With an eyebrow-raising annual compensation of $40.3 million, one might think General Motors’ CEO prefers to drive one of the automaker’s fancier products – like a 2021 Cadillac Escalade or Cadillac CT5, for example. However, in a recent interview with Bloomberg, Barra revealed her current daily driver isn’t a fancy luxury vehicle, but rather a Chevy Bolt EUV.
Barra appeared on Bloomberg TV this week to discuss the automaker’s ongoing electric vehicle transition. The conversation eventually turned to Barra’s feeling toward electric vehicles and whether or not she’ll miss internal combustion engines, prompting her to reveal that her current daily driver is a Chevy Bolt EUV.
“Well, I mean there are so many vehicles that I’m proud of that are on the road right now, and those will be on the road for a while, and the capability is just incredible,” said Barra with regard to the current ICE vehicles that GM produces. “But I’ve also had the opportunity… whether it’s driving the GMC Hummer EV, or right now I’m driving the Bolt EUV, and the future products that we have coming I think are just going to surprise and delight our customers.”
Barra is driving a Chevy Bolt EUV despite the fact the automaker extended its battery pack fire recall to include both the redesigned Chevy Bolt EV, as well as the new Chevy Bolt EUV. While the Bolt EUV is an all-new addition to the automaker’s electric vehicle portfolio, it shares its BEV2 platform and 65 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with the Bolt EV, which is why it also became wrapped up in the widely publicized battery recall.
Bloomberg also inquired about the ongoing battery recall, with Barra explaining the reason behind the recall and how it plans to remedy the issue.
“Well we already understand that when two very specific manufacturing defects happen within the same cell, that’s when there’s an issue,” Barra said. “And we’re working with LG Chem to make sure those issues are solved, and then we’ll be able to provide battery cell and module replacements for our customers.”
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Phooey she probably has that Bolt stashed close to the office and picks it up for the “last mile”,Just the Sec. of Trans. Bootybanger rides a bicycle for the ‘last mile’ after getting out of chauffeured Suburban.
@budlar: How to tell people you’re a middle-aged INCEL without saying you’re a middle-aged INCEL.
You are such a great office chair psychoanalyst if you do not work for “the big guys’ staff you should apply.
Why can’t I just let you troll Mary Barra in peace?! The nerve of me!
Id say probably because you are the type of person who can’t stand when anyone says anything about a company or person you like.
Were your parents brother and sister?
I wonder how many wagon and buggy makers whined about the first ICE automobiles.
Does she park it outside and away from things in case it ignites?
Hopefully it ignites with her in it….
You better watch out for Mary’s son Andy he is out for revenge on anyone who disparages her.
I realize that in your mind, not irrationally hating a woman in power makes me a simp or a cuck. That’s on you.
Don’t take it out on her because you have a complicated relationship with your mother.
I have no issue that she has power,however which way she got there. IMO she is spineless, she blows whichever way the political optics take her
Who are you fooling? You’re singling her out for something that every other CEO does – lobby for their company to whichever political party is in power to ensure they can get tax breaks OR won’t be used as a scapegoat at a political rally. Not sure how “spineless” plays into that for you.
Also, “however which way she got there”: I’d love to hear how you think she became CEO.
Every CEO does not change their tune at every change in the political winds ie the Koch brothers or the founders of Home Depot,definitely not.
Tax breaks are not given out to individual companies in the tax code by industry ie what gm gets Ford will also. Tax breaks for expansion or increased employment are a state thing,other than the lower cost of labor I wonder why the automakers prefer the south.
Political rally’s are one sided now since Obama is gone,the last two could not draw a crowd if they had free beer.
You seem to be the informed one on how she got to where she is,all I ever hear is women are oppressed and denied chances,I guess not this time.
Thank you again for proving my point that you despise women and it’s primarily why you target Barra. You may not even realize that you did but it’s clear as day for everyone else.
Just be honest with yourself dude.
The only point you are proving is that you are just another person that thinks everything comes down to race,religion,creed or gender etc.
Common and typical,just pull a card to your liking.
You refuse to be honest with yourself.
Whoever pays any COE in any situation over 40 million a year deserves to go belly-up!
So you pull the gender card nice. So anyone who doesn’t like Mary is obviously just hating because sHe iS a WoMaN
No, I work with women every day and I know they are better workers than men, but nobody can earn that kind of money.
If a company is that well to do then pay an honest wage and invest the rest or put it in the bank.
You’re jumping to conclusions before you think.
Hmm wasn’t talking to you. If you pay attention that message goes up to the guy named Andy. Just follow the line.
Luther
I hope get stuck driving an Asian car, that you absolutely hate.
I wish you would drink that bleach already. I was really hoping either that or that head on crash would of already happened to you.
Hey I get ‘Your comment is awaiting moderation’ all the time for making non-controversial statements.
You are telling people to off themselves because you disagree with their opinion? I certainly hope you ARE NOT an Electric Car Driver.
