GM puts 2 newcomers in pivotal roles

Former Tesla executive Jens Peter Clausen, left, will become GM's executive vice president of global manufacturing and sustainability. Baris Cetinok, right, formerly of Apple, Amazon and Microsoft, will lead GM's software and services team.

March 15, 2024 03:21 PM

General Motors is putting its manufacturing operations under the oversight of a former Tesla Inc. executive who scaled up production at the electric vehicle maker's largest battery plant.

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