Detroit | Reuters — General Motors will give its best-selling Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck models a makeover next spring to fix competitive shortcomings that have left Chevy in third […] Read more
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GM’s pickup money machine gets a technology tuneup
Silverado ZR2 to appeal to extreme off-roading segment
GM to cut North American production, citing chip shortage
Both GM, Ford cutting truck production
Washington | Reuters — General Motors will reduce production at most North American assembly plants this month because of the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage, hitting its profitable truck and sport […] Read more
Ford wires its electric trucks for business customers
Tesla, GM seen positioning electric pickups as 'lifestyle vehicles'
Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co.’s newly revealed electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup doubles down on a bet that the company can beat Tesla and other rivals […] Read more
GM aims to end sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered light trucks, cars by 2035
Washington | Reuters — General Motors said on Thursday it was setting a goal to sell all its new cars, SUVS and light pickup trucks with zero tailpipe emissions by […] Read more
Brazil millers oppose sale of GMO wheat
Importing costs would rise, Abitrigo says, as Argentina approves new wheat
Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian wheat millers association Abitrigo opposes the approval of genetically modified wheat products for sale in Brazil, saying it will make imports of the cereal […] Read more
China certifies three domestic GM traits
Beijing | Reuters — China’s agriculture ministry issued biosafety certificates on Tuesday for domestically grown, genetically modified (GM) corn and soybean traits, moving closer to commercialization of GM grain production […] Read more
China approves two new GM crops from U.S. for import
Beijing | Reuters — China approved two new genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Monday that could boost agricultural purchases from the United States, while renewing permits for 10 […] Read more
U.S. regulators allow GM cotton as human food source
Washington | Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday gave the green light for genetically modified cotton to be used for human consumption, paving the way for a protein-packed new food […] Read more
Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance
Reuters — Transport Canada, the auto safety regulator, has opened a probe into braking issues in nearly 250,000 General Motors full-size pickups and SUVs after U.S. officials launched a similar […] Read more
Heavy factory, dealer discounts fuel U.S. truck price war
Reuters — Heavy discounts of up to US$16,000 per vehicle are fueling a “truck war” among full-size pickups sold in the U.S. by the Detroit Three, a Reuters analysis shows. […] Read more