Latest News Updates From David Welch

Business, Equipment

Hertz Wins Over Ackman in Bet Tariffs Will Raise Value of Cars

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has amassed a nearly 20% stake in Hertz in a bet on the rental car company’s turnaround plan and that tariffs will boost the value of its vehicles.

April 18, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

Car Shoppers Race to Beat Tariff Price Increases

Edmunds projects Q1 car sales totaling 3.8 million vehicles, the strongest start to the year since 2021. Promised U.S. tariffs could jack up sticker prices once inventories are depleted.

March 31, 2025
Government, Business, Equipment

GM Boosts Investor Payout With New Buybacks, Dividend Hike

General Motors plans to step up its program of buybacks by repurchasing $6 billion in shares and raising its dividend. The move comes as the industry faces uncertainty about threatened tariffs.

February 26, 2025
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

GM’s Cruise to Slash 1,000 Jobs as Robotaxi Service Shutters

General Motors is cutting almost half of the workforce in its Cruise driverless car unit, according to an internal memo and people familiar with the matter, part of a previously announced plan.

February 4, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Safety

NHTSA Probes Engine Failure Risk in 870,000 GM Trucks

U.S. auto safety regulators are probing General Motors Co. over concerns that more than 870,000 of its full-size pickup trucks and SUVs face the risk of engine failure.

January 17, 2025
Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

GM to Wind Down Robotaxi Operations Championed by CEO Barra

General Motors Co.’s Cruise self-driving car unit will exit the robotaxi business, a retreat from a market that proved costly and full of reputational pitfalls for the automaker.

December 10, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

GM Eyes Affordable Electric Pickup With 350-Mile Range

The Detroit-based automaker is working to secure a North American supply of lithium iron phosphate batteries, according to its vice president of battery strategy.

October 8, 2024
Business, Equipment

Morgan Stanley Warns US Cars Are Too Expensive

Shares in General Motors and Ford tumbled Sept. 25 after a Morgan Stanley analyst warned that cars are too expensive for U.S. consumers and a price war in China will hurt the bottom line there.

September 25, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Autonomous

Cruise Robotaxis Returning to California After Accident

The testing is small scale, with at most five vehicles being run with test drivers at the wheel to do development work.

September 19, 2024
Business, Technology

GM Begins Sales of Adapters for Tesla’s Charging Network

General Motors' electric vehicle customers are getting access to Tesla Superchargers starting this month, following an agreement struck last year between CEOs Mary Barra and Elon Musk.

September 18, 2024