Analysis: Pain in Michigan will reverberate from GM’s bigger move on electric

Analysis: Pain in Michigan will reverberate from GM's bigger move on electric

General Motors Co.’s announcement Monday signals a new era in American manufacturing — one that will be painful in the Midwest, and in Southeast Michigan in particular.

The American car is dead and GM, like Ford Motor Co., is betting its future on electric and autonomous vehicles. The consequences will be far-reaching even if the bets work out for the automakers.

On a conference call with reporters Monday, GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker will continue to invest in the trucks and sport utility vehicles and crossovers that dominate the U.S. market but it has "the opportunity to take down […]

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