I’m on my 7th plug-in car, including a Tesla, Both types of Volts, A Caddy ELR , and a Bolt EV and a BOLT EUV.
So I’m a rather old hand with more than 10 years under my belt doing totally plug-in driving. You certainly DO NOT speak for me, and it turns people who otherwise might be somewhat curious toward plug-in cars away since if You represent the typical EV driver, – no one wants to be associated with such an UGLY person, and kills any budding interest in EVs they may have had previously.
IDK man, I think she is a terrible ceo for people who remember when GM made products that were desirable but I don’t wish harm upon her. A little disproportionate. I’m just hoping she gets fired or demoted.
I’ve had vehicles of every category and size but my Bolt has the best acceleration and overall driving enjoyment of them all.
US news ranks the Bolt in 7 place among all EVs. It is just another GM mediocrity.
What in the h*** does U S News and World know about ranking cars?
It’s not just another mediocrity.
It also catches on fire sometimes.
With a 0-60 of around 6.5 seconds it sounds like you’ve never owned anything remotely quick or peppy. It’s fine, but not something I’d brag about.
Like everybody’s blasting around in a 3.4 second rocketship? 600hp is perhaps de rigueur in Silicon Valley (and the pages of R&T), but in the real world, Bolt is peppy.
This is her “daily driver”, but doesn’t tell us what other cars she has. Frankly, i am very upset with GM for doing away with nice sedans, 6 cylinder engines and going all electric. This could be the first time in my life i consider a foreign brand. Toyota and all the rest are going to keep selling sedans while GM elects only trucks and SUVs (the station wagons of yesteryear). The market will one day flip around again and GM will be caught with “their pants down”.
Yeah cause Toyota isn’t doing away with 6 cylinder sedans! Oh wait…
T-12 months for that.
Toyota is dropping the V8 in the Tundra, a V6 only for 2022.
Get off Toyota nuts Sam you consistently have there nuts in your mouth
I doubt if she owns any vehicle,they have building full of a variety of vehicles,all fully loaded and a guy to detail them daily,when they get a few k miles on them they get replaced and sent to the dealer auction.Nice to be an exec. I wonder if they even pay tax on there use per IRS rules.
I have already left GM. I remember a reporter several ‘years ago asking Barra why isn’t GM selling desirable vehicles. When I go to a GM showroom today all I see is angry looking trucks and uninspiring SUVs.
Initially, I was intrigued with the Malibu hybrid, but GM decided to cancelled it. Then months later GM cancelled probably the best sedan it ever produced the CT6 black wing V-8. Now I hear the Camaro may get the axe. Oh GM, you have such a dull lineup!
One strong Corvette model does not make a company.
I understand that Malibu, even though only a 4 cylinder, gets dropped in 2024. I wouldn’t be surprised if Corvette gets the ax in GM’s insistence to build only trucks and “station wagons”.
Top 10 reasons Mary Barra drives a Chevy Bolt.
10. While sleep deprived on a red eye flight from China. Spent the $40 million she made last year buying junk on Amazon.
9. Joe Biden ended up totaling her C7 Corvette
8. Loaned Escalades to British Royal Family for Prince Philips funeral. British Royal Family ended up keeping Escalades.
7. Stealing electricity from work. 60KW at a time.
6. Keeps Garage nice and toasty. Even on the coldest days of winter.
5. Mary is doing her part to keep gas prices down. So people buy more HD Trucks and Monster SUVs.
4. Trying to figure out what to do with 73,000 recalled Batteries.
3. Court mandated after getting too many speeding tickets driving BlackWings around.
2. No Detroit cop wants to go on record saying they pulled over a Bolt doing 120 mph.
1. Having nightmares about calling 911 from a gas station saying: I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.
Next year she will trade in the Chevy Bolt EUV for the Cadillac Lyriq.
If I had the money I probably would too, but the Bolt EUV is actually a very nice car. We test drove one last month and we loved so much we ordered one to trade for our Bolt EV. But now with the recall and stop sale on all Bolts we were told we could not order the Bolt EUV. When are they going to fix the problem with the batteries so the Bolt EUV can go back on sale? Right now GM only has 1 EV for sale, the Hummer EV and almost no one can afford it and it’s really not available at the dealers yet.
The won’t even sell 10,000 Hummer EVs. With this vehicle GM is sitting on the biggest flops since the Cadillac EV.
Yeah this was the partial point I was also going to make, that perhaps Miss Barra drives the ‘Cheap’ 2022 BOLT EUV since it is a NICE CAR.
1). Smooth riding, quiet (as good as a Rolls Royce – the claim was made that the 2011 VOLT (10 1/2 years ago) was SMOOTHER than a Rolls – and this car matches it.
2). Very substantial feel – better than the Bolt EV.
3). She probably has the premium BOSE Audio version, but even the basic version has good enough sound for ‘mature drivers’.
