Inside GM’s new world headquarters: Modernized midcentury designs with artifacts, surprises from the American icon

Inside GM’s new world headquarters: Modernized midcentury designs with artifacts, surprises from the American icon

A 1963 Chevrolet K20 pickup truck and a new Chevrolet Silverado EV sit outside General Motors’ new world headquarters on Jan. 6, 2026 in Detroit. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Outside General Motors‘ new world headquarters, between the 12-story building and the city’s first new skyscraper in more than 30 years, sit two red … Read more

Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with $30,000 EV in 2028

Ford enters race to offer eyes-off driving tech, starting with ,000 EV in 2028

Jim Farley, president and chief executive officer of Ford, speaks at the Ford Motor Co.’s Kentucky Truck Plant to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition, in Louisville, Kentucky, April 30, 2025. Carolyn Kaster | AP Ford Motor plans to introduce eyes-off driving technology on an upcoming $30,000 all-electric vehicle in 2028, the Detroit automaker announced Wednesday. … Read more

GM’s record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025

GM’s record stock performance beats Tesla, Ford and other automakers in 2025

Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC DETROIT — General Motors is on pace to be the top U.S.-traded automaker stock of 2025, as shares of … Read more

EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling

EV realism is here. How automakers react in 2026 will be telling

Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images DETROIT – The U.S. automotive industry has entered a new phase for all-electric vehicles: realism. The industry was euphoric about the EV segment in the early 2020s, but consumer demand never took off as much as expected and, as it fizzled, automakers monitored and planned how to … Read more

Rivian announces new AI tech, in-house chip and robotaxi ambitions

Rivian announces new AI tech, in-house chip and robotaxi ambitions

Rivian debuted new tech at its first “Autonomy and AI Day” on Thursday in Palo Alto, California. Credit: Rivian Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive has developed a custom chip, car computer and new artificial intelligence models that will enable it to bring self-driving features to its forthcoming vehicles, the company revealed at its first “Autonomy … Read more

GM’s new ‘Silicon Valley cowboy’ eyes technology renaissance for automaker

GM’s new ‘Silicon Valley cowboy’ eyes technology renaissance for automaker

GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson during the automaker’s “GM Forward” event on Oct. 22, 2025 in New York City. GM DETROIT — General Motors’ newest product and technology executive has said he thinks of the Detroit automaker as a canvas. One that can be curated, retouched or even torn apart. After roughly six months … Read more

Trump’s South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM

Trump’s South Korea tariff cuts are major boost for Hyundai and GM

American flags flutter outside a Hyundai automobile dealership in Irvine, California, U.S., March 27, 2025.  Mike Blake | Reuters DETROIT — Hyundai Motor and General Motors are set to be two of the greatest beneficiaries of lower U.S. tariffs on imports, including vehicles, from South Korea. The South Korean-based automaker is the largest U.S. importer … Read more

A third high-profile tech leader is leaving GM as part of a software-product restructuring

A third high-profile tech leader is leaving GM as part of a software-product restructuring

Mary Barra, Chair and CEO of General Motors (right to left), Mark Reuss, President, Sterling Anderson, Chief Product Officer, and Dave Richardson, Senior Vice President Software and Services Engineering at “GM Forward” on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in New York. GM DETROIT – A third high-profile technology executive is leaving General Motors amid a restructuring … Read more

Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: ‘Horses are skittish’

Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: ‘Horses are skittish’

A sign opposing a zoning change for a Microsoft data center appears in Caledonia, Wisconsin, on Sept. 19, 2025. Jordan Novet | CNBC The village of Caledonia, Wisconsin, sandwiched between Chicago and Milwaukee along Lake Michigan, is dotted with corn and soybean fields, single-story homes and traffic signs alerting drivers to horseback riders. In September, … Read more

Hyundai showcases off-road ambitions with new rugged concept SUV

Hyundai showcases off-road ambitions with new rugged concept SUV

The Hyundai Crater concept SUV was revealed at the LA Auto Show on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Michael Wayland / CNBC LOS ANGELES — Hyundai Motor has ambitions to increase the rugged, off-road capabilities of its vehicles in the U.S., based on a new “Crater” concept SUV revealed Thursday. The rugged compact vehicle mixes Hyundai … Read more