Jamie L. LaReau

The dashboard of the software-updated Tesla Model S P90D shows the icons enabling Tesla's autopilot, featuring limited hands-free steering.

It’s easier for your car to be hacked than you might think: How to protect yourself

March 12, 2024 at 12:18 p.m.

Modern cars are computers on wheels, meaning hostile hackers can violate your car's software and do what they want to it a lot easier than you might think. Moshe Shlisel...

1922: Doble Steam Car | Even though gasoline-powered cars overtook electric vehicles in the early part of the 20th century, there were other choices for motorists. The Doble Steam Car was one of them. Built by Doble Steam Motors of Emeryville, California, the vehicle ran on recycled exhaust steam and could top 90 miles an hour. One of the vehicle's selling points was it took 90 seconds to warm up. The bad press from a bogus stock sale compelled Doble to shutter its doors in 1931. Steam Car owners include comedian and talk-show host Jay Leno.

Chevrolet confirms new Corvette coming to market in 2023

March 12, 2024 at 12:16 p.m.

Chevrolet confirms it will reveal the "all-new" 2023 Corvette Z06 this fall. Details beyond that are thin, but the possibility and speculation of it being all-electric is out there. General...

A self-propelled car of the General Motors company Cruise is on a test drive May 2, 2019 in downtown San Francisco, Calif. GM is delaying the launch of its self-driving cars.

GM, Cruise partner with Microsoft to speed up self-driving EV technology

March 12, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

General Motors and its self-driving car subsidiary Cruise will partner with Microsoft to accelerate the commercialization of self-driving vehicles, the companies said Tuesday. Additionally, GM will use Microsoft as its...

Workers do final inspection at the Paint Shop at General Motors Flint Assembly in Flint on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.

Hundreds of temps at GM’s Flint Assembly to be converted to full time

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

Around Dec. 23, General Motors Flint Assembly Shop chairman and the plant manager mailed letters to 300 temporary workers as a holiday surprise. The letters told the workers that they...

The General Motors world headquarters building is shown in Detroit, Michigan.

GM invests $76 million in two plants to support production of pickups

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

General Motors is investing $76 million in two plants that make engines for the automaker's full-sized pickups. GM will invest $70 million in its Tonawanda Engine Plant near Buffalo, N.Y.,...

In this file photo, Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO of General Motors, is shown at the reveals of the new 2021 Chevrolet Suburban and 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs at Little Caesars Arena on December 10, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. Barra said the automaker will bring to market 30 all-electric models globally by mid-decade.

GM to bring 30 new electric vehicles to market in next 5 years

March 12, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

General Motors is expanding the number of electric vehicles it will bring to market by 2025. At the Barclays Global Automotive Conference on Thursday, GM CEO Mary Barra said the...

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris attend a Nov. 16, 2020, briefing on the economy at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware.

Here’s who met with Biden and Harris to discuss the economy and COVID-19

November 17, 2020 at 4:20 p.m.

General Motors and the UAW were among the corporations and unions that met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday to talk about the economy and...

The 2017 Bolt EV, Chevrolet's answer to Tesla's Model 3, capable of traveling 238 miles on a single charge. GM is recalling 68,600 Chevy Bolts for fire risk, and warns do not park it in a garage.

GM recalls 68,600 Chevy Bolts for fire risk, warns do not park it in a garage

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

General Motors is recalling all 2017-2019 model year all-electric Chevrolet Bolts because they may pose a fire risk. The automaker is warning owners of those vehicles that until dealers can...

GM CEO Mary Barra waits to greet Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, during a visit to the GM Technical Learning University located on the GM Tech Center Campus in Warren, Michigan on September 2, 2020.

GM’s Barra talks flying cars and transforming the automaker

March 12, 2024 at 12:23 p.m.

The idea of flying cars is back on the table at General Motors in its pursuit of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. The automaker is considering options in...

Workers labor on the assembly line at the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant where the Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles are being built June 24, 2019.

Ford makes big money off Chicago-built cop cars. Will budget cuts and calls to ‘Defund the police’ threaten orders?

August 20, 2020 at 7:23 p.m.

Big budget cuts at some major metropolitan police departments, along with movements to defund departments, are putting a dent in orders for some law-enforcement vehicles, hitting Ford Motor Co. the...

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