Another point not mentioned:
During the Halcyon days of GM when they had multiple times the power that they have now, their big wig execs would NEVER drive a Chevrolet. So they were unfamiliar with any problems their customers would have….
So whether Mary realizes it or not, she is becoming very familiar with the car, and, any future problems…. Good for her…. I said in another comment that I cannot believe how WELL GM is handling the battery recall. The fact that she drives (if only partially) one of the cars mentioned CANNOT be anything but a GOOD THING.
Does she park it on the 110 degree sun like I have to? When I get in the car its 130 degrees. She could have fixed the problem a year ago but she didn’t want to spend the money. Now she has to. If company profits are so important take a cut in pay….
Try leaving the windows open a crack if you’re parking in 110 deg F weather…
Your seats will not fade as quickly
Use the MyChevrolet app to turn on the AC about 10 to 20 minutes before you go to your car. Works even at 110.
Mary needs to expand her vocabulary. She always says gm is doing things to “delight” their customers.
I was their customer and they never delighted me. Maybe she needs to learn the word “disappoint” or there’s anger, annoy, irritate. I can think of many but delight isn’t one of them. Even when gm is good, they’re just average; never really delightful. All those burning Bolts don’t delight. They disappoint, anger, annoy….
Even the Nissan Leaf is ranked higher than the hapless Bolt.
I am not crazy at all about the whole electric car thing. But I cannot understand why anyone would buy a Leaf. I think the the now canceled Chevy Volt was the best of all. You could drive in electric or gas mode with its backup gasoline engine. And it was a very nice upgrade from anything else electric on the road.
What would all of you be saying if she were driving or being chauffeured in a Rolls-Royce or a Bentley?.
Does everyone think she’s doing this as a PR stunt?
She is an engineer and maybe, just maybe she still thinks like one and that’s what she’s doing. Evaluating GM’s entry in the people’s car class of cars.
Ya’all wish she were more like Hackett?
Put the crack pipe down that stuff is bad for you
Of course it is a PR stunt.
Barra is GM’s best CEO in modern times. Period.
I vote for Mary Barra for Woman of the Century
Really? She is turning GM, once the worlds largest car maker, into a niche market company and gambling that people will only want to buy trucks and SUVs in the future. Market demand will one day change again quickly. I would simply like to buy a larger, entry level luxury car and not a pickup or a station wagon! No more variety including style and choice. But the foreign car makers will be glad to take all the market share GM is leaving behind! it may be time to sell GM stock.
Under Barra’s watch GM has slipped to fifth place in international sales. Barra has culled 4 million vehicle from GM’s lineup, which is an astronomical number. Even Nissan sells 2 million more vehicles than GM does a year.
Barra is simply following the Jack-Welch business model that puts share holder value over everything else. Because of this business philosophe both Toyota and VW are twice the size of GM. Remember, GM was for 80 years the worlds largest car company, and now they have been reduced to a niche player. They are not even the largest domestic car company anymore.
And look where GE is now compared to 40 years ago.
It’s about time a CEO of a car company drives an EV and practices what they preach. Now my question is when is the Bolt EUV goin to go back on sale again?
Anyone that believes MB drives a bolt is just STUPID….just some more smoke and mirrors from the PR department to post,,,, to make her look good in the press….
Ask yourself, if you’re making 40 million a year would you even think on driving one unless it is a PR stunt…….
One of our Granddaughters drives a Bolt and we enjoy driving it once in awhile. I like the “Quiet”.
Who Cares;
GM as well as other manufactures are getting government money to go electric so the politicans can make more money on their investments.
Why not L.P., it’s been around forever.
Hydrogen will surpass the electric phase when the money has been made.
The mess MB inherited post-bankruptcy, she may have been put in front to be a scapegoat if GM went 4 wheels up, but she has far exceeded my expectations. And when you only have 20% or so of market share a little pandering to every demographic in today’s world can make a huge difference.
The problem is, she clearly is NOT pandering to every demographic, Doing just the opposite! Wants to sell only trucks and SUVs. So you think a young woman just graduating and having her first job is going to want a truck?
She’ll go with a foreign car maker and the youth is our future!
Endanger is another word Mary could use for the Bolt.
It’s got a ring to it
So, what’s someone who makes $40M a year supposed to drive? When you’re the real deal, you don’t need bling.
usually something not made by gm,using your logic it is like she is a loyal walmart shopper and the apparel dept.is her favorite.
It wouldn’t be shocking if Mike Lindell slept on a MyPillow and it isn’t a stretch for Mary Barra to drive a Bolt – considering she’s banking gm’s future on EVs. Being relatable to the common folk who keep that $40M a year rolling in can’t hurt, either.
I didn’t get past the article referring to the CT5 as one of GMs fancier products, how far have they fallen.
I wish it would of caught fire
Either a large, allongated car with a chauffeur, or driving self a compact sized one.
what does she want a medal !!!!!! still an idiot