The Volt is more software and code than anything else. The car, which GM hopes will give it an edge on rivals, has 100 electronic controllers, 10 million lines of software code and its own IP address.

General Motors needed serious software engineering to manage the innards of the Chevy Volt and bring the electric car from the concept to reality. For that, the automaker turned to IBM for help.

GM is trimming its software teams globally by more than 1,000, possibly up to 1,500. The company says it's for efficiency, not cost-cutting.

GM is trimming its software teams globally by more than 1,000, possibly up to 1,500. The company says it's for efficiency, not cost cutting.

General Motors is rolling out Ultifi, a new end-to-end software platform in vehicles starting in 2023 that executives say will usher in a sweeping set of capabilities, including giving drivers ...