UAW Strike Collides With Biden’s Manufacturing Agenda
The administration is caught between support for unions and the need to make U.S. auto industry more competitive. Source link
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Talks Resume in Detroit Amid Threat of Expanding Strike
Wages remain focal point, and investors already are sizing up the potential hits to the automakers’ bottom lines. Source link
Whatever the UAW Strike Outcome, Elon Musk Has Already Won
The Detroit automakers entered labor talks at a cost disadvantage to Tesla. Source link
UAW Goes on Strike Against GM, Ford and Stellantis
The walkouts are the first to hit all three automakers at the same time and affect factories in Missouri, Ohio...
UAW, Automakers Remain ‘Far Apart’ in Contract Talks, Union President Says
The union’s president said the United Auto Workers are preparing walkouts at select factories when contracts expire late Thursday. Source...
China’s Electric-Vehicle Makers Face EU Antisubsidy Probe
The antisubsidy investigation opens a new front in the battle for leadership of the global clean-technology industry. Source link
In Detroit, UAW’s Strike Threat Overshadows a Shrunken Auto Show
The annual car event, which has had a choppy run recently, comes amid intensifying contract talks between automakers and workers....
Toyota to Offer $170,000 Luxury Model to Select Few Outside Japan
Toyota thinks the world outside of Japan may finally be ready to embrace its six-figure superluxury flagship car. Source link
BYD, China’s Tesla, Is Coming for the World
The EV maker is about to become an export juggernaut and a threat to the world’s largest automakers. Source link
Labor Could Be Detroit’s Next Big Disruption
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Tesla Leads Race to Draw Federal Money for Charging Networks
Elon Musk’s company is beating out rivals to win millions of dollars in grant awards. Source link
Elon Musk’s Latest Antics Have Some Asking: Is He Out of Touch?
The billionaire’s taunts of Mark Zuckerberg, his rival at Meta Platforms, are drawing cringes and questions. Source link
EV Startup VinFast’s Market Debut Pushes Value Higher Than GM, Ford
Shares in the Vietnamese electric car company more than tripled in its first day of trading, giving it a roughly...
Nikola Recalls Most of Its Battery-Electric Trucks After Fire Probe
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Tesla CFO Zach Kirkhorn Steps Down Ahead of Cybertruck Launch
Kirkhorn had been seen as a possible successor to Elon Musk as CEO. Tesla said Chief Accounting Officer Vaibhav Taneja...
America’s Most Tech-Forward City Has Doubts About Self-Driving Cars
Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise are struggling to win over San Francisco residents and officials, a major hurdle in...
GM Again Lifts Its Profit Outlook, Plans More Cost Cuts
The automaker says buyers are willing to pay for pricier models and features. Source link
Mining Deploys Innovative Tech to Find Copper, Other EV Metals
Miners are turning to machine learning, cutting-edge chemistry and other innovative means to increase the supply of critical materials such...
Tesla Profit Jumps 20% as Price Cuts Help Lift Deliveries
The EV maker sought to boost demand with less expensive offerings, but Chief Executive Elon Musk cautions more reductions may...
Auto Sales Defy Gloomy Forecasts
The U.S. auto industry is expected to have notched a 12%-to-14% rise in new vehicle sales for the first half...
