Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing & Sustainability, General Motors
Search every verified Gerald Johnson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Gerald Johnson, Executive Vice President of Global Manufacturing & Sustainability at General Motors, has been a key spokesperson for the company’s dual strategy of investing in both internal combustion engine and electric vehicle (EV) production. In December 2023, he announced a $579 million investment at the Flint engine plant to produce the next-generation small-block V8 engine, stating that while GM is committed to an all-EV future, there are "a lot of internal combustion engine customers that we don't want to lose." Johnson has also emphasized GM's progress in its EV transition, describing the company's $2.2 billion investment to transform the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant into "Factory Zero," GM's first fully dedicated EV assembly plant. He has stated that GM has the engineering capacity to build both ICE and EV vehicles throughout this decade and has set a goal of producing 1 million EV units by 2025. Johnson has also addressed broader industry and societal issues. During GM's Q4 and FY 2023 earnings call, he credited the Flint Assembly team for playing a "huge role" in the company's strong year, noting GM was number one in full-size trucks and total sales for 2023. In earlier appearances, he discussed GM's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including producing masks and ventilators, and spoke about the company's commitment to diversity and inclusion following the death of George Floyd. Johnson, who has been with GM for over 40 years and is a recipient of the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year award, has described his role as responsible for the safety and performance of over 130,000 employees globally.
“Another strong year — trucks. We were number one in full-size trucks, and we also were number one in total action for 2023, so we think that the team put together a sound year and overcame some challenges.”
“The team at Flint Assembly played a huge role in the company's success story.”
“General Motors is a part of my life — I've been with General Motors for 42 years; they got me right out of high school, I was a co-op student and I've worked most of my life in plants and plant environments like the one we're sitting in right now.”
“There's no better time than now to be a part of what General Motors is doing — we believe that we're well positioned for this future, this transformation of EV and this continuation of internal combustion engine production.”
“As General Motors ramps up electric vehicle production, the automaker is working to show employees that they have a role in the EV future — we see a similar size employee base needed to build EVs as gasoline-powered vehicles.”
“What we're doing here is trying to provide a safe — trying to keep taking consideration the well-being, the development and the performance of all the people who helped make all our vehicles come together and all of our components come together.”
“We have the engineering capacity to build both ICE vehicles and EVs and we'll continue to do both throughout this decade.”
“Between now and 2025 we have a goal of producing 1 million EV units.”
“It's an amazing time to be a part of it — first of all I love what I do, I love who I do it with, who I do it for, and to be on the cusp of it. I relish the moment.”
“We want to announce today that we're putting 579 million dollars of investment right here in the Flint engine plant to produce the Next Generation small block V8.”
“And as our commitment is to an all EV future — no doubt about it — we know that has a horizon between here and there.”
“There are a lot of internal combustion engine customers that we don't want to lose and so this is part of the investment.”
“A representation today is a good day for UAW members and it happened because our members made GM successful yesterday, made GM successful today and will definitely make GM successful tomorrow.”
“We set not just as an initiative but as our mission zero zero zero which is zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion — it's a big vision but it's one that we think as a part of the auto industry...we have an opportunity quite frankly to make them safer and so zero crashes means that we're saving lives.”
“That's why zero emissions and our commitment in the US by 2035 to be a zero-emitting production of vehicles in the US...”
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