GM expects to top Ford in U.S. vehicle production as it faces up to $4 billion in tariff costs

General Motors Chevrolet Traverse sport utility vehicles sit on the assembly line at the company’s Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant in Lansing, Michigan, Feb. 21, 2020. Jeff Kowalsky | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — General Motors expects to outproduce crosstown rival Ford Motor to become the top assembler of vehicles in the U.S. in … Read more

Auto executives are hoping for the best and planning for the worst in 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and CEO of Ford Jim Farley clap, as President Trump visits a Ford production center, in Dearborn, Michigan, U.S., January 13, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters DETROIT — The only consistency has been inconsistency for the U.S. automotive industry during the first half of this decade — a trend that’s expected … Read more

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

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

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

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

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