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Mark Reuss

President, General Motors

Search every verified Mark Reuss interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, received the Automotive Hall of Fame's 2026 Industry Leader Award in the OEM category during the Automotive News Congress in Detroit. In a podcast recorded at the event, he discussed GM's partnerships with suppliers like Lear, emphasizing the importance of trust, cultural change, and technology adoption in improving efficiency and working capital. He also spoke about the need for conviction in a company's mission while adapting to changing conditions, and noted that GM cannot compete with subsidies but can compete on technology, engineering, and delivering customer value. Reuss also appeared at GM's powertrain event in Flint, Michigan, where he introduced the 2027 Silverado and Sierra light-duty trucks, which offer four powertrain choices including two new Gen 6 small block V8s and a 3L Duramax diesel. He stated that GM is building a propulsion portfolio for both current and future customers, balancing advanced gasoline and diesel powertrains with continued investment in EVs, batteries, and software. In an interview about the new 8.3L diesel engine for heavy-duty trucks, Reuss expressed confidence in diesel's future, saying it can outperform hybrids and that the world depends on diesel for transportation. He also reflected on his 40-year career at GM, noting the variety of experiences the company has provided him.

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“If you look at the spend and where we decide to really vertically integrate, which General Motors has been through many cycles of not having vertical integration, that's a very costly and expensive lesson to learn, resulting in a lot of financial hardship across our stakeholders and supply chains and dealers. Those mistakes aren't made anymore. These are decisions that we make for the next hundred years if we're doin”

“We need to be able to look at what they're producing, understand it thoroughly. We aren't going to be able to compete with subsidies, but we can compete on technology, engineering, and delivering value to what the customers really want. You can't go in and buy a Chevrolet set of franchises in South America. You can't buy customer loyalty that's earned over a hundred years. You can't buy the relationship we have with ”

“I'm not worried about it because if you think about what we're doing, again that is policy independent on this stuff. It's really encouraging to see us doing diesels that are actually outperforming hybrids for instance. And so when you think about that, this is the way and it's the way forward and you know our whole nation and actually the world depends on diesel to transport things right and so whatever we see now i”

“Look, we know EVs are the endgame of our industry, but we're not walking away from that. At the same time, millions of American truck customers demand a specific kind of capability, durability, towing confidence, and everyday usability from their vehicles, often at the same time. There's no better option for them than a new Silverado or Sierra powered by one of these new engines.”

“The big picture, GM is building a propulsion portfolio for both our customers of today and our customers of tomorrow. We're growing our truck and SUV business with advanced gasoline and diesel powertrains while investing in and developing new EV platforms, batteries, charging systems, and software. Different customers need different combinations of capability, range, affordability, towing confidence, and convenience.”

“there's just billions of dollars in the state of Michigan, $17 billion that we put um investment wise back into the state. On a United States level, um you know, we're about $134 billion from um an economic additive piece of that.”

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