
In preparation for the next generation of electric vehicles and advanced battery technologies, General Motors will invest $449 million to upgrade manufacturing processes at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly and Brownstown Battery Assembly plants.
Hoping to boost demand for its slow-selling Volt hybrid, Chevrolet is planning to sell two versions of the redesigned 2016 Volt, including a lower-priced model with a smaller battery pack and shorter driving range, supplier sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
General Motors is running two days behind Chief Executive Mary Barra’s plan to begin shipping replacement ignition switches in its massive recall, dealerships and the company said on Tuesday.

General Motors remains in crisis mode as the number of recalls the company has issued continues to swell.

General Motors and its joint ventures posted record sales in China during March and the first quarter of 2014. Sales in March increased 7.8% on an annual basis to 313,283 units. This helped domestic sales in the first quarter reach 919,114 units—an increase of 12.6% from the year-ago period.GM’s 2014 sales in China are on track to hit 1 million units by mid-April.