Author: Jamie L. LaReau, Detroit Free Press

GM swapped out its Mexican-made SUV that was on display at America’s favorite pastime where UAW workers congregate.

General Motors plans to spend $300 million to build a new electric car north of Detroit. It will add about 400 workers at the factory.

Cadillac is redesigning two sedans and revealed the CT5 and its marketing strategy online Monday. The CT4 sedan, will be revealed later in the year.

President Donald Trump urged General Motors to reopen its Lordstown, Ohio, plant where the last Chevy Cruze just rolled off the assembly line.

The auto industry reported February new car sales, but GM and Ford did not release results. They report quarterly, and analysts have mixed reactions.

General Motors reports $11.8 billion profit for 2018, which is down 8.3 percent. But the company’s truck and SUV sales in North America are strong.

The automaker needs to trim about 4,000 white-collar jobs after buyouts and contractor cuts, in addition to its controversial plant closures.

GM CEO Mary Barra offered little hopeto workers at the Detroit-Hamtramck and Lordstown plants that new vehicles will be assignedto the facilities.

Cadillac is General Motors’ vanguard brand to develop and build electric vehicles, but Buick and Chevrolet have plans for EVs too.