UAW’s fight against GM’s battery JV intensifies with new union report

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How Stellantis, academies are accelerating employee careers in industry shift

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Incoming Stellantis CFO wants to ‘drive the very best’

The new gig for the next chief financial officer of the maker of Jeep SUVs, Ram pickup trucks and other vehicles will be somewhat of a homecoming. Natalie Knight takes over at Stellantis NV from Richard Palmer on Monday. After 31 years — 28 of which were spent in Europe — the Seattle native will… Continue reading Incoming Stellantis CFO wants to ‘drive the very best’

Walberg bill would bar EPA from implementing strong new emission rules

Washington — U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, introduced a bill Thursday that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing strong new emissions standards that would push the auto industry toward electric vehicles. The legislation, dubbed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, would also amend the Clean Air Act to say that regulations… Continue reading Walberg bill would bar EPA from implementing strong new emission rules

Stellantis signs term sheet with NioCorp for rare-earth mineral supply

Stellantis NV and a Colorado-based miner have signed a rare earth term sheet in hopes of a definitive agreement to supply domestically needed minerals for electrification. The sheet envisions an agreement for supply over 10 years of specific amounts of neodymium-praseodymium oxide, dysprosium oxide and terbium oxide that NioCorp Developments Ltd. aims to produce at… Continue reading Stellantis signs term sheet with NioCorp for rare-earth mineral supply

Critic of Chinese battery plant in Michigan once lobbied for Chinese lumber company

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Walberg bill would bar EPA from implementing strong new emission rules

Washington — U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton, introduced a bill Thursday that would bar the Environmental Protection Agency from finalizing strong new emissions standards that would push the auto industry toward electric vehicles. The legislation, dubbed the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, would also amend the Clean Air Act to say that regulations… Continue reading Walberg bill would bar EPA from implementing strong new emission rules

Stellantis signs term sheet with NioCorp for rare-earth mineral supply

Stellantis NV and a Colorado-based miner have signed a rare earth term sheet in hopes of a definitive agreement to supply domestically needed minerals for electrification. The sheet envisions an agreement for supply over 10 years of specific amounts of neodymium-praseodymium oxide, dysprosium oxide and terbium oxide that NioCorp Developments Ltd. aims to produce at… Continue reading Stellantis signs term sheet with NioCorp for rare-earth mineral supply

Ford’s Q2 sales gains round out rosy auto sales reports

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GM delivered over 526,000 vehicles in China in Q2, up 9% from last year

General Motors Co. and its joint ventures in China saw a 9% increase in sales during the second quarter, the automaker said Thursday. During the April-to-June quarter, GM sold 526,200 vehicles, up from 484,200 reported in the second quarter of 2022 — when the industry was still struggling with supply issues affecting production and limiting… Continue reading GM delivered over 526,000 vehicles in China in Q2, up 9% from last year