The feature allows Super Cruise to change lanes on highways within its network when requested by the driver, as long as certain conditions are met. GM's new digital vehicle platform is crucial to the enhancements.

The investment will create more than 2,200 jobs. Today, 900 workers are employed on one shift at the plant. Production of an all-electric pickup will begin in late 2021, GM said. GM also will invest $800 million in supplier tooling and other projects related to EV production.
 

Much as Henry Ford’s Model  T turned the gasoline-powered automobile into a mass-market product, GM’s Cruise Origin aims to make mobility-as-a-service a compelling consumer option. Once challenge: No federal regulatory framework.

The Origin, a self-driving shuttle revealed in San Francisco this week, joins a roster of EVs slated for production at the assembly plant once destined for closure.

Spike Lee's film, coming out Feb. 4, highlights the innovation of the 2021 Escalade with a filming technique that heightens the sense of motion for viewers. 

The Cruise Origin, developed with Honda, is designed with more passenger space, and the driverless taxi will give ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft another rival, Cruise CEO Dan Ammann said during the vehicle's introduction Tuesday in California.

The hugely successful Denali line and an expanded collection of AT4 off-roaders are poised to soon make up about half of GMC's sales, and the brand could add a family of Hummer electric trucks.

The investment will allow more production of the 5.3-liter V-8 engine for the Chevrolet Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban and the GMC Sierra.

A series of leadership shifts, including COO Kyle Birch's promotion to president of North America, will lead to more coordination between GM Financial and GM.

In his latest role, Dane Parker led GM to a 20 percent reduction in its manufacturing carbon intensity by 20 percent – three years ahead of its goal.

GMC's full-size Yukon and Yukon XL gain as much as 30 percent more cargo space and a suite of advanced technology powered by GM's new digital vehicle platform as part of a redesign for the 2021 model year.

The automaker says its new platform will enhance cybersecurity, increase data speeds, allow over-the-air updates and help it achieve ambitious electric vehicle targets.

John Bozzella, CEO of the organization formed by the merger of Global Automakers and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, says: "Unity of purpose, alignment and cooperation will really help us continue to move quickly."

The new association, called the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, puts U.S. and foreign-based automakers under the same policy-advocacy umbrella in Washington.