Mary Barra Is One of the Most Influential People of 2021
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Time magazine named General Motors CEO Mary Barra to its list of The 100 Most Influential People Of 2021. This comes just a few months after General Motors landed on the 2021 Time100 Most Influential Companies list. An Upcoming EV: Take a look at the 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV What makes Barra influential? Former […]
Mary Barra’s Positive Economic Forecast for 2021
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Though this year has brought its fair share of economic challenges, the auto industry has experienced some key successes as it anticipates a healthier, more consistent market in 2021. GM’s CEO Mary Barra is just one of the industry leads who is forecasting that the economy will recover sooner than expected. New Horizons: Find a […]
GM’s Mary Barra Says US Will Take 20 Years to Shift to EVs
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No one knows exactly when more Americans will come around to electric vehicle adoption. But some auto industry experts have their own estimates of when this will happen. According to GM CEO Mary Barra, the transition will take longer than some people think. Customized Performance: Discover the difference between AWD and 4WD A long road […]
Mary Barra Asks Three Simple Questions in Job Interviews
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Job interviews are stressful, no matter if you’re applying for a position at a new company or a promotion at your existing workplace. Mary Barra, head of GM, has a lot of experience on the other side of the table, asking the questions to find the best candidates. Recently she spilled the three questions she […]
‘Barron’s’ Rates Mary Barra as a Top CEO
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Many metrics decide how good a CEO is at their job, but the one that matters most to a publicly-traded company is how much investors earn from their investment. The team at Barron’s, one of the most respectable publications in the world of finance, put General Motors’s Mary Barra on its list of World’s Best […]
Automotive News Names GM CEO Mary Barra Its Industry Leader of the Year
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During the past few weeks, General Motors CEO Mary Barra has had to make quite a few tough decisions regarding the automaker’s future moving forward. Her leadership during this time is evidently being recognized. Automotive News recently named Barra its Industry Leader of the Year. GM Corporate Decisions: Cadillac headquarters set to stay in New York […]
GM CEO Mary Barra Hinted at Possible Electric Trucks
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I have talked a few times about startup or simply smaller companies that are producing electric or plug-in hybrid trucks, and every time I see it I think to myself, “some big OEM should really build one of these.” So, when I heard that GM CEO Mary Barra said something about the company giving a […]
GM’s Mary Barra Engages with Potential New Hires at Harvard
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GM has been on a hiring spree. The company has hired 9,000 new employees since 2016, and 40 percent of its current staff are new personnel. CEO Marry Barra’s recent trip to Harvard indicates that the automaker will continue this hiring trend. Engaging with Harvard students Barra visited the campus to participate in the “Gear […]
Mary Barra Continues to Promote GM’s Emphasis on Electric
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In 2017, we set a bold goal for the industry, and the world, to launch 20 new all-electric vehicles globally by 2023. We’re underway to create a world of #ZeroEmissions – and we’re not slowing down. https://t.co/ig4I1WVNuq — Mary Barra (@mtbarra) September 5, 2018 Marry Barra’s recent post on LinkedIn indicates that GM is still […]
Mary Barra, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Throw Support Behind Single National Fuel Efficiency, Emissions Standard
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Last month, I speculated about what the position of the automakers would be in relation to new fuel efficiency and emissions rules. I guessed that they would like to have fewer regulations, but would greatly prefer a single national standard and more certainty in future regulations. Turns out I’m better at this than I thought. […]
GM CEO Mary Barra Collected Nearly $22 Million in Total Compensation for 2017
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It was a good year financially for General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra, who received $21.96 million in total compensation for 2017. That’s down 2.8% from the $22.58 million that Barra made in 2016, but according to GM, it’s still about 295 times as much as the company’s median worker was paid. In 2014, […]
Mary Barra Urges Women to Stick With It
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We cover a lot of car stories here at The News Wheel, and many times that includes information about who’s getting promoted to the big chairs at the tables of American automakers. One thing we’ve noticed is that while CEOs are occasionally stolen from competitors, most of the big leaders in the industry have been […]
Mary Barra Continues to Assert GM’s Harassment-Free Corporate Policy
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Besides commenting on the electric car tax credit issue and the fate of the owner-driver model of business for automakers, GM’s CEO Mary Barra has also advocated for the brand’s “harassment-free” work culture for its employees. She articulates GM’s company-wide policy: “We encourage our employees that if something is happening, that they raise it. There will […]
GM’s Mary Barra Advocates for Government to Keep Electric Car Tax Credit
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GM’s CEO, Mary Barra, has joined other major automakers in lobbying the government to keep the electric car tax credit. As she articulates, “I‘m a proponent of that staying in [the tax code]. That’s what we convey to the administration.” Although the credit’s total amount varies according to which EV you purchase, it can save […]
GM CEO Mary Barra Named Motor Trend’s 2018 Person of the Year
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Each year, Motor Trend publishes a list of its top vehicles in each automotive segment. What many people don’t know is that Motor Trend also publishes a list of the top 50 individuals in the automotive industry, including everyone from designers to executives. For 2018, Motor Trend named General Motors CEO Mary Barra as its […]
GM’s CEO Mary Barra Advocates for a Slower Phase-Out of Gasoline
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Last week brought news that China is taking the lead when it comes to phasing out petroleum-fueled cars. Mary Barra, chief executive of General Motors, spoke in Shanghai this past Friday both in response to this industry news and to share the company’s current emphasis on rolling out EV technology. First, Barra articulated the need […]
GM CEO Mary Barra Joins the Walt Disney Company’s Board of Directors
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When it comes to the automotive industry, few companies can match the influence that General Motors possesses. In a similar vein, the Walt Disney Company is one of the most powerful organizations in the realm of entertainment. GM CEO Mary Barra will now play a large role in both of these companies, as she has just […]
CEO Profiles: General Motors’ Mary Barra
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Mary Barra’s promotion to the CEO of General Motors was game changing; in her role, Barra is the first female CEO in the automotive industry. Background A Michigan native, Mary Barra was born in Waterford. Her father, Ray Makela, was a factory worker at General Motors, giving her a taste of the company from a […]