#12 General Motors — Strategic Initiative & Reskilling | Global Intelligence Report 2024-2026

Revenue

$187B

EV Investment

$35B

Ultium Plants

5 converted

Cruise Restructure

50% reduced

Key Strategic Initiative — Review 1: Restructuring Profile

EV Strategy Reset — Ultium Platform Rationalization

Platform Manufacturing Reinvention Stage: Implementation → Scaling

GM restructured around its Ultium EV battery platform, converting ICE plants to EV production and partnering with LG Energy Solutions. After Cruise AV crisis (incident Oct 2023), GM restructured its autonomous vehicle division, reducing Cruise workforce by 50% and refocusing on ADAS. Simultaneously launched Ultifi software platform for over-the-air vehicle updates.

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Review 2: Reskilling Imperatives — Skill Gap Analysis

Technical + Manufacturing + Software

EV battery systems (Ultium)

91%

High-voltage safety certification

93%

Software-defined vehicles (Ultifi)

84%

EV quality control

86%

AV safety & ADAS dev

80%

OTA update systems

78%

Affected Workforce Segments

Manufacturing workersBattery engineersQuality specialistsSoftware developersUAW workers

Learning Infrastructure Required

GM Manufacturing Excellence Centers (Detroit, Spring Hill)
LG Energy Solutions joint training
Ultifi developer sandbox environment

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Recommended Learning & Reskilling Modalities

1GM EV Technician Training Center
2Ultium platform certification
3UAW reskilling partnership programs
4Software vehicle engineering bootcamps