GM
commercials
A 30 second ad costs around $7 million, which could help to explain why GM won't air one
GM’s Decision to Skip Next Year’s Super Bowl | Giga Gears
automotive industry
Americans’ Car Buying Habits Unwavering | Giga Gears
Good morning! It’s Thursday, October 5, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
Accidents
The autonomous vehicle company says that the car stopped as quickly as it could after the pedestrian was pushed directly in front of it
Cruise Autonomous Car Hits Pedestrian After Previous Collision | Giga Gears
donald trump
The stop at a GM parts distribution center was apparently the first time a sitting U.S. President has visited a picket line
Biden Joins UAW Picket at Michigan GM Plant | Giga Gears
ford
The union is threatening to increase the pain felt by Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis by striking at additional plants
UAW Threatens Friday Strike Expansion Without “Serious Progress” by Noon