless Cars Despite Issues Detecting Kids

During one test drive, the car’s software reportedly recognized a child-sized dummy but still ran into it at 28 miles per hour.

Alex Nguyen

Striking United Auto Workers union members embrace at the end of their picket shift
MAKING A DEAL

UAW Reaches Tentative Agreement With GM

It comes two days after UAW expanded the strike at General Motors to a fourth assembly plant.

Alex Nguyen

United Auto Workers (UAW) union members picket outside Ford's Kentucky truck plant after going on strike in Louisville, Kentucky.
DEAL TIME

UAW Reaches Deal With Stellantis as Strike Continues

If the deal is approved it will leave General Motors (GM) as the only company left that has not yet reached an agreement with the union.

Decca Muldowney

U.S. President Joe Biden joins striking members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) on the picket line
‘STICK WITH IT’

Biden Supports Workers at UAW Picket Line in Michigan

This comes a day before Donald Trump will deliver a speech in Detroit at a non-union automotive parts manufacturer.

Alex Nguyen

People attend a UAW rally to support striking workers outside an assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sept. 21, 2023.
NEW WALKOUTS

UAW Strike Now Expanding to 38 Stellantis and GM Facilities

“We will shut down parts distribution centers until those two companies come to their senses and come to the bargaining table.”

Alex Nguyen

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Striking United Auto Workers members
‘NOBODY WINS’

Auto Giants Announce Layoffs as UAW Strike Continues

Among them, General Motors is stopping production at an assembly plant in Fairfax, Kansas—and laying off roughly 2,000 people.

Brett Bachman

A yellow Chevy Bolt EV.
END OF AN ERA

GM Is Phasing Out the Chevy Bolt EV This Year

The move comes as a blow to those looking for electric vehicles on a budget.

Katie Hawkinson

The GM logo outside their plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
ANYONE...?

General Motors Asks Staff to Quit After Promising No Layoffs

Just last week, GM also cut an unspecified number of white-collar employees following their “most recent performance calibration.”

Katie Hawkinson

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‘SHILLING’

Malcolm Gladwell Is Also a Paid Endorser for General Motors

The famed writer is “shilling” for a private company, critics say, potentially running afoul of journalistic ethics. But Gladwell defends the ad as backing a brand he believes in.

Lloyd Grove

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THAT NEW CAR SMELL

GM to Stop Making Gasoline and Diesel Cars Within 15 Years

It comes a day after Biden signed executive orders on climate change, including an order to switch the government’s own vehicles to electric.

Ana Lucia Murillo

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