Author: Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press

Last year was an unprecedented year for the auto industry that prepped this year for EVs and recovery.

More than half of GMC’s 1,900 dealers already have signed up to sell the Hummer EV pickup and they will soon see an all-electric Sierra pickup, too.

GM’s self-driving unit, Cruise, has started testing driverless cars without safety drivers in San Francisco.

The all-electric pickup sold out despite its price tag that tops $100,000, just as the automaker is preparing to start winter testing of it.

GM has partnered with Costco Auto Program for a decade, looking to grab more sales in key markets where Costco has a big presence.

Factory ZERO is full of firsts. The 35-year-old plant that straddles Detroit and Hamtramck will have technology that trumps other U.S. auto plants.

GM’s CEO Mary Barra speaks of her push for electric vehicles while also selling tons of gas-engine trucks, plus President Donald Trump.

GM has been talking with local leaders to coordinate COVID-19 vaccine distribution. GM will notify its workforce on its plans in the next few weeks.

GM urges other carmakers to withdraw support of the Trump administration’s attempt to bar California from setting its own emission rules.