Brightdrop

Wheel maker looks to emerge from bankruptcy

Wheel manufacturer Accuride is on a path to emerge from bankruptcy after approval of its plan to wipe out debt and narrow its business.

February 13, 2025 10:31 PM
GM layoffs hit CAMI Assembly in Ontario

Along with electric delivery vans, workers at CAMI build battery modules and packs at a battery plant that opened next to the main plant in early 2024.

February 11, 2025 05:49 PM
GM's BrightDrop electric vans to become Chevrolet models

GM's BrightDrop electric vans will become Chevrolet models, the idea being to leverage Chevy's larger dealership network.

August 29, 2024 03:21 PM
GM's BrightDrop vans on sale, Cruise Origin production halted

General Motors folded its standalone BrightDrop electric delivery vans into fleet unit, while Cruise works to relaunch robotaxi operations after a pedestrian crash last fall.

July 21, 2024 10:00 AM
GM reorganizes BrightDrop EV unit, business head leaving

General Motors said on Thursday it was reorganizing its BrightDrop electric commercial vehicle unit to make it less independent and reduce costs, and that the unit's head, Travis Katz, would be leaving.

November 17, 2023 12:03 AM
GM to idle BrightDrop output in Canada until spring 2024 due to battery delays

General Motors says it will idle its CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ont., due to delays in the supply of battery modules.

September 15, 2023 11:00 PM
FedEx Express Canada launches first all-electric commercial vehicles with BrightDrop

Fedex Express Canada deployed 50 all-electric vehicles with BrightDrop, hoping to reduce carbon emissions in last-mile delivery.

June 14, 2023 09:22 PM
BrightDrop electric van key to GM's financial goals

BrightDrop's first electric van could face constraints as production of Ultium batteries ramps up, forecasters say.

December 11, 2022 05:00 AM
GM BrightDrop electric van production starts in Canada

The commercial delivery vehicle unit also said it had landed its first customer outside the U.S., logistics company DHL Express Canada.

December 05, 2022 05:45 PM
Commercial EVs focus on ‘more efficient systems'

GM's subsidiaries BrightDrop and Cruise are preparing to launch electric vans in 2023.

July 25, 2022 04:00 AM
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