MARK REUSS

The United Auto Workers union says it will go on strike at three factories as it presses Detroit companies to come up with better wage and benefit offers.

The president of General Motors in North America is retiring, and the company announced three promotions as a result of that leadership change.

General Motors expects its portfolio of electric vehicles to turn a profit in North America by 2025.

General Motors says it will be offering an electrified Corvette as early as next year as it continues to strengthen its foothold in the electric vehicle market.

Chevrolet announced that an electrified version of the Corvette will be available as early as next year. A fully electric version will follow.

General Motors is making the largest investment in company history in its home state of Michigan, announcing plans to spend nearly $7 billion to convert a factory to make electric pickup trucks and to build a new battery cell plant.

General Motors is making the largest investment in company history in its home state of Michigan, announcing plans to spend nearly $7 billion to convert a factory to make electric pickup trucks and to build a new battery cell plant.

General Motors is hosting its 2021 Investor Day pitching Wall Street on its plans to double revenue to $280 billion by 2030 and showcasing its plans for electric vehicles and new technology.

General Motors President Mark Reuss says his company plans to announce more U.S. battery factories later this week.

General Motors’ push to go all-electric is capturing national attention.

General Motors says an electric version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck will get an estimated 400 miles of range per charge.

General Motors says an electric version of the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck will get an estimated 400 miles of range per charge.

They were hoping Tesla's technology would mark an even bigger leap forward and propel the company's soaring stock to even greater heights. Musk raised those worries with a series of tweets Monday warning that Tesla's new battery technology might not be ready for high-volume production until 2022. Musk reiterated that timetable during Tuesday's showcase and then added it might take up to three years before the battery technology translates into a new Tesla model selling for $25,000. Besides lowering the price, Musk promised the new battery technology would help Tesla reduce the size of its vehicles by about 10% and extend their range by 56%. That projection implies the Tesla cars using the new batteries will be able to travel 500 miles (800 kilometers) or more on a single charge, surpassing the distance many gas-combustion cars can traverse before needing to refuel.

– General Motors plans to build its next generation of midsize pickup trucks at a plant in Wentzville, Missouri. The plant will receive $1 billion for necessary upgrades to its paint shop, body shop and general assembly line including new tooling, machines and conveyors, according to GM. "Through this investment, General Motors is making a firm commitment to the State of Missouri, the City of Wentzville and the GM Wentzville team,” said GM president Mark Reuss. GM sells more pickups than any other automaker and we have aggressive plans to build on our strengths.”This move will help retain 4,000 jobs at the Missouri plant which opened in 1983. “Today’s announcement of a $1 billion investment will retain 4,000 jobs and shows commitment for a future mid-size truck in Wentzville.

DETROIT - Thirty days into the UAW-GM strike, there is a glimmer of hope that it could all soon come to an end. UAW Local 909 member Jim Poore worked at the now-shuttered Warren Transmission plant and his next job is at Flint Truck Assembly. I think they're going to solve something and I don't know what that will be, but we don't know how it will be good for us. I think by Monday, I think it'll be done," UAW Local 22 electrician Paul Radatz said. More UAW-GM strike coverage:Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

On Monday, the union announced it called the National GM Council to Detroit as negotiations between the union and automaker continue. On Saturday, the union announced striking GM workers will get an additional $25 a week and can now work part-time during the strike. The UAW International Executive Board voted Saturday to increase the strike pay to $275, effective Sunday. The strike pay was set to increase Jan. 1, 2020. The national strike against GM began on Sept. 15 and, by the next day, nearly 50,000 union members had stopped reporting to work.