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GM’s Cruise Recalling 950 Driverless Cars After Pedestrian Dragged in Crash
Nov 9 2023 // Cruise is recalling 950 driverless cars from the roads across the United States following a crash involving one of its robotaxis and will likely issue more recalls, General Motors’ self-driving unit said. The cars...
US Probes GM’s Cruise Robocars Over Pedestrian Close Calls
Oct 30 2023 // General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, is facing multiple federal investigations over its cars’ safety, including two incidents where the robot cars appeared not to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks,...
NHTSA Probes Pedestrian Risks at GM’s Self-Driving Unit Cruise
Oct 18 2023 // U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday opened a probe into whether General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise is taking sufficient precautions with its autonomous robotaxis to safeguard pedestrians. The National...
U.S. Labor Department Finds 19 Safety Violations at GM Joint Venture Battery Plant in Ohio
Oct 17 2023 // DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. Labor Department said that investigators found 19 safety and health violations at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio during a two-week period this year. The...
OSHA Investigates Chemical Solvent Leak at GM-LG Battery Plant in Ohio
Aug 24 2023 // The U.S. workplace safety regulator said on Wednesday it was investigating a recent chemical solvent leak at an Ohio battery plant jointly owned by General Motors GM.N and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution...
GM Recalls Nearly 900 Vehicles With Takata Air Bag Inflators
Aug 3 2023 // General Motors is recalling nearly 900 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada with Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel in a crash. The recall covers certain Chevrolet Camaro, Sonic and Volt vehicles as...
Stellantis, GM Pay $363M in Fuel Economy Penalties
Jun 5 2023 // Chrysler parent Stellantis and General Motors paid a total of $363 million in civil penalties for failing to meet U.S. fuel economy requirements for prior model years, documents seen on Friday by Reuters show. The...
GM Must Face Class Actions Over Defective Transmissions
Mar 23 2023 // A federal judge in Detroit certified class actions for drivers in 26 U.S. states who accused General Motors Corp. of producing faulty transmissions for about 800,000 vehicles from the 2015 to 2019 model...
General Motors Files to Trademark ‘GM Financial Insurance Company’ Name
Feb 2 2023 // General Motors has filed to trademark “GM Financial Insurance Company,” according to a record found with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The filing was made on Jan. 24, 2022. GM Financial is the auto...
Safety Probe Opened Into Autonomous Driving System in GM’s Cruise Vehicles
Dec 16 2022 // U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened a formal safety probe into the autonomous driving system in vehicles produced by General Motors’ robotaxi unit Cruise LLC. The National Highway Traffic Safety...
GM Recalls 825,000 Trucks, SUVs Over Headlight Issue
Dec 15 2022 // General Motors said on Wednesday it was recalling 825,000 trucks and SUVs in North America because daytime running lights may not deactivate when the headlights are on, potentially causing excess glare. The largest U.S....
Family of Michigan Woman Killed by Exploding Air Bag Sues GM, Others
Aug 15 2022 // The family of a Michigan woman who was killed after an air bag module exploded in her SUV following a crash filed a lawsuit alleging negligence. The complaint was filed last Thursday in Houghton County Circuit Court and...
GM’s Cruise Wins First California Permit To Carry Paying Riders In Driverless Cars
Jun 3 2022 // General Motors Co.’s GM.N Cruise on Thursday became the first company to secure a permit to charge for self-driving car rides in San Francisco, after it overcame objections by city officials. Self-driving test cars...
Hackers Breached Some GM Accounts, Accessing Personal Data
May 26 2022 // Hackers compromised some online accounts of General Motors Co. customers in April, potentially accessing addresses, phone numbers and other personal information, according to a data breach notice filed with California...
People Moves: Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions Promotes Math to President; Polak Retiring as TWIA GM
Apr 27 2022 // Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions Promotes Steve Math to President & CEO Specialty Comp Insurance Solutions (SCIS), a division of Specialty Program Group, LLC (SPG), promoted Steve Math, FCAS, to president and chief...
Dallas Mavericks Accused of Firing Ex-GM For Reporting Sexual Misconduct
Mar 22 2022 // Former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson sued the team last week, alleging that team owner Mark Cuban fired him in retaliation for reporting sexual misconduct by a team executive. In a court document filed in...
GM Financial to Pay Massachusetts $1.8M Over Alleged Delays in GAP Insurance Refunds
Mar 9 2022 // GM Financial, an automobile financing company, has agreed to pay more than $1.8 million to resolve allegations that the company’s business practices violated Massachusetts state consumer protection laws. Attorney...
GM, Alphabet Win California’s First Autonomous Permits for Passenger Rides
Sep 30 2021 // General Motors Co.’s Cruise and Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving car subsidiaries on Thursday became the first companies to receive autonomous vehicle permits to offer rides to passengers in...
GM Recall Due to Fire Risk Covers All Chevrolet Bolts
Aug 23 2021 // General Motors said Friday it is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a battery problem that could cause fires. The recall and others raise questions about lithium ion batteries, which now...
GM Offering Onstar Service to All Drivers Through App; Options Include Insurance
Jun 8 2021 // General Motors Co. plans to offer subscriptions for its Onstar Guardian security services to anyone in the United States or Canada who wants to download a smartphone app, expanding beyond owners of GM vehicles in a step to...
