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Union President Shawn Fain reported progress in talks with General Motors and Stellantis but said the companies will have to make better offers

Shawn Fain said Stellantis and GM have made wage offers that matched Ford’s 23% over the life of a four year contract, but insisted that the companies can go further

Last week, 8,700 union members stopped working at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that the rear axle horizontal mounting bolt can fracture and cause the driveshaft to disconnect, increasing the risk of a crash. Affected are certain Explorers from the 2020 through 2022 model years

Ford said the move puts about a dozen other facilities at risk, as well as parts supply plants that together employ over 100,000 people

The companies say the strikes have forced them to impose those layoffs, but the UAW contends the job cuts were unjustified and imposed as part of the companies’ pressure campaign to persuade union members to accept less favorable terms in negotiations with automakers

The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7 a.m. Monday, adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared all three big Detroit automakers

Union president Shawn Fain defended his strike strategy on Friday: ‘Our strike is working, but we’re not there yet’

There are already a couple of Chinese brands that have attempted to imitate the U.S. SUV for local customers

Automobile manufacturers are obliged to reflect in their different models the most important data for their subsequent marketing

A study by J.D. Power shows which cars American drivers favor in a scenario of more vehicle availability and greater choices for consumers

The investigation now covers Ford’s F-150 pickup truck, as well as Explorer, Bronco and Edge SUVs and Lincoln Nautilus and Aviator SUVs

The company will need a big finish to 2023 to realize CEO Musk’s stated goal of increasing its sales by 50% annually

Stellantis was spared from the third round of strikes, which will spread to 7,000 union workers in Chicago and Lansing

During his speech Wednesday night, the former president and Republican frontrunner attacked electric cars and presented himself as the defender of the ‘working class’

‘Wall Street didn’t build this country, the middle class built this country, and unions built the middle class,’ the president said Tuesday. ‘You deserve what you’ve earned, and you’ve earned a hell of a lot more than you’re getting paid’

The president of the United States is going to Michigan on Tuesday to support UAW workers striking against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis

February, Ford announced plans to build the plant in Marshall, Michigan, employing about 2,500 workers to make lower-cost batteries for new and existing vehicles

Autoworkers are fighting to stay in the middle class in a conflict that will have a far-reaching impact on labor, industry and politics

Another 5,600 additional workers joined the strike. Ford was spared because the company has met some of the union’s demands during negotiations over the past week

About 13,000 auto workers have walked off their jobs at targeted factories after union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with automakers. Here’s what you need to know about the UAW strike

The CEOs of the automakers earn between 281 and 365 times what an average employee makes in a year

GM warned that 2,000 UAW-represented workers at an assembly plant in Kansas City are ‘expected to be idled as soon as early this week’ because of a shortage of supplies from another plant near St. Louis, where workers walked off on Friday

CEO pay has ballooned for decades, while wages for ordinary workers have lagged. But did the Big Three chief executives really get 40% pay increases? Not exactly

The United Auto Workers announced a targeted strike at three factories after talks broke down with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis

An extended work stoppage at Ford, GM and Stellantis would affect thousands of jobs in Mexico that depend on the automotive export industry

The UAW union is behind walkouts at General Motors, Ford and Stellantis plants due to deadlock over a new collective bargaining agreement. It is the first time the union has acted against the Big Three simultaneously