Daily Archive: October 15, 2025

The Pope Asks People To Be More Human

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GM’s EV Production Retreat Leads To A $1.6 Billion Financial Hit

As widely reported today, GM announced in a public filing that it is taking on $1.6 Billion in charges associated with scaling back US EV manufacturing capacity. The capacity reduction was justified in the filing because “the termination of certain consumer tax incentives for EV purchases and the reduction in the stringency of emissions regulations” are expected to slow US EV adoption.The $1.6 billion was broken up into “non-cash impairment and other charges of $1.2 billion as a result of adjustments to our EV capacity. In addition, the Company has incurred charges of $0.4 billion, primarily related to contract cancellation fees and commercial settlements associated with EV-related investments, which will have a cash impact.”In addition, the company indicated that this might not be the end of the scaling back. “The reassessment of our EV capacity and manufacturing footprint, including our investments in our battery component manufacturing, is ongoing…”