The EPA is rolling out stringent tailpipe rules correctly described as an ‘electrical vehicle mandate in disguise.’…
Fire Shuts Down GM’s Electric Car Plant, Executives Blame ‘Battery Materials’…
General Motors’ (GM) “Factory Zero” plant was temporarily shut down after a fire broke out. The plant produces Electric Vehicles (EVs), which have a history of catching fire, though GM executives said “battery materials” were the cause….
UAW Nabs Its Biggest Win in Decades…
The UAW’s historic labor agreements with the Big Three automakers mark a reversal of more than 40 years of waning power for auto unions in the U.S…
President Trump Triggers Defense Production Act, Requiring GM to Make Ventilators – Watch, Democrats Will Now Reverse Position…
GM to Invest $2.2 Billion at Detroit Factory to Make Electric Trucks, SUVs…
General Motors Co will invest $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build electric trucks and sport utility vehicles, a move that would create 2,200 jobs, the No.1 U.S. automaker said on Monday. The company said its first electric truck will be a pickup, whose production will begin late next year and will be […]
GM and Ford Shock Over 1,500 Temp Auto Workers with Full-Time Promotions…
One of the key sectors gaining benefit from the USMCA trade agreement is the auto sector. Rules on steel and aluminum smelting/origination, and rules on part origination from North America are key aspects to the trade agreement that shifts focus from the import of Asian manufactured parts for assembly to manufacturing in North America. Essentially, […]
GM to Invest $1B in Missouri Plant…
General Motors plans to invest $1.5 billion to bring the “next generation” of midsize pickup trucks to the market, with the majority of that investment going toward the company’s suburban St. Louis plant. The Wentzville truck plant will receive roughly $1 billion of those funds to upgrade the facility as it prepares for the new […]
UAW-GM Strike Ends, Union Turns to Ford…
The longest nationwide strike against General Motors Co. in nearly 50 years ended Friday, when a majority of members ratified a new four-year deal with General Motors Co. and the union turned its attention to Ford Motor Co. The week-long vote ends a 40-day strike that cost members thousands of dollars each, GM as much […]
Thousands More Auto Workers Furloughed with More Layoffs Coming as GM and Suppliers Idle Plants in UAW Strike…
Thousands of Canadian auto industry workers have been furloughed, with more temporary layoffs coming, as negotiations on a new labor contract between General Motors and the United Auto Workers drags into a fifth day. Jerry Dias, president of Canadian trade union Unifor, which represents GM and other auto workers in Canada, said in an interview […]
Nearly 50k General Motors Employees Go On Strike After Union Talks Break Down…
About 49,000 General Motors employees walked off the job at midnight Monday after negotiations between their union and the Detroit car giant unraveled over wages, health care, job security and other issues. It’s the United Auto Workers’ first nationwide strike since 2007. Negotiations that had been ongoing since July came to a head Sunday afternoon, […]