Editing General Motors (section)

===Post-reorganization===
In June 2009, at the request of [[Steven Rattner]], lead adviser to President [[Barack Obama]] on the [[Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry]], [[Edward Whitacre Jr.]], who had led a restructuring of [[AT&T]], was appointed as chairman of General Motors.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/business/10auto.html | title=G.M. Chairman's Task: Bring Fresh Perspective | first=Bill | last=Vlasic | newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 9, 2009 | url-access=limited}}</ref> Whitacre was tasked with overseeing GM's emergence from bankruptcy and downsizing its sizable number of brand marques, many of which had produced chronic losses even before the recession began. In July 2009, after 40 days of bankruptcy protection, the company emerged from the government-backed [[General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106459662 | title=A 'New' GM Emerges From Bankruptcy | work=NPR |date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>

As mandated by its bailout agreement, GM began the process of shedding its poorest-performing brands in June 2009: Hummer, Saab, Saturn, and Pontiac. An October 2009 agreement to sell the Hummer brand to [[People's Republic of China|China]]-based [[Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company]] Ltd.<ref>
{{cite news |url = https://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/news/companies/gm_hummer/index.htm?postversion=2009060207 |work = CNN |date = June 2, 2009 |access-date = March 30, 2010 |title = Who bought Hummer? Sichuan Tengzhong of China |first = Aaron |last = Smith }} 
</ref> and a group of private investors fell through three months later, resulting in GM seeking a new suitor.<ref name="Ref_i">{{cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1040245/1/.html |title= GM studying new offers for Hummer |website=www.channelnewsasia.com |access-date=January 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301035727/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1040245/1/.html |archive-date=March 1, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> American company Raser Technologies, along with several others, expressed interest in buying the company, but none of the proposed acquisitions came to fruition, and in April 2010 GM said it was officially shutting down the Hummer brand.<ref>{{cite news|last=Valdes-Dapena |first=Peter |title=Hummer sale: Only 2,200 left |publisher=CNN |date=April 12, 2010 |url= https://money.cnn.com/2010/04/07/autos/gm_hummer_deals/ |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/04/why-isnt-gm-selling-hummer/38655 |title=Why Isn't GM Selling HUMMER? |last=Indiviglio |first=Daniel |work=The Atlantic |date=April 8, 2010 |access-date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> Similarly, GM's efforts to sell its Saturn division yielded an early suitor. In June 2009, GM announced that the [[Saturn Corporation|Saturn]] brand would be sold to the [[Penske Automotive Group]].<ref name="Goldman2009">{{cite news |url = https://money.cnn.com/2009/06/05/news/companies/saturn_penske/?postversion=2009060511 |work = CNN |date = June 5, 2009 |access-date = March 30, 2010 |title = GM to sell Saturn to Penske |first1 = David |last1 = Goldman |first2 = Peter |last2 = Valdes-Dapena }}</ref> The deal fell through, however, and GM declared the brand defunct in October 2010. While GM agreed to shed its underperforming Pontiac brand as part of its bailout agreement, the company explicitly opted not to sell it to another company.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/27/dying-car-brands-lifestyle-vehicles-pontiac.html | title=America's Fastest-Dying Car Brands | work=Forbes | date=April 27, 2009 | first=Hannah | last=Elliott | archive-date=May 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514165513/http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/27/dying-car-brands-lifestyle-vehicles-pontiac.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Longley|first=Kristin|title=Pontiac not for sale, GM says, despite local dealership's offer to buy|url= http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/05/pontiac_not_for_sale_gm_says_d.html |access-date=October 24, 2012 |newspaper=The Flint Journal |date=May 7, 2009}}</ref> The last Pontiac was built in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna34224218 |title=Pontiac hits end of the road after 82 years |website=Nbcnews.com |access-date=October 5, 2014 |date=December 3, 2009}}</ref>

GM was more successful in its attempts to sell [[Saab Automobile]]: the company closed a sale to Dutch automaker [[Spyker Cars]] in February 2010.<ref>{{cite news | last=Ahlander | first=Johan | date=January 26, 2010 | title=Tiny Spyker snaps up GM's Saab for $400 million | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-saab-idUSTRE60M14E20100126 | work=Reuters | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144248/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/01/26/us-gm-saab-idUSTRE60M14E20100126 | url-status=live}}</ref> Saab continued to perform poorly under Spyker's management, however, and in 2012 the Saab division declared [[Saab Automobile bankruptcy|bankruptcy]].

