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☆ UAW President Envisions Unusual Strike—Multiple Companies, Specific Plants
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Nora Eckert | Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Mike Colias — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Mike ColiasMike Colias is a reporter based in The Wall Street Journal’s Detroit bureau, where he covers the automotive industry, including General Motors. His stories explore the auto industry’s massive and messy transition to electric vehicles, self-driving cars and other technologies with the potential to reshape how people get around. He writes frequently about GM and other major car companies navigating change, from EVs and in-car tech to supply-chain challenges and a shifting auto-retail model. Mike joined the Journal from trade publication Automotive News, where he spent several years covering GM. Before that, he covered healthcare at Crain’s Chicago Business and worked as a business reporter at the Associated Press in Chicago.

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☆ The Tension Driving the UAW Strike Threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Mike Colias | Nora Eckert | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ GM Again Lifts Its Profit Outlook, Plans More Cost Cuts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Here Come the Family EVs
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ EV Sales Growth in First Half Slowed From Torrid Pace
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Tesla Recruits Another Rival to Use Its Supercharger Network
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Mike Colias | Jennifer Hiller | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ GM EV Owners to Tap Tesla’s Supercharger Network
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Exploding Air Bags Prompt Feds to Demand Massive Recall: What to Know
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

An ARC Automotive manufacturing plant in Knoxville, Tenn. Photo: Adam Lau/Associated PressFederal vehicle-safety regulators are calling for a recall of air-bag inflation devices that would trigger one of the largest safety actions in U.S. history, citing at least two deaths and eight injuries. The maker of the devices says it doesn’t believe a recall of that scope is necessary. Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made public its demand that Tennessee-based ARC Automotive recall about 67 million air-bag inflators because of a risk they could explode in a crash and spray the car’s interior with metal shrapnel.

When General Motors began outlining plans in 2020 to fully switch to electric vehicles, it didn’t account for one critical factor: Many of the battery minerals needed to fulfill its plans were still in the ground. “I remember seeing a report from our raw-materials team at the time saying, ‘There is plenty of lithium out there. There is plenty of nickel’,” said Sham Kunjur , an industrial engineer now in charge of securing the raw materials for GM’s batteries. “We will buy them from the open market.”

☆ GM Hires Former Apple Cloud Executive to Oversee Software
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Automakers and tech companies are locked in a battle over who gets control of the dashboard console. Photo illustration: George DownsGeneral Motors has hired a former Apple executive to lead a newly formed software unit, the latest in the auto maker’s efforts to reduce its reliance on Silicon Valley for in-car tech. Mike Abbott , vice president of Apple’s cloud services, will join GM later this month as executive vice president of software, in charge of developing both in-vehicle features and enterprise solutions, the automaker said Tuesday. He will report directly to GM Chief Executive Mary Barra .

☆ GM Lays Off Hundreds From Product Development in Latest Cost-Cutting Move
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

GM executives have said they are taking steps to protect against worsening conditions in the economy and auto market. Photo: Rebecca Cook/REUTERSGeneral Motors Co. cut several hundred full-time contract positions primarily from its engineering hub in suburban Detroit, the latest cost-reducing effort from the auto maker as it navigates an uncertain car market. The contract workers, from GM’s large product-development operation, were terminated over the weekend, a company spokeswoman said. She said several hundred people were dismissed but declined to specify a number.

☆ GM’s Chevy Bolt Heads to Scrapyard With Mixed Legacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors Co. rolled out its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle in 2016 to nab a foothold in the nascent EV market and give consumers an affordable plug-in option. Now, the diminutive snub-nosed SUV is headed to the scrap heap.

☆ GM Raises 2023 Profit Outlook, Kills Off Chevy Bolt EV
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Photo illustration: Josephine ChuGeneral Motors Co. raised its full-year profit outlook, citing consumers’ willingness to spend big on high-end models, even as the company tightens its own belt. The Detroit auto maker also said Tuesday it would drop the Chevrolet Bolt from its lineup, killing off its first mainstream electric vehicle as it moves to newer battery technology.

☆ GM Ditches Apple CarPlay on EVs as Fight for Your Car’s Screen Intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV, featured earlier this year at the Washington, D.C., auto show, will be equipped with GM’s new display-screen software. Apple Inc.’s CarPlay, the app that allows drivers to use their iPhones through the car’s display, has become a staple in millions of cars and trucks sold each year and a mission-critical feature for some buyers. Now, General Motors Co. is ditching the popular app on many of its new electric models, along with a similar one made by Alphabet Inc.’s Google for Android phones.

☆ EPA to Propose Tougher Tailpipe-Emissions Standards
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-09 | by ( Sabrina Siddiqui | Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The new standards for light-duty vehicles are expected to cover model years 2027 to 2032. WASHINGTON—The Biden administration is expected to propose extensive new limits on vehicle tailpipe emissions in a bid to move U.S. auto makers toward majority electric-vehicle sales, according to people familiar with the matter. The new standards for light-duty vehicles, which are likely to be announced by the Environmental Protection Agency in Detroit next week, are expected to cover model years 2027 to 2032 and include the country’s most stringent curbs on car pollution to date, the people said.

☆ Ford Projects $3 Billion Loss on EV Business for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ford Motor Co. expects to lose about $3 billion on its electric-vehicle business this year, a reminder of how far traditional auto makers have to go in turning their EV portfolios profitable. Ford disclosed the figure Thursday while outlining a new financial-reporting structure intended to give investors better insight into the performance of its three business units: Model e, its EV business; Ford Blue, the traditional part of the company that sells internal-combustion-engine vehicles; and Ford Pro, its sizable commercial-vehicle division.

☆ Ford Says It Will Lose $3 Billion on EVs This Year as It Touts Startup Mentality
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ GM’s EV Push Stalls Amid Slow Rollouts for GMC Hummer, Cadillac Lyriq
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Mary Barra has called 2023 a breakout year for the company’s electric-vehicle push. It is off to a slow start. The Detroit auto maker is dealing with the slower-than-expected rollout of two high-profile electric vehicles, the GMC Hummer EV and the Cadillac Lyriq, increasing pressure on Ms. Barra after GM lost EV market share to rivals last year.

☆ GM Cuts About 500 Salaried Workers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors Co. is cutting roughly 500 salaried employees, people familiar with the matter said, as the auto maker seeks to cut costs and prepares to roll out several new models this year. The company confirmed that it is cutting what it described as a small number of salaried workers and executives, but didn’t cite a figure. GM employs about 81,000 salaried workers globally, according to a regulatory filing.

☆ Ford CEO Jim Farley Grapples With Problems From the Auto Maker’s Past
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Nora Eckert | Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jim Farley took over Ford Motor Co. more than two years ago, eager to chart the auto maker’s path to an electric, high-tech future. Lately, though, problems from the past are requiring his attention. In recent weeks, Ford executives have outlined many challenges holding the company back: Ford still has too many people, Mr. Farley has said, even after cutting 3,000 jobs last year, and outlining plans this week for another 3,800 cuts in Europe.

☆ Ford’s Entrenched Problems Complicate CEO Jim Farley’s EV Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Nora Eckert | Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ GM Looks to Deepen Mining Ties With Stake in Brazil’s Vale
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Ben Dummett | Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors Co. has discussed taking a small stake in Brazilian miner Vale SA’s base metals unit, a business that mines and processes nickel and other metals crucial to building electric vehicle batteries, according to people familiar with the matter. Vale said in December it would consider selling up to a 10% stake in the business, without disclosing a potential sale price. A stake of that size could be valued at as much as $2 billion, according to some of the people.

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