Tom Krisher

AP Auto Writer

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Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, speaks at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Mich., Jan. 27, 2020.

GM to Announce More Battery Plants

The automaker has set a goal to stop selling internal-combustion passenger vehicles by 2035.

Image from a remote traffic camera showing the scene of a crash involving a milk tanker truck in Phoenix, June 9, 2021.

Regulators to Require Automated Braking for Heavy Trucks

The agency will also establish rigorous testing standards for autonomous vehicles.

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GM Will Support Union at New Battery Factories

The automaker had previously said that its battery joint venture would decide on a bargaining strategy.

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Crash, Arrest Draw More Scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot

The system has been involved in multiple crashes that have resulted in at least three U.S. deaths.

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Ford Bets that Solid-State Batteries Will Cut EV Costs

Ford and BMW invested millions in a developer of sulfide solid-state battery technology.

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GM Says it's Managing Chip Shortage

The automaker is diverting chips from smaller vehicles to full-size pickups, big SUVs and new electric vehicles.

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Gas-Fueled Vehicles Imperil Biden's Climate Goals

There are just too many on the road to replace them in less than a decade.

An autoworker assembles a transmission at the General Motors Transmission Plant in Toledo, Ohio.

Union, Automakers Headed for Fight Over Battery Plant Wages

The UAW is calling on GM to pay full union wages at electric vehicle battery factories.

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Virus Surge Slows Ram Truck Plant

Michigan’s worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 outbreak is beginning to slow auto production.

General Motors assembly plant and parking lot, Wentzville, Mo., March 24, 2021.

Starving for More Chips in a Tech-Hungry World

As the economy rebounds from the pandemic, a vital cog is in short supply.

A 2018 Ford Explorer on display at the Pittsburgh Auto Show, Feb. 15, 2018.

Ford Move Suggests Working from Home Will Outlast Virus

About 30,000 of its employees worldwide who have worked from home can continue to do so indefinitely.