COULD GM SPIN OFF ITS EV OPERATIONS? And then, Emanuel Rosner from Deutsche Bank asked her if GM would consider spinning off its entire EV operations into a separate, stand-alone company? Barra did not say yes, but noted that GM is open to any idea to improve shareholder value, and added that "nothing is off the table." WHAT WOULD YOU DO? So what would you do if you were Mary Barra? Would you rename General Motors? Adam Jonas suggested changing the name to Ultium, which is the name of GM's new generation of EV batteries. What would you call it? And would you spin off GM's EV operations? GM GROWS ITS EV LINEUP IN CHINA Barra also talked about how GM is growing its EV lineup in China. Despite the pandemic, GM's EV deliveries were up by more than 25% in the first half of the year. And it's adding new entries such as the Chevrolet Menlo, the all-new Baojun E300 and E300 Plus, which can be charged in an hour using DC fast charging.