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Nick Bunkley

Nick Bunkley

News Editor overseeing coverage of GM, Ford, Stellantis and Tesla; coordinates in-depth projects for Automotive News

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EV Big 3 charge into battle

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A new video from Cruise shows GM's top executives trying out a self-driving vehicle for the first time with no safety driver.

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He was the marketing chief who touted the GM division as "a different kind of car company" and was its president before retiring to become a top Saturn dealer.

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The kinds of instant upgrades consumers get on their phones are now on the way to their cars and trucks. Will customers keep shelling out post-purchase?

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Ford posts 5.8% gain in November U.S. sales

Ford's November bump in light-vehicle sales contrasted with declines at nearly all other companies that reported monthly results.

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GM net income drops 40% in Q3 from chip shortage

GM still expects full-year adjusted earnings to come in at "the high end of our guidance," CEO Mary Barra said.

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GM to build out EV charging network with dealers' help

GM plans to distribute up to 10 chargers to each of its dealerships in the U.S. and Canada starting early next year.

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Tesla blame game has echoes of GM's ignition switch saga

Tesla's defenders may excuse the company in the rash of accidents involving AutoPilot, but it's reminiscent of the scenario that played out with the GM ignition switch deaths until the company acknowledged the problem in 2014.

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GM plants hit by chip shortages to reopen by Nov. 1

GM also said it plans to resume building Chevrolet Malibu sedans for the first time in nearly nine months.

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Grand Cherokee adds interior space, plug-in variant with 25-mile range

The Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid is scheduled to reach North American dealerships in early 2022, following the arrival this fall of the redesigned two-row SUV.

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GM cruises into yet another fight — this time with Ford

The automakers are battling over whether the names BlueCruise and Super Cruise are too similar.

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Ford's rocket man is surely a car guy now

Ken Washington's future colleagues at Amazon will probably think of him as the new car guy.

GM ups EV spending again, projects stronger Q2 results

The automaker said it now expects to spend $35 billion on electric and autonomous vehicles through 2025 and that it will be up to $4 billion more profitable in the second quarter than previously projected.

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GM isn't making many amigos

Using a plant in Mexico to build some of the EVs it wants the U.S. to subsidize with more tax credits isn't a good look. Neither is hiding the plan in a Spanish-language press release.

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End your lease, get a check

Today's used-car prices might give dealers a powerful weapon to help ease the sting of rising new-car prices and earn customer's loyalty.

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