March 11, 2025 Technology

ByJP Clausen, executive VP, global manufacturing and sustainability

At GM’s manufacturing facilities, AI-powered technology helps to improve safety and ergonomics for all team members.

General Motors already offers the broadest portfolio of electric vehicles in the industry, and our product lineup is poised to grow to a dozen by the end of 2025. These EVs, combined with our diverse selection of internal combustion engine-powered vehicles, helped drive the company to U.S. sales leadership for the third consecutive year in 2024. It’s a reflection of our commitment to customer choice, showcasing how our manufacturing capabilities have scaled to continue delivering value to our customers through safe, quality vehicles.

Our robust, global manufacturing ecosystem includes propulsion facilities, battery pack and vehicle assemblies, and casting facilities, to name a few. While our talented team continues to be the driving force behind our high-quality vehicles, we’re harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to innovate and continuously improve in an intensely competitive landscape.

GM is leveraging AI technology to enhance safety, improve quality, and enable efficiency in our manufacturing facilities. We build solutions like the ones below in-house, allowing us to adapt swiftly and minimize downtime.

GM is a people-centric employer – we’re using AI and advanced software to help our team minimize ergonomic stressors, enable workplace safety and enhance quality in our manufacturing plants. Investing in our current and future workforce with better technology helps ensure that our teams have the skills and tools needed as we continue to evolve our manufacturing footprint to meet customer demand. We’re always looking for ways to grow our manufacturing capabilities and support our teams to make the vehicles our customers love.

• Using digital twins, we simulate a running production line before it’s constructed, optimizing our planning process and allowing us to scale faster while saving time and money. It also helps our team members identify and solve problems more effectively.
• Through a combination of AI and machine learning, we can quickly and accurately pinpoint potential leaks in battery packs, allowing for quick repairs and supporting the safety and quality of our batteries.
• Using both robotics and a proprietary AI tool, we can inspect welds and paint coats to identify irregularities and anomalies, continuously enhancing the quality of the vehicles our customers have come to love and trust.

AI is transforming GM manufacturing, and we’ve just scratched the surface of its potential. And it’s not about automating everything or building more vehicles faster – our winning formula is driven by a combination of flexible manufacturing, advanced technology, and a talented workforce.

As we work to offer the highest-quality vehicles in the most attractive portfolio, the GM manufacturing team is on the forefront of identifying innovation to enhance safety and quality, reduce costs, and support our employees from foundries to final assembly, and everywhere in between.