In 2009, GM faced significant challenges in its Asian operations, particularly in Korea with GM-Daewoo Automotive Technology Company (GMDAT).<ref name="finance.yahoo.com">{{cite web | url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/secret-history-gm-chinese-bailout-100038156.html | title=The secret history of GM's Chinese bailout | date=January 24, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="qz.com">{{cite web | url=https://qz.com/594984/the-secret-history-of-gms-chinese-bailout | title=The secret history of GM's Chinese bailout | date=January 24, 2016 }}</ref> At the time, GM would manufacture low-cost small cars in Korea and export them to developing markets, including China. GMDAT suffered from cash flow issues exacerbated by a $1.5 billion loss in foreign exchange in the first quarter of 2009. GM's precarious financial situation, exacerbated by impending bankruptce, and the reluctance of the US government rescuers to address overseas issues, left few options. Facing a frozen credit market and the Korean Development Bank's refusal to extend loans beyond the existing $2 billion owed by GMDAT, GM had no alternative but to seek capital from China.<ref name="finance.yahoo.com"/><ref name="qz.com"/>

By mid-November 2009, GM suddenly had $491 million available for GMDAT's turnaround, though the source of the funds was initially unclear.<ref name="finance.yahoo.com"/><ref name="qz.com"/> It was later revealed that GM had sold a 1% stake in Shanghai GM to [[SAIC Motor]], effectively giving SAIC Motor controlling interest in the venture. Additionally, GM transformed its struggling GM India division into a joint venture, with SAIC Motor acquiring a 50% stake in exchange for a $350 million investment. GM executives stated that SAIC Motor's involvement facilitated access to Chinese banking sector funding, which would have been challenging to secure independently. In its 2010 SEC filing, GM clarified that SAIC had helped secure a $400 million commercial bank loan, using its stake in Shanghai-GM as collateral.<ref name="finance.yahoo.com"/><ref name="qz.com"/>

In December 2009, the "new" GM's [[board of directors]] asked CEO [[Fritz Henderson]] to resign, and its chairman, Ed Whitacre, was named interim CEO.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/business/02motors.html | title=G.M. Asks Its Chief to Resign | first=Bill | last=Vlasic | newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 1, 2009 | url-access=limited}}</ref> GM opted to appoint Whitacre as its permanent CEO the following month, though Whitacre ultimately stepped down as CEO in September 2010, relinquishing the position to fellow GM board member [[Daniel Akerson]] but agreeing to continue on as GM chairman until the end of the year. Akerson replaced him as chairman, while continuing as CEO, in January 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vlasic |first=Bill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/business/20auto.html |title=G.M. Chief Sees I.P.O. As Exit Sign |work=The New York Times |date=August 19, 2010 |access-date=September 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/business/gms-chief-daniel-akerson-shakes-up-automakers-staid-traditions.html | title=Bluntly and Impatiently, Chief Upends G.M.'s Staid Tradition | first=Bill | last=Vlasic | newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 9, 2011 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

