General Motors is racing to fix problems in its electric vehicle business to make good on promises CEO Mary Barra made five years ago. It still has a long way to go.<
Fresh off exiting major markets like Europe and India, Barra told employees in spring, 2019 that the company was pivoting its strategy to bet heavily on EVs and self-driving cars. She wasn't content for the automaker to just survive the new technology-driven era for transportation; it needed to be a leader.