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Quickest of the quick: the 2025 Corvette ZR1 does 0-60 in 2.3 seconds
21 Dec 2024
The all-new 1,064-hp ZR1 accelerates faster than any other Corvette, with a 9.6-second quarter-mile.
GMC celebrates 25 years of Denali as sales reach 2 million vehicles
21 Dec 2024
It has been 25 years since General Motors launched the GMC Denali, a premium trim level that offers a powerful combination of luxury, technology, and performance.
GM announces 2024 Q4 and full-year earnings conference call details
21 Dec 2024
General Motors (NYSE: GM) will release its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m. ET, followed by a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET.
ChargePoint and General Motors Collaborate to Install Up to 500 Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Ports
21 Dec 2024
Today, ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT), a leading provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), and General Motors (GM) announced plans to further accelerate EV infrastructure growth in the U.S.
GM to refocus autonomous driving development on personal vehicles
11 Dec 2024
GM plans to realign its autonomous driving strategy and prioritize development of advanced driver assistance systems on a path to fully autonomous personal vehicles.
EVgo and GM surpass 2,000 public fast charging stalls in the U.S.
11 Dec 2024
EVgo Inc., one of the nation’s largest providers of public fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, and General Motors have surpassed 2,000 public fast charging stalls opened through their ongoing metropolitan charging collaboration.
GM and LG Energy Solution extend battery technology partnership
03 Dec 2024
General Motors and LG Energy Solution are extending their 14-year battery technology partnership to include prismatic cell development.
GM to sell stake in Lansing battery cell plant to partner LG Energy Solution
03 Dec 2024
GM has reached a non-binding agreement to sell its stake in the nearly completed Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Lansing to its JV partner LG Energy Solution.
Cadillac confirms first electric SUV to earn V-Series badge — the 2026 LYRIQ-V
29 Nov 2024
Launching early next year, LYRIQ-V pushes the performance pedigree of the V-Series sub-brand to new heights.
GM Defense completes first production vehicle for the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service
29 Nov 2024
Suburban Shield features a unique chassis and suspension to support increased weight and performance.
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.
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