In 2010, GM introduced the [[Chevrolet Volt]] as an [[extended-range electric vehicle]] (EREV), an electric vehicle with backup generators powered by gasoline, a type of [[plug-in hybrid electric vehicle]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Lithium-Ion Batteries | pages=151–176 | chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262004450 | last1=Matthe | first1=Roland| last2=Eberle | first2=Ulrich | date=January 1, 2014 | doi=10.1016/B978-0-444-59513-3.00008-X | chapter=The Voltec System—Energy Storage and Electric Propulsion | isbn=9780444595133 | archive-date=October 9, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009220808/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262004450_The_Voltec_System_Energy_Storage_and_Electric_Propulsion| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=RSC>{{cite journal | title=Sustainable transportation based on electric vehicle concepts: a brief overview |journal=Energy & Environmental Science |volume=3 |issue=6 |pages=689 | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224880220 |last1=Eberle | first1=Ulrich | first2=Rittmar | last2=von Helmolt | date=May 14, 2010 | doi=10.1039/C001674H |bibcode=2010EnEnS...3..689E | archive-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021070726/http://www.researchgate.net/publication/224880220_Sustainable_transportation_based_on_electric_vehicle_concepts_a_brief_overview | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=VDI>{{cite conference |title=Vehicle Electrification – Quo Vadis |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233987248 |last1=Brinkman |first1=Norman |first2=Ulrich |last2=Eberle |first3=Volker |last3=Formanski |first4=Uwe-Dieter |last4=Grebe |first5=Roland |last5=Matthe |publisher=Verein Deutscher Ingenieure |conference=33rd International Vienna Motor Symposium 2012 |date=April 15, 2012 | doi=10.13140/2.1.2638.8163 | archive-date=December 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222075646/http://www.researchgate.net/publication/233987248 |url-status=live}}</ref> GM delivered the first Volt in December 2010.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/Dec/1213_volt |title=Chevrolet Volts Begin Shipping to Dealerships | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101216022522/http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/news/news_detail.brand_gm.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2010/Dec/1213_volt | archive-date=December 16, 2010}}</ref>  GM built a prototype two-seat electric vehicle with [[Segway Inc.]] An early prototype of the [[Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility]] vehicle{{snd}}dubbed [[Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility|Project P.U.M.A.]]{{snd}}was presented in New York at the 2009 [[New York International Auto Show]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Cora | first=Nucci | title=GM, Segway roll-out Project PUMA | url= https://www.informationweek.com/pc-and-servers/gm-segway-roll-out-project-p-u-m-a- |work=InformationWeek |date=April 7, 2009 | archive-date=December 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203010306/http://www.informationweek.com/applications/gm-segway-roll-out-project-puma/d/d-id/1078368 | url-status=live}}</ref>

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On January 15, 2014, [[Mary Barra]] was named chief executive officer, succeeding [[Daniel Akerson]]. Barra also joined the GM board.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://media.gm.com/media/jp/ja/cadillac/corp-news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/emergency_news/2013/1210-gm-execs.html |title=Dan Akerson to Retire as GM CEO in January 2014 |work=GM Media |date=December 12, 2013 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224094456/http://media.gm.com/content/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/emergency_news/2013/1210-gm-execs.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Only three weeks later, the company announced its [[2014 General Motors recall]], which was due to faulty ignition switches, and was linked to at least 124 deaths. The resulting settlements with family members of those killed were estimated to cost the company $1.5 billion.<ref name=shell>{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/general-motors-ignition-suits-bankruptcy.html | title=Shell of Old G.M. Surfaces in Court Fight Over Ignition Flaw | first1=Bill | last1=Vlasic | first2=Neal E. | last2=Boudette | newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 17, 2017 |url-access=limited | archive-date=June 19, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619063724/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/general-motors-ignition-suits-bankruptcy.html | url-status=live}}</ref> Under Barra, GM began a multi-year abandonment of many markets, choosing to focus on higher-profit markets like North America and China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wayland |first1=Michael |title=General Motors is retreating from Australia, New Zealand and Thailand |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/17/general-motors-gm-retreats-from-australia-new-zealand-and-thailand.html |access-date=6 January 2024 |work=CNBC |date=17 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

On January 4, 2016, in its first investment in a [[ridesharing company]], GM invested $500 million in [[Lyft]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kokalitcheva |first=Kia |url=http://fortune.com/2016/01/04/lyft-funding-gm/ |title=Lyft Raises $1 Billion, GM Joins As Investor And Driverless Car Partner |date=January 4, 2016 |journal=Fortune |archive-date=January 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117102214/http://fortune.com/2016/01/04/lyft-funding-gm/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fitzpatrick |first=Alex | url=https://time.com/4166130/general-motors-lyft/ |title=Why General Motors Invested $500 Million in Lyft | magazine=Time |date=January 4, 2016 |archive-date=January 16, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160116071120/http://time.com/4166130/general-motors-lyft/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The company does not directly supply Lyft drivers with vehicles, however – and has no plans to do so in the future – and Lyft ultimately partnered with [[Motional]] for production of its autonomous vehicles.

