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Ukraine Calls For Peace Talks, Nio Will Not Hike Prices, GM Lifts Stake In Cruise And More: 5 Key Headlines You May Have Missed From This Weekend
Monday, March 21, 2022 - 7:20am | 643Heading into a new trading week, here is a quick roundup of the top five stories from the corporate, economic and cryptocurrency sectors that investors would not want to miss out on from the weekend. 1. Ukraine Urges Peace Talks With Russia: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Russia...
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Cruise CEO Dan Ammann Fired By GM's Mary Barra Amid Differences Over IPO Plans, Company Focus: Report
Monday, December 20, 2021 - 3:54am | 486General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra has dismissed self-driving subsidiary Cruise’s CEO Dan Ammann due to differences over the focus on the robotaxi unit, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the events. What Happened: Ammann, who has led the self-driving car unit...
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Google Sister Waymo, GM's Cruise Can Now Offer Commercial Self-Driving Rides In California
Friday, October 1, 2021 - 4:41am | 465General Motors Co (NYSE: GM) and Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) self-driving subsidiaries Cruise and Waymo on Thursday secured autonomous vehicle permits to offer paid rides to passengers in California. What Happened: The California Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the...
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Self-Driving Vehicles Can Now Be Made Without Steering Wheels Under New NHTSA Rules
Friday, January 15, 2021 - 3:46am | 495The outgoing Donald Trump administration issued new rules Thursday related to self-driving vehicles in the United States, which would allow such vehicles to be exempted from certain crash standards applicable to traditional vehicles. What Happened: The new rules, which will cut costs, only apply to...
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Walmart Partners With GM Cruise To Test Grocery Delivery Via All-Electric Self-Driving Cars
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 5:18am | 375Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) said Tuesday it is launching a pilot program with General Motor Company’s (NYSE: GM) self-driving car unit Cruise for contact-less delivery early next year in Scottsdale, Arizona. What Happened: The retail giant’s customers would be able to place an order from...
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GM, Cruise To Seek NHTSA Approval For Self-Driving Cars With No Steering Wheels, Pedals
Thursday, October 22, 2020 - 12:17am | 522General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) and subsidiary Cruise LLC are seeking regulatory approval for running a number of self-driving vehicles that have no steering wheels or pedals, the company announced Wednesday. What Happened: The Cruise Origin vehicles will be deployed in the coming months,...
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Analysts Praise GM's Potential After Investor Day
Monday, January 14, 2019 - 12:22pm | 624General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) management reinforced bullish theses during its weekend Investor Day, when it previewed 2018 outperformance and guided for 2019 strength. “GM’s unique fundamental position (Pickups + AV + self-help) and the path to our prior $76-134 LT upside potential...
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GM's Cruise, Honda Team Up On Autonomous Vehicle Development
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 9:08am | 529Honda Motor Co Ltd (NYSE: HMC) announced a 5.7-percent stake in and partnership with General Motors Company (NYSE: GM)’s Cruise subsidiary to advance autonomous vehicle development. "This is the logical next step in General Motors and Honda's relationship, given our joint work on...
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GM Surges Forward On SoftBank Investment In Autonomous Vehicle Segment
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 8:50am | 349General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) Cruise has a little extra fuel in the tank. The automaker’s autonomous vehicle division secured a $2.25 billion investment from Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund to be coupled with an additional $1.1 billion investment by GM, itself, according to a Thursday...
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Excitement Around The Future Of GM May Already Be Priced Into The Stock
Tuesday, October 3, 2017 - 10:25am | 409General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) offered a glimpse into its future ambitions which begs the question: Is this a "sell the news" announcement? Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas may think so. The analyst maintains an Overweight rating on General Motors' stock with an unchanged $43 price target, which...