General Motors CEO Mary Barra is standing firm on the company’s long-term electrification vision, maintaining that electric vehicles remain the automotive industry's ultimate destination despite shifting regulatory policies and slower consumer adoption rates.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said she's "forever grateful" to Warren Buffett for advising and supporting her during some "pretty dicey times."

Despite a lengthy tenure and major technological changes, GM CEO Mary Barra isn't signaling that she's ready to retire any time soon, per a recent interview.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the US has a “societal problem” in how it views skilled trades, arguing that hands-on careers deserve more respect and could offer high school students work that is “a little more AI-proof than some others.”

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra believes the United States has a “societal problem” with skilled trades. While employers struggle to find electricians, auto technicians, welders, and other technical workers, generations of young people have been encouraged to view a four-year degree and an office job as the preferred path to success.

GM commits to gas and hybrid power, but long-time CEO Mary Barra reckons that all roads will eventually lead to pure battery power, regardless.