In March 2016, GM acquired [[Cruise (autonomous vehicle)|Cruise]], a [[San Francisco]] self-driving vehicle start-up, to develop self-driving cars that could be used in ride-sharing fleets.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-cruiseautomation-idUSKCN0WD1ND | title=GM buys Cruise Automation to speed self-driving car strategy | first=Joseph | last=White | work=Reuters |date=March 11, 2016 | archive-date=March 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313032841/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-cruiseautomation-idUSKCN0WD1ND |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/gm-buys-self-driving-technology-startup-cruise-812784 | title=GM Buys Self-Driving Technology Startup Cruise | website=NDTV |date=March 12, 2016 | archive-date=March 12, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312130144/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/others/news/gm-buys-self-driving-technology-startup-cruise-812784 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022, Cruise received California's first Driverless Deployment Permit, allowing it to both charge fees for its service as well as offer fully autonomous rides in a major public city.<ref name=CNBC-202206>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/02/cruise-gets-green-light-for-commercial-robotaxis-in-san-francisco.html |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Cruise gets green light for commercial robotaxi service in San Francisco |access-date=June 3, 2022 |first=Lora |last=Kolodny |work=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> ''[[The Verge]]'' reported that the company lost $561 million in Q1 2023, but said it remains on the path to reach $1 billion in revenue by 2025 and $50 billion by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Andrew J. |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Cruise continues to burn GM's cash as robotaxis expand to daylight hours |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/25/23697406/cruise-robotaxi-gm-daylight-sf-earnings |access-date=April 28, 2023 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2016, GM began production of the [[Chevrolet Bolt EV]], the first-ever mass market [[all-electric car]] with a range of more than {{convert|200|mi|km|round=5|abbr=out}}.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Tesla-Model-3-reservations-near-198-000-7223394.php |title=Tesla Model 3 reservations top 232,000 | first=David R. |last=Baker | newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=April 1, 2016 | archive-date=September 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905214935/http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Tesla-Model-3-reservations-near-198-000-7223394.php |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-bolt-ev-range-20160912-snap-story.html | title=Chevy Bolt EV range is 238 miles: Prime time for the electric car? | first=Charles | last=Fleming | newspaper=Los Angeles Times | date=September 12, 2016 | url-access=limited | archive-date=September 13, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913152607/http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-bolt-ev-range-20160912-snap-story.html | url-status=live}}</ref> The battery pack and most drivetrain components were built by [[LG Corporation]] and assembled in GM's plant in [[Lake Orion, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2016/07/27/chevrolet-bolt-ev/87615124/ | title=Chevy Bolt EV to ship to dealers in fourth quarter | first=Melissa | last=Burden | newspaper=The Detroit News | date=July 27, 2016 | archive-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160728181944/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2016/07/27/chevrolet-bolt-ev/87615124/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=LaReau |first1=Jamie |title=GM's Cruise partners with Uber to offer self-driving ride-hailing service |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2024/08/22/gms-cruise-uber-self-driving-ride-hailing/74909348007/ |access-date=5 March 2025 |publisher=Detroit Free Press |date=22 August 2024}}</ref>

In 2017, GM sold [[General Motors Europe]], which produced the German [[Opel]] and British [[Vauxhall Motors|Vauxhall]] brands, to the French [[PSA Group]] (owners of the [[Peugeot]] and [[Citroën]] brands), after having posted 16 years of consecutive losses. The deal was worth US$2.2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-opel-m-a-idUSKBN16A240|title=Exclusive: PSA agrees to buy Opel from GM, wins board approval – sources|date=March 3, 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=2017-03-03}}</ref><ref name="PSA-GM 2017-03-06">{{cite news|title=Opel/Vauxhall to join PSA Group|url=http://media.groupe-psa.com/en/press-releases/group/opelvauxhall-join-psa-group|access-date=March 7, 2017|publisher=PSA Group|date=March 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210707/http://media.groupe-psa.com/en/press-releases/group/opelvauxhall-join-psa-group|archive-date=March 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Three years later, in 2020, PSA merged with [[Fiat Chrysler Automobiles]] and the new entity was named [[Stellantis]].<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=STELLANTIS: The name of the new group resulting from the merger of FCA and Groupe PSA |url=https://www.fcagroup.com/en-US/media_center/fca_press_release/FiatDocuments/2020/july/Stellantis_The_name_of_new_group_resulting_from_the_merger_of_FCA_and_Groupe_PSA.pdf |location=Vélizy-Villacoublay and London |publisher=FCA and Groupe PSA |date=2020-07-15 |access-date=2020-07-15}}</ref>

