New vehicles from Detroit's automakers are planned in contracts that ended UAW strikes
Stellantis plans to build a new midsize pickup truck, along with battery-run versions of six Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles.
Nov 5, 2023
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US auto union expands strike after GM profits top estimates
The US auto workers union announced Tuesday it had extended its strike to a giant General Motors truck plant as it called on the company to sweeten a pay offer in light of strong quarterly profits.
Oct 24, 2023
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Ford Executive Chair Bill Ford calls on autoworkers to end strike, says company's future is at stake
Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future.
Oct 16, 2023
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Hyundai supplier to open EV battery module plant in Alabama
A Korean automotive parts company plans to open a $205 million factory that will supply 200,000 battery modules annually for electric vehicles produced in Alabama and Georgia, officials said Thursday.
Oct 27, 2022
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Voice-operated smartphones target Africa's illiterate
Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa—the tens of millions of people who face huge challenges in life because they cannot read or write.
Sep 9, 2022
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Chip shortage forces Ford to build trucks without computers
A global semiconductor shortage and a February winter storm have combined to force Ford to build F-150 pickup trucks without some computers.
Mar 19, 2021
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Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts
A widening global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts is forcing major auto companies to halt or slow vehicle production just as they were recovering from pandemic-related factory shutdowns.
Jan 9, 2021
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Ford adding 350 jobs at 2 plants to make electric vehicles
Ford plans to add 350 jobs at two factories to meet expected demand for electric vehicles that haven't gone on sale yet.
Nov 10, 2020
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Tennessee factory to become GM's 3rd electric vehicle plant
General Motors plans to spend $2 billion to convert its Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant into a third U.S. site to build future electric vehicles.
Oct 20, 2020
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Canadian auto workers reach tentative contract with Ford
The union representing Canadian auto workers says it has reached a tentative three-year contract deal with Ford to build five new electric vehicles at a factory near Toronto.
Sep 22, 2020
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