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Scaling EVs means skipping "half steps" with hybrids, GM's Mary Barra says

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 8, 2023
The automaker's CEO says it won't invest in hybrids, but instead focus on batteries, a new vehicle platform and charging infrastructure.
CEO Mary Barra says GM is focused on the problem of too few charging stations for EVs. "We know it'll be a gating factor if it's not sufficient," she says. Above, she speaks with host Kai Ryssdal at GM's Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.
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Why GM auto workers are striking

by Kimberly Adams and Rose Conlon
Sep 16, 2019
The UAW strike across the country could cost General Motors upwards of $100 million a day.
A sign in front of United Auto Workers Local 598 after the UAW declared a national strike against GM at midnight on Sept. 16, 2019 in Flint, Michigan.
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No deal: Auto workers strike against GM in contract dispute

by Associated Press
Sep 16, 2019
Workers shut down 33 manufacturing plants in nine states across the U.S., as well as 22 parts distribution warehouses.
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) who are employed at the General Motors Co. Flint Assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, hold signs and react as workers drive out of the plant as they go on strike early on September 16, 2019.
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GM just issued its seventh recall... since Thursday

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 7, 2014
This time for police cars.
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CEO tries to reset General Motors' brand

by Sarah Gardner
Oct 2, 2014
Mary Barra promises higher profits, but also better cars.
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Matt Lauer asks Mary Barra about being a mom and GM CEO

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 26, 2014
Matt Lauer interviewed Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors, Thursday morning.
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The GM hearings could be just for show

by David Brancaccio
Apr 15, 2014
Are the fatal GM engineering flaws being misdirected at Mary Barra?
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What GM's mea culpa could mean for the brand

by David Gura
Apr 2, 2014
GM's CEO Mary Barra spent another day on Capitol Hill.
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Mary Barra's making less - a lot less- than her predecessor

by David Gura
Feb 5, 2014
And yes, there's a flap unfolding
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Mary Barra named as first female CEO of General Motors

by David Brancaccio
Dec 10, 2013
Mary Barra, the current global head of product development at GM, will become chief executive in January.
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