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Retail Asia14/09/2021

General Motors Co’s venture capital arm has invested millions of dollars in Oculii, a U.S. startup maker of software for radar sensors used in self-driving cars, Oculii co-founder Steven Hong said. GM can use Oculii’s low-cost software to boost the resolution of radars and scale up its partially automated vehicles and full self-driving cars, he […]

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Retail Asia14/07/2021

General Motors said on Tuesday it would invest $71 million to establish a new campus in Pasadena, California to expand its capacity in advanced technologies such as flying cars and lunar rover vehicles. The campus will be used for GM’s advanced design center operations which focus on developing concepts and future mobility projects that fall […]

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Retail Asia16/06/2021

General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp’s locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker’s reach outside the automotive sector. Wabtec, based in Pittsburgh, is developing locomotives powered by electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cells in response to rail industry demand to eliminate […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2021

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General Motor on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac – a self-driving vehicle that takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air. A senior GM executive described the concept as “reimagining the future of personal transportation”. The single-passenger Cadillac – technically, a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) […]

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Retail Asia19/05/2020

The president of General Motors Co’s Mexican unit advised suppliers to prepare to resume operations after the Mexican government said the automotive industry could exit the coronavirus lockdown before June 1 with adequate safety measures. “We are now beginning a new phase given the Mexican government’s official announcement earlier this week to consider the transportation […]

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Retail Asia05/03/2020

General Motors Co executives on Wednesday will tackle one of their toughest tasks: Persuading investors that a Detroit automaker can catch up with Elon Musk and Tesla Inc as vehicles go electric. Even as global markets reel from coronavirus fears, Tesla’s valuation is outpacing that of GM and most other legacy automakers. On Tuesday, Tesla’s […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2019

GM Korea’s union is planning to request further government support for employees who took unpaid leave after the shutdown of the Gunsan manufacturing plant last year. The decision, outlined in a follow-up document detailing a GM Korea union meeting held on Jan. 22, could go back on the original arrangement with the company to share […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2019

GM Korea, the Korean unit of General Motors, said Tuesday it has cut the prices of mainstay models in an effort to revive lackluster sales. Starting Tuesday, GM Korea revised the prices of its major models — such as the Impala sedan, Trax, and Equinox sport-utility vehicles — by up to 3 million won ($2,700). The […]

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Retail Asia31/10/2018

General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra hinted at visiting Korea soon amid conflict over the spinning off of the Korean unit’s R&D division. If the trip happens, it would be Barra’s first visit to the Korean operations since she became chairman in 2016. GM Korea head Kaher Kazem reiterated the company’s commitment to the […]

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Retail Asia26/12/2016

China slapped a $29 million fine on General Motors for antitrust violations, a sign of the growing tensions between the U.S. and the Asian nation. The largest U.S. automaker is accused of setting minimum prices on some models in its SAIC General Motors joint venture. The Shanghai Municipal Development & Reform Commission, which imposed the […]

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Retail Asia23/06/2016

Chinese eCommerce pioneer Jack Ma has unveiled an Alibaba expansion plan aiming to quadruple its customer numbers to 2 billion by 2036. Alibaba is also aiming for a record 6 trillion yuan (US$912 billion) in gross merchandise volume (GMV) in 2020 from 3.09 trillion yuan this year. Ma has also pledged to intensify the fight […]

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Retail Asia14/04/2016

According to industry sources on April 10, GM Korea reported 594.4 billion won (US$515.30 million) in operating losses and 986.8 billion won (US$855.48 million) in net losses last year. It is the worst-ever performance since its establishment in 2002. Industry watchers think that it is largely due to 186.9 billion won (US$162.03 million) of the […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2016

General Motors and its joint venture partners in China reported 421,023 new retail vehicle sales during January 2016, a 7.3 percent increase on a year-over-year basis. “This year, GM and our joint ventures will continue to offer an unmatched choice of products across market segments along with new services to meet the needs of China’s […]

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Retail Asia11/01/2016

General Motors Co. and its joint ventures set a record for retail sales to consumers in China last year, delivering 3.61 million vehicles and the company expects further growth in 2016. The carmaker said Wednesday that China remains the company’s largest sales market, as retail sales rose 5.2 percent from the previous high set in […]

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Retail Asia09/12/2015

Investors understand that General Motors generates the majority of its profit right here in the United States. However, GM sells more cars in China than in any other market, and it was worrisome for investors when new-vehicle sales slowed in China over the summer. Sales slowed to the point that it forced China’s government to dish […]

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Retail Asia14/09/2015

General Motors and its joint ventures booked record retail sales of 2,197,192 vehicles in China during the first eight months of the year, which was up 2.3% year on year. The increase, the automaker said, was driven by successful new product launches and an improved mix of SUVs and MPVs. In August, domestic sales by […]

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