general motors

COVID-19 Triggers Closure Of GM’s Car-Sharing Platform, Maven
COVID-19 Triggers Closure Of GM’s Car-Sharing Platform, Maven
April 21, 2020  |  Coronavirus

General Motors’ car-sharing company Maven has been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic and other lingering concerns, the company said on Tuesday (April 21)....

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GM Cruise Introduces Origin Self-Driving Vehicle
GM Cruise Introduces Origin Self-Driving Vehicle
January 22, 2020  |  Retail

After delaying the rollout of a public self-driving vehicle service six months ago, Cruise, a majority-owned General Motors subsidiary, introduced its first vehicle designed to...

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Former GM Chief Says Ditch Vehicle Ownership For Ridesharing
Former GM Chief Says Ditch Vehicle Ownership For Ridesharing
December 12, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

What was once a radical idea is seeming much less radical these days, and thanks has to go to modern payments and commerce, among other...

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GM Enters $2.3B JV To Further Production Of Electric Vehicles
GM Enters $2.3B JV To Further Production Of Electric Vehicles
December 09, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

General Motors announced that it is partnering with Korea’s LG Chem to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. The companies will together invest up...

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GM Lets Car Owners Download Alexa Software
GM Lets Car Owners Download Alexa Software
September 25, 2019  |  Alexa

General Motors will let U.S. owners of vehicles that are 2018 models or newer download Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant software to control phones, navigation and...

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Google, Amazon Map Out Retail Future On The Road
Google, Amazon Map Out Retail Future On The Road
September 17, 2019  |  Retail

The future of retail is playing out in multiple places, not the least of which is the open road. That’s where the connected vehicle ecosystem...

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Car Companies Call For Softer Self-Driving Regulations
Car Companies Call For Softer Self-Driving Regulations
August 30, 2019  |  Regulation

As federal regulators are rewriting rules for autonomous cars, and around 90 organizations have offered up public comments about proposed regulation, according to CNBC. Many...

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GM Posts Better-Than-Expected Q1 Profits
GM Posts Better-Than-Expected Q1 Profits
April 30, 2019  |  Earnings

General Motors reported quarterly profit that was higher than expected on Tuesday (April 30), and the company said its shares were helped by holdings in...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple’s Chris Larsen Gifts $25M In Crypto; BMW, GM To Share Autonomous Car Data Via Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: Ripple’s Chris Larsen Gifts $25M In Crypto; BMW, GM To Share Autonomous Car...
April 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The co-founder of Ripple, Chris Larsen, along with his wife and Rippleworks, donated $25 million in digital currency to a California university, Coindesk reported. San...

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