With EV deal, Honda plays catch up, GM polishes engineering chops

General Motors' all-new modular EV platform and battery system, Ultium, was introduced on March 4 at the Design Dome on the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Mich. (GM)

April 07, 2020 03:20 PM

The General Motors-Honda pact to co-develop two electric vehicles for the Japanese automaker — buried by an avalanche of coronavirus news last week — deserves a closer look. It's a rare, big deal.

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