Latest News Updates From David Welch

Government, Business

Hertz Halts Plan to Sell Worthless Stock on SEC Scrutiny

Hertz suspended plans to raise cash by selling new shares that the bankrupt car renter described as potentially worthless after its proposal failed to pass muster with regulators.

June 17, 2020
Government, Business

GM Secures $490 Million US Contract to Make Ventilators

The U.S awarded General Motors Co. and its partner Ventec Life Systems a $489.4 million contract to make 30,000 ventilators by the end of August, finalizing a deal that briefly was a point of contention for President Donald Trump.

April 8, 2020
Business

GMs Draw-Down Preserves Dividend, Signals Edge Over Ford

General Motors Co. joined Ford Motor Co. in tapping its credit lines to stock up on cash, but the bigger automaker is signaling superiority over its Detroit rival by leaving its dividend intact for now.

March 24, 2020
Business, Logistics

GM Works to Shield US Truck Plants From Virus Disruption

General Motors Co. is working to maintain the flow of parts to some of its most profitable U.S. plants to keep them from becoming the next factories to be idled due to the coronavirus spreading in China.

February 14, 2020
Business

GM to Rely on Cash-Cow SUVs to Overcome Auto Market Weaknesses

General Motors Co. predicted robust sales of new trucks and big SUV models will help it avert the kind of earnings decline this year that its rivals are bracing for.

February 5, 2020
Business, Autonomous

GMs Super Cruise to Join Teslas Autopilot in the Passing Lane

The race for first place in hands-free driving will intensify later this year when General Motors Co. begins selling an advanced version of its Super Cruise system.

January 28, 2020
Business

GM Confirms Detroit Plant Going All-Electric Next Year

General Motors Co. affirmed plans to build electric pickups and SUVs at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant and scheduled the start of production for late next year.

January 27, 2020
Business, Technology, Autonomous

GMs Cruise to Unveil Its First Autonomous Vehicle

The vehicle Cruise has been developing along with GM is a purpose-built electric, autonomous model designed to be more spacious and passenger-friendly than a conventional, human-driven car.

January 21, 2020
Business, Equipment

GM Promotes 1,350 Temp Workers to Full-Time Status After Strike

General Motors Co. delivered on one of the key promises made in its labor contract that ended a 40-day strike in October by giving 1,350 temporary staffers full-time status.

January 15, 2020
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

GM Set to Revive Hummer Brand With Electric Truck and SUV

General Motors Co. is moving forward with plans to revive its polarizing Hummer brand, this time as an electric truck instead of an emblem of gasoline consumption, according to people familiar with the matter.

January 10, 2020