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  Michelin Uptis airless tyre announced, debut by 2024

  11 June 2019 / 12 comments

  Tired of patching punctured tyres? Well, Michelin is close to solving that problem. Introducing the Michelin Uptis (short for Unique Puncture-Proof Tire System), an airless mobility solution for passenger vehicles that does away with the […]

  
  

   

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  GM Thailand not involved in US plant closures, layoffs

  6 December 2018 / 4 comments

  The plan by General Motors to close five North American assembly plants next year and cut up to 15,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring programme does not involve its operations in Thailand, the […]

  
  

   

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  GM to close seven factories, trim 15% of workforce to cut costs – shifts focus to autonomous, electric cars

  27 November 2018 / 15 comments

  General Motors (GM) has announced plans to shut down seven factories and cut approximately 15% of its workforce as part of a major restructuring programme. The move will also see the company shift investments into […]

  
  

   

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  GM to develop 400 kW Extreme Fast Charger – 96.5% grid-to-car efficiency, 290 km range in 10 minutes!

  3 September 2018 / 12 comments

  Future electric vehicles under the General Motors (GM) umbrella may soon be able to recharge their batteries with 290 km (180 miles) of driving range in less than 10 minutes, reports Bloomberg. The solid-state transformer-based […]

  
  

   

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  Vingroup takes over GM’s Hanoi factory – VinFast becomes sole distributor for Chevrolet cars in Vietnam

  6 July 2018 / 5 comments

  General Motors (GM) has announced that it will transfer its Vietnamese operations to VinFast Trading and Production, a unit of Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate, Vingroup JSC. VinFast has also been appointed as the exclusive distributor […]

  
  

   

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  GM Korea told to restructure or risk going bankrupt

  17 April 2018 / 12 comments

  GM Korea is on the verge of filing for bankruptcy if it doesn’t provide a turnaround and restructuring plan to parent General Motors (GM) and the Korea Development Bank by April 20. The two entities […]

  
  

   

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  General Motors says GM Korea may file for bankruptcy by end of April if union doesn’t agree to concessions

  28 March 2018 / 10 comments

  Things aren’t rosy for General Motors in South Korea – the American automaker said its loss-making operations in the country is set to file for bankruptcy if its union did not agree to cut labour […]

  
  

   

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  Baojun E100 – GM’s tiny RM23k, 155 km EV for China

  27 September 2017 / 12 comments

  The recent IAA 2017 show in Frankfurt was all about carmakers talking about electrification and showing off electric concepts. Everyone’s fear is to be left behind, if we are truly heading into an electric era. […]

  
  

   

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  Big wave of Takata airbag recalls hit China – 4.86m vehicles for VW and partners, 2.5m for GM and JVs

  18 September 2017 / 10 comments

  Hurricane Takata is the biggest ever recall to hit the auto industry, and it’s now making landfall in China, after wreaking havoc elsewhere. As China is the world’s largest auto market, the numbers are big. […]

  
  

   

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  GM to pull out of South Africa completely and discontinue Chevrolet sales in India by end of 2017

  19 May 2017 / 9 comments

  General Motors has announced it is quitting South Africa entirely and will be discontinuing Chevrolet sales in India, both by the end of 2017. In South Africa, the company will cease sales of Chevrolet brand […]

  
  

   

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