/tags/gm GM en-US Copyright Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:12:44 GMT /2021-04-09/more-plants-at-gm-go-dark-as-chip-shortage-continues-to-bite Ford, Stellantis, and now GM again: Auto makers continue to close plants as they reel from a shortage of chips that poses a critical challenge for the sector. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:12:44 GMT /2021-04-09/more-plants-at-gm-go-dark-as-chip-shortage-continues-to-bite Camila Domonoske /news-partners/2020-12-16/all-the-oomph-minus-the-vroom-electric-pickups-take-aim-at-american-market Automakers hope Americans will be willing to switch to battery-powered vehicles, for their trucks' sakes, as they race to bring the first electric pickup to market. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:00:27 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-16/all-the-oomph-minus-the-vroom-electric-pickups-take-aim-at-american-market Camila Domonoske /news-partners/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio In 2016, support for Donald Trump surged in northeast Ohio. But the 2019 closure of General Motors' plant in Lordstown may have changed residents' views. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:55:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-10-14/why-an-auto-plant-closure-looms-large-in-presidential-contest-in-ohio Tamara Keith /2020-09-30/biden-makes-appeal-to-working-americans-in-train-tour-of-ohio-pennsylvania Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden boarded a train from the Downtown Cleveland lakefront Wednesday morning headed for Pennsylvania, with a stop in Alliance, Ohio. He spent the previous night in Northeast Ohio following the first presidential debate, then joined his wife Jill at a morning campaign rally by the Amtrak station. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 20:50:12 GMT /2020-09-30/biden-makes-appeal-to-working-americans-in-train-tour-of-ohio-pennsylvania Annie Wu /news/2020-09-29/ohio-claws-back-28-million-in-tax-credits-from-general-motors The state of Ohio is calling on General Motors to refund the state tens of millions of dollars in tax credits in reaction to closing the Lordstown auto… Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:50:30 GMT /news/2020-09-29/ohio-claws-back-28-million-in-tax-credits-from-general-motors Andy Chow /news-partners/2020-09-17/as-pandemic-stretches-on-revealing-possible-exposure-can-be-costly-to-workers COVID-19 is still spreading in many communities. Test results can be slow. And quarantines are often unpaid. This leaves workers with tough decisions about what to disclose and when to stay home. Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:47:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-17/as-pandemic-stretches-on-revealing-possible-exposure-can-be-costly-to-workers Camila Domonoske /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Ohio gave General Motors some $60 million in state tax credits for its Lordstown operation. Now the state's Attorney General is demanding the company pay… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:18:00 GMT /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Jo Ingles /ideastream/2020-06-25/pence-visits-lordstown-motors-for-unveiling-of-new-electric-truck Vice President Mike Pence rode onto the stage Thursday in the newly-unveiled Lordstown Motors electric pickup truck, the Endurance, to deliver a wide-ranging speech to the Northeast Ohio crowd. Among the topics he touched on at the former General Motors plant in Lordstown were the economy, the Trump administration’s negotiations with China and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. “We fought for free and fair trade and the values and ideals that have always made this country great,” Pence said. “On every single promise, President Trump delivered for the people of Ohio.” Thu, 25 Jun 2020 18:31:32 GMT /ideastream/2020-06-25/pence-visits-lordstown-motors-for-unveiling-of-new-electric-truck Taylor Haggerty /news-partners/npr-news/2020-06-23/an-electric-pickup-truck-brings-new-energy-to-lordstown-ohio An old General Motors plant is being retooled to make a battery-powered work truck, the Endurance. The local community is watching closely, hopeful for a resurgence of good jobs. Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:04:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-06-23/an-electric-pickup-truck-brings-new-energy-to-lordstown-ohio Camila Domonoske /news/2020-06-18/ohio-may-force-gm-to-repay-60-million-after-it-shut-down-lordstown-plant Ohio officials are weighing whether to force General Motors to repay $60 million in public incentives after it shut down an assembly plant in… Thu, 18 Jun 2020 10:47:30 GMT /news/2020-06-18/ohio-may-force-gm-to-repay-60-million-after-it-shut-down-lordstown-plant Associated Press