#Shortage makes gm its handsfree highway driver#
GM will also add more automated safety features such as lane-drift alerts, blind-spot detection, and partially autonomous driving technology for hands-free driving on highways and in heavy traffic, company executives added. Enjoy the first true hands-free driver assistance technology for more than 200,000 miles of compatible roads. DETROIT General Motors is expanding its Super Cruise hands-free driving system in the U.S. The automaker will introduce 10 new updated Cadillac models in China, and by 2020, all of its Cadillac, Buick, and Chevrolet models in the country will offer Internet connectivity. But the automaker said Thursday that it is able to restart.
In 2015, Chinese sales of sport-utility vehicles and crossovers increased 52% from the previous year, and luxury car sales went up by 10%, according to the report, citing data from PWC’s consulting group.įor that reason, about 40% of GM’s new and updated models in China in the next five years will be SUVs and high-end minivans, the Journal reports. General Motors is halting production at two of its plants that make midsize SUVs, including one in Lansing, due to a parts shortage. However, GM (GM) isn’t deterred and is focusing on the growing demand for luxury cars there. 'Like a half-filled bag of salty snacks, there simply arent enough semiconductor chips to go around these days,' writes CNET. GM expects China’s car market to grow 3% to 5% per year until 2020, compared with its 4.7% growth last year, 7% growth in 2014, and double-digit jump in the years prior.Ī stock market plunge in the first two months of this year extended an ongoing trend: In 2015, China grew at its slowest pace, as the Journal notes. On Monday, the automaker detailed its goals at a press briefing in Beijing, including plans to introduce 60 new models in the Chinese market in the next five years, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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