Fleets
GM begins plant retrofit for Army vehicle
Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) to be produced in North Carolina by early spring.
Category: Cars/Light trucks
Manufacturing
UAW agrees to government monitoring, settles corruption suit
Consent decree with Justice Department calls for an independent monitor to investigate future corruption, discipline union officials.
Vehicle Tech
GM to offer semi-autonomous trailer hauling
Super Cruise feature to be available on high-end GMC pickups with haul mode.
Manufacturing
General Motors boosting electric, autonomous investment plans to $27 billion by 2025 (video)
35% increase in planned spending will help company launch 30 green vehicles within five years.
Manufacturing
GM earns $4 billion in Q3 as auto sales rebound
Nearly doubling last year’s numbers pulls automaker into positive territory for the year.
Manufacturing
Bridgestone to sponsor student autonomous racing
50-mile, high-speed race to take place next year in Indianapolis as university teams field robo-racecars.
Vehicle Tech
Ford works with Clemson students on autonomous cars
Supporting Deep Orange program provides skills to students and allows Ford to experiment with new ideas.
Manufacturing
GM spending $2 billion to build Cadillac Lyriq electric vehicle, shows off Hummer EV (video)
Spring Hill investment plus another $152 million at other plants will expand capacity for EVs, crossovers.
Manufacturing
Nissan to exit commercial van market
NV commercial series never dented Ford’s, GM’s dominance of market.
Vehicle Tech
Amazon shows off Rivian-made delivery vans
10,000-truck first order key to funding electric vehicle startup’s launch.
Manufacturing
Honda takes National Manufacturing Day virtual
Video tours, live Q&As, video games replace in-plant visits.
Manufacturing
Auto sales rebound in September, raising Q3 results
Honda posted double digit growth in September; GM, FCA, VW halve their declines from Q2.