General Motors said it is reorganizing certain vehicle engineering operations to speed efforts to develop autonomous and electrified vehicles.
Doug Parks, GM’s vice president for global product programs, will become vice president for autonomous technology and vehicle execution, reporting to Mark Reuss, head of global product development for GM. Parks will oversee efforts to develop new electrical and battery systems and software for autonomous and electric vehicles, GM said in a statement. The appointments are effective Feb. 1, GM said today.