McLaren started Formula 1’s 2023 season slowly. It did not score a top-10 finish in the opening two events, but it has since emerged as the nearest challenger to dominant Red Bull. “It’s been one hell of a turnaround,” said Oscar Piastri, one of McLaren’s drivers. The team, which was fifth in 2022 with 159… Continue reading McLaren F1 Team Is No Longer Caught in the Middle
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Ford Resumes Work on E.V. Battery Plant in Michigan, at Reduced Scale
A battery plant in Michigan will be smaller than planned, Ford said, citing slower E.V. demand than expected, as well as labor costs. Go to Source
Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla
The Latest Electricians and dockworkers across Sweden on Friday joined a widening effort by unions in the country to pressure Tesla to sign a collective bargaining agreement with its mechanics. The labor action expanded three weeks after the autoworkers’ union, IF Metall, called a strike against Tesla in an effort to secure a collective arrangement… Continue reading Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla
U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract
Members of the United Automobile Workers union have given their backing to new contracts with the three big U.S. automakers, agreements that deliver hefty wage increases and other gains that had eluded the union for more than 20 years. In the most closely contested vote, the tentative contract agreement at General Motors won the support… Continue reading U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract
G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
A United Automobile Workers union vote on a tentative contract agreement with General Motors that provides record wage increases has run into unexpectedly strong resistance from veteran workers. Voting at most union locals has been completed and the final result, due as early as Thursday evening, will very likely be decided by a narrow margin.… Continue reading G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition
Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
A day after Lukasz Krupski put out a fire at a Tesla car delivery location in Norway, seriously burning his hands and preventing a disaster, he got an email from Elon Musk. “Congratulations for saving the day!” Mr. Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, wrote in March 2019. But what started as a story about a heroic… Continue reading Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla
Biden Bolsters Union Support in Illinois
President Biden pulled a red United Automobile Workers T-shirt over his button-down on Thursday and celebrated a landmark labor deal that kept a Stellantis manufacturing plant in business, using an appearance in Illinois to shore up crucial union support. “I’ve worn this shirt a lot, man,” Mr. Biden told a man in the crowd, one… Continue reading Biden Bolsters Union Support in Illinois
Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024
Efforts to fight global warming could suffer a setback next year when new rules reduce the number of electric cars that qualify for a federal tax credit. The credits, up to $7,500 a vehicle, have helped make electric cars more affordable, bringing the cost of some models below $30,000. Next year, for the first time,… Continue reading Fewer Electric Vehicles Will Qualify for U.S. Tax Credits in 2024
The Big Number: 2 Million
Autopilot is Tesla’s driver-assistance system, which includes features to steer, brake and accelerate vehicles automatically on highways — and is key to Elon Musk’s futuristic vision of self-driving cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating Autopilot in 2021, when it was involved in several accidents. Since then, the administration has ramped up pressure… Continue reading The Big Number: 2 Million
What Car Owners Should Know About the Tesla Autopilot Recall
Drivers of Tesla vehicles will automatically receive the software updates the company is issuing to address concerns from federal auto safety regulators about its driver-assistance system, Autopilot. The updates, which Tesla will send to cars over cellular networks, will include new warnings and checks to make sure drivers are paying attention to the road and… Continue reading What Car Owners Should Know About the Tesla Autopilot Recall