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UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tennessee have signed cards seeking union representation
DETROIT (AP) — More than 1,000 workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee factory have signed cards authorizing a vote on representation by the United Auto Workers, the first plant in the nation to reach that milestone in the UAW's quest to organize more than a dozen nonunion factories. The...
Automakers, dealers and shoppers dawdle on EVs despite strong year in US sales growth
Despite new electric vehicle market share and sales hitting a record in the U.S. this year, EV growth is starting to slow and fall short of the auto industry's lofty ambitions to transition away from combustion engines. The U.S. has reached a crucial milestone in its efforts to...
New US rules, aimed at curbing China, could make it harder for EV buyers to claim a full tax credit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules proposed Friday that are likely to hinder President Joe Biden’s goal that half of new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. run on electricity by 2030....
Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
DETROIT (AP) — A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said Thursday. Additional labor costs from the four-year and eight-month agreement will total $8.8 billion by...
New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive
DETROIT (AP) — Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit. Copper inductive charging coils allow vehicles equipped with receivers to charge up their batteries while...
Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union. But the automaker said that due to slowing electric vehicle sales growth, it will scale...
UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers
DETROIT (AP) — Entering contract talks with Detroit's three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members — and delivered on many of them. He secured significant pay raises, improved benefits, the right to strike over plant closures and a raft of...
Today in History: November 19, Abraham Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg cemetery dedication
Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 19, the 323rd day of 2023. There are 42 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of...
Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a similar deal with General Motors will raise pay across the industry, force automakers to absorb higher costs and help reshape the auto business as it shifts away from...
Union workers at Stellantis and Ford close to ratifying deals that would end lengthy labor disputes
DETROIT (AP) — Members of the United Auto Workers union were close to approving contract agreements with Stellantis and Ford on Friday with voting at both companies overwhelmingly in favor and only a few factories yet to cast ballots. On Friday, workers at Ford had voted 68.2% in...
