General Motors Corp. agreed to sell its Electro-Motive locomotive manufacturing operation–which employs about 1,600 people in west suburban La Grange–to a private investing group, as the auto giant ...

Wabtec Corp. and General Motors (GM) have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding to develop and commercialize GM’s Ultium battery and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems to power locomotives.

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp's locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker's reach ...

: Age 46; bachelor's degree in engineering and computer science, Princeton University; MBA University of Chicago. Former president and CEO of Tokheim Corp.; senior vice president and chief operating ...

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it has signed a deal to develop railroad locomotives powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and battery system. GM and locomotive maker Wabtec Corp. signed a nonbinding ...

Caterpillar Inc. of Peoria, the world’s largest maker of construction equipment, said Tuesday that it agreed to buy locomotive manufacturer Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. of La Grange for $820 million to ...

Simply sign up to the US & Canadian companies myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The company that has dominated key segments of the European diesel locomotive market is set to face ...

General Motors Corp.’s locomotive unit encountered such severe problems during a rollout of SAP AG’s R/3 applications last year that its spare parts business virtually ground to a halt, forcing GM to ...

Digital electronics have swept the locomotive cabinet. Component testing is brutal and varied for the myriad harsh environments a locomotive encounters. Hybrid engine technology is on the short-term ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp's locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker's reach ...