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U.A.W. Goes on Strike at 3 Plants in Midwest

Thousands of members of the United Automobile Workers union went on strike Friday at three plants in three Midwestern states in what was the first strike simultaneously affecting all three Detroit automakers. The union and the companies — General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis, the parent of Chrysler — remained deadlocked in negotiations over a… Continue reading U.A.W. Goes on Strike at 3 Plants in Midwest

U.A.W. Strike Looms Over Detroit Auto Show

The Detroit auto show kicked off this week with a burst of hoopla and glam, including a Darius Rucker concert sponsored by Ford Motor and an indoor test track built by Jeep that features a hill with a 40-degree slope. But beyond the excitement and bright lights, Detroit’s annual auto show has been clouded by… Continue reading U.A.W. Strike Looms Over Detroit Auto Show

The U.A.W. Could Go on Strike Friday. Here’s What to Know About the Issues.

The United Auto Workers union, which represents about 150,000 workers at U.S. car plants, could strike against three of the country’s largest automakers on Friday if the union and the companies are unable to reach new contracts. The three automakers — General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis, which owns Chrysler, Jeep and Ram — could… Continue reading The U.A.W. Could Go on Strike Friday. Here’s What to Know About the Issues.

Auto Strike by U.A.W. Could Have Wide Economic Effects

Two years after the auto industry survived the supply-chain upheaval of the pandemic, another disruption — the prospective strike by the United Auto Workers — threatens to upend the production and distribution of new cars, and the impact could be wide-ranging. A U.A.W. strike against one or more of Detroit’s Big Three — Ford Motor,… Continue reading Auto Strike by U.A.W. Could Have Wide Economic Effects

Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles

Rachel Culin considered herself a Toyota loyalist, one of millions of people who appreciated the company’s reliable and fuel-efficient hybrids. But she recently bought an electric Chevrolet Bolt to replace her Toyota Prius because the Japanese automaker had been too slow when it came to selling electric vehicles. “Where are the options for those people… Continue reading Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles

NHTSA Seeks to Recall 52 Million Airbag Inflaters by ARC and Delphi

Federal auto safety regulators moved Tuesday toward a recall of about 52 million airbag inflaters used by a dozen major carmakers, calling the parts unsafe and susceptible to rupture. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration scheduled a public meeting on Oct. 5 on its recommendation to recall the airbags, manufactured by ARC Automotive and Delphi… Continue reading NHTSA Seeks to Recall 52 Million Airbag Inflaters by ARC and Delphi

Overlooked No More: Alice Anderson, Who Ran Australia’s First All-Woman Garage

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times. In August 1918, a photograph in Australian Motorist magazine showed the mechanic Alice Anderson in the driver’s seat of a Dodge Tourer — elbow out, eyebrows raised, chin tilted defiantly, bobbed hair… Continue reading Overlooked No More: Alice Anderson, Who Ran Australia’s First All-Woman Garage

U.A.W. Threatens Strikes at More Plants

The United Auto Workers said on Tuesday that the union would expand its strike against three U.S. automakers on Friday if it was unable to make substantial progress in contract talks with them. Nearly 13,000 U.A.W. members walked off the assembly lines at three plants last Friday, one each at the three companies — General… Continue reading U.A.W. Threatens Strikes at More Plants

McLaren Has High Expectations in F1 for Oscar Piastri

After three races of Oscar Piastri’s rookie Formula 1 season, Zak Brown, the McLaren chief executive, made a bold statement about his driver. “The indications are we’ve got a future world champion on our hands,” Brown said. “Oscar has been impressive since we’ve had him in the car. He’s very mature, very focused, very technical.”… Continue reading McLaren Has High Expectations in F1 for Oscar Piastri