In December 2017, GM ceased vehicle sales in India and sold its [[Gujarat]] plant to [[SAIC Motor]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doval |first=Pankaj |date=December 21, 2020 |title=China tensions trip General Motors unit sale |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/china-tensions-trip-general-motors-unit-sale/articleshow/79831214.cms |access-date=December 21, 2020 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The Talegaon plant remained operational for export production until December 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GM ends India operations; Talegaon plant future hangs in the balance |url=https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/gm-ends-india-operations-talegaon-plant-future-hangs-in-the-balance-419512 |access-date=2022-02-05 |website=Autocar India}}</ref> In January 2024, the Talegaon plant was acquired by [[Hyundai Motor India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-19 |title=Hyundai completes acquisition of General Motors' Talegaon plant |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/latest-auto-news/story/hyundai-acquires-talegaon-plant-from-general-motors-2490954-2024-01-19 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

On February 17, 2020, GM announced its exit from Thailand, Australia and New Zealand, its major right-hand drive markets, after GM stated it would no longer produce right-hand drive vehicles globally. It pulled out of Indonesia, another right-hand drive market, in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Szymkowski |first1=Sean |date=17 February 2020 |title=General Motors scraps Holden division, exits right-hand drive markets |url=https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/general-motors-holden-sales-design-engineering-end/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211224214250/https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/general-motors-holden-sales-design-engineering-end/ |archive-date=24 December 2021 |access-date=24 December 2021 |work=Roadshow |language=en |agency=CNet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-17 |title=General Motors (GM) ประกาศยุติการขายรถยนต์ Chevrolet ในประเทศไทย ในปี 2563 นี้ ! |trans-title=General Motors (GM) announced that it will stop selling Chevrolet cars in Thailand in 2020! |url=http://www.headlightmag.com/general-motors-gm-ends-chevrolet-in-thailand/ |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=HeadLight Magazine |language=th}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-17 |title=GM's Factory Sell-Off To China's Great Wall Motors Continues, This Time In Thailand |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2020/02/gms-factory-selloff-to-chinas-great-wall-motors-continues-this-time-in-thailand/ |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=Carscoops |language=en-US}}</ref> It sold its [[General Motors Thailand|Thailand manufacturing plant]] to Chinese automaker [[Great Wall Motor]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=GWM and GM Sign Agreement for Purchase of GM Thailand Rayong Manufacturing Facility-GWM News-GWM |url=https://www.gwm-global.com/news/587.html |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=GWM Global |language=en}}</ref>

On January 8, 2021, GM introduced a new logo alongside the tagline "EVerybody in", with the capitalized "EV" as a nod to the company's commitment to electric vehicles.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/general-motors-debuts-new-corporate-logo-focus-electric-vehicles-n1253505 | title=General Motors debuts new corporate logo with focus on electric vehicles | work=NBC News | date=January 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Motor Trend" /> GM's new logo used [[negative space]] to create the idea of an electric plug in the "M" of the logo.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.engadget.com/gm-logo-branding-electric-vehicles-210607845.html | title=GM modernizes its logo to highlight its EV-centric future | first=Kris | last=Holt | work=Engadget | date=January 8, 2021}}</ref>

At the January 2021 [[Consumer Electronics Show]], GM launched [[BrightDrop]], a brand for all-electric [[commercial vehicle]]s.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/samabuelsamid/2021/01/12/general-motors-launches-brightdrop-new-electric-commercial-vehicle-brand/ | title=GM Launches 'BrightDrop' Brand For Electric Commercial Vehicles | first=Sam | last=Abuelsamid | work=Forbes |date=January 12, 2021 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

On January 28, 2021, GM announced that it will end production and sales of [[Internal combustion engine|fossil-fuel vehicles]] (including hybrids and plug-in hybrids) by 2035 as part of its plan to reach [[carbon neutrality]] by 2040.<ref name=NYTZero />

