ARLINGTON, TX—GM will add a third shift and about 800 jobs to its truck assembly plant here early next year.

PITTSBURGH—GM is using simulation software from ANSYS to optimize performance of batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles.

ARLINGTON, TX—Firefighters this morning rescued a GM worker whose foot became pinned under a piece of equipment on the assembly line.

LANSING, MI—GM has already hired 460 of the 600 workers it will need for a new second shift at its assembly plant here.

DETROIT—GM is hiring 200 people at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant ahead of starting production of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu later this summer.

WENTZVILLE, MO— GM began construction yesterday on a $380 million expansion of its assembly plant here.

DETROIT—A reporter discovers that life on GM’s Cadillac assembly line is not that easy.

DETROIT—GM is planning to assemble midsized vehicles for French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, while PSA will assemble a compact model for GM’s Opel brand.

DETROIT—Cadillac is road testing a new automotive technology, “Super Cruise,” that is capable of fully automatic steering, braking and lane-centering in highway driving.

SPRING HILL, TN—GM has upgraded the lighting at its assembly plant here, expecting to save some $800,000 annually in electricity costs.