Cadillac reveals three-row Vistiq to round out electric SUV lineup

Cadillac reveals three-row Vistiq to round out electric SUV lineup

The 2026 Cadillac Vistiq EV. Cadillac DETROIT — Cadillac plans to round out its upcoming lineup of all-electric SUVs with a three-row vehicle called the Vistiq, a replacement for its current gas-powered XT6. The General Motors luxury brand on Thursday released images of the Vistiq, which is expected to be its fifth EV, and slot … Read more

GM’s Cruise laying off 900, or 24% of its workforce: Read the memo

GM’s Cruise laying off 900, or 24% of its workforce: Read the memo

General Motors’ Cruise on Thursday announced internally that it will lay off 900 employees, or 24% of its workforce, the company confirmed to CNBC. The layoffs, which primarily affected commercial operations and related corporate functions, are the latest turmoil for the robotaxi startup and come one day after Cruise dismissed nine “key leaders” for the … Read more

GM to lay off 1,300 Michigan workers as vehicles end production

GM to lay off 1,300 Michigan workers as vehicles end production

UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet DETROIT — General Motors plans to lay off about 1,300 workers in Michigan starting early next year due to vehicles they produce … Read more

Cruise autonomous vehicle venture in danger of becoming latest GM flop

Cruise autonomous vehicle venture in danger of becoming latest GM flop

DETROIT — General Motors‘ plans to diversify its business through trendy industries such as ridesharing and other “mobility” ventures or startups have largely fallen flat since the automaker started investing in such growth areas in 2016. Cruise, its majority-owned autonomous vehicle subsidiary, is increasingly looking like it might be next. The unit has quickly gone … Read more

Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers most DUIs: study

Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers most DUIs: study

Tesla Model Y, equipped with FSD system. Three front facing cameras under windshield near rear view mirror.  Mark Leong | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla drivers in the U.S. were involved in accidents at a higher rate than drivers of any other brand of vehicle over the past year, according to a new … Read more

GM has cut its Buick dealership network in half through buyouts

GM has cut its Buick dealership network in half through buyouts

DETROIT – General Motors has cut the size of its Buick dealership network roughly in half in the U.S. through an ongoing voluntary buyout program, an executive told CNBC. The 1,000-store reduction aims to increase the amount of sales per location, or throughput, and profits at the remaining dealers, according to Duncan Aldred, global head … Read more