In 2021, GM announced plans to establish an automotive battery and [[battery pack]] laboratory in Michigan.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://apnews.com/article/technology-science-business-michigan-environment-and-nature-460f843ebabeee6d16f8ff8395de8cdd |title=GM building giant battery development lab in Detroit suburb |first=Tom |last=Krisher |work=Associated Press |date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/gm-builds-electric-battery-lab-in-michigan-as-it-tries-to-cut-ev-costs-extend-range/2021/10/05/320d5186-25cb-11ec-8831-a31e7b3de188_story.html | title=GM builds electric battery lab in Michigan as it tries to cut EV costs, extend range | newspaper=The Washington Post |date=October 5, 2021 | url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/10/05/gm-building-giant-battery-development-lab-in-detroit-suburb/ | title=GM Building Giant Battery Development Lab In Detroit Suburb | first=Sara | last=Powers | work=CBS News | date=October 5, 2021}}</ref> GM will be responsible for battery management systems and power electronics, thermal management, as well as the pack assembly. An existing GM facility at Brownstown Township was chosen to be upgraded as a battery pack plant.<ref name="RSC"/> LG Chem's U.S. subsidiary, Compact Power of [[Troy, Michigan|Troy]], Michigan, has been building the prototype packs for the development vehicles and will continue to provide integration support and acting as a liaison for the program.<ref>{{cite press release | title=General Motors and LG Chem Team Up to Advance Toward an All-Electric Future, Add Jobs in Ohio | url= https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2019/dec/1205-lgchem.html | publisher=General Motors | date=December 5, 2019 | archive-date=June 14, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614032715/https://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2019/dec/1205-lgchem.html | url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid-2023, GM abandoned its goal of North American electric vehicle deliveries of 400,000 units from 2022 by mid-2024. It had previously set the timeline of by end of 2023. CEO Mary Barra pointed to failures in the scaling of battery module production while simultaneously blaming lack of consumer demand.<ref>{{cite web |last=Walz |first=Eric |title=GM abandons plan to build 400,000 EVs by mid-2024 |url=https://www.automotivedive.com/news/gm-evs-abandons-plan-build-400000-mid-2024/697670/ |website=Automotive Dive |access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref>

General Motors and [[LG Chem]] Ltd. have a long-term supply agreement. LG Chem Ltd. will provide GM with more than 500,000 tons of [[cathode]] materials for 24.7 trillion [[South Korean won|won]] (US$18.6 billion). Provided materials to the automaker will be enough for 5 million [[electric vehicles]].<ref>{{Cite news|language=en|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/lg-chem-wins-18-6-billion-ev-cathode-materials-order-from-gm?leadSource=uverify%20wall|title=GM Signs $18.6 Billion EV Cathode Supply Deal With LG Chem|website=Bloomberg| date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=2024-02-27|archive-date=2024-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228012213/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/lg-chem-wins-18-6-billion-ev-cathode-materials-order-from-gm?leadSource=uverify%20wall}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|language=en|url=https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/huge-ev-supply-deal-reached-between-gm-and-lg-chem|title=GM signs $18.6 billion EV cathode supply deal with LG Chem|website=Automotive News|access-date=2024-02-27|archive-date=2024-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208030241/https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/huge-ev-supply-deal-reached-between-gm-and-lg-chem}}</ref>

In January 2024, GM announced it would once again manufacture a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) while it aims to balance supply of battery electric vehicles with demand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-31 |title=GM bows to shareholders with PHEV stopgap |url=https://www.evinfocus.com/gm-bows-to-shareholders-with-phev-stopgap/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=EV inFocus |language=en}}</ref>

On April 15, 2024, GM announced that it would relocate its global headquarters from the Renaissance Center to the nearby [[Hudson's Detroit]] development in 2025.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/04/gm-confirms-global-headquarters-move-to-hudsons-detroit-in-2025-video/ |title=GM Confirms Global Headquarters Move To Hudson's Detroit In 2025 |first=Jonathan |last=Lopez |work=GM Authority |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=2024-04-21}}</ref>

In October 2024, General Motors increased its investment in lithium production by raising its commitment to Canadian mining company Lithium Americas from $650 million to $945 million.{{clarify|reason=US$ or CA$ ?|date=November 2024}} The investment establishes a joint venture with Lithium Americas to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, one of the largest known lithium resources in the United States, positioning GM to meet growing demand for EVs by reducing dependency on foreign lithium sources.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hodgson |first=Camilla |date=2024-10-16 |title=General Motors increases investment in lithium mine to nearly $1bn |url=https://www.ft.com/content/ebeeca69-a560-45e9-a4c9-7204bdd82e11 |access-date=2024-11-07 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>