The labor union representing Canadian autoworkers said on Thursday that pensions, higher wages and job security in the shift to producing electric vehicles are the priorities at the bargaining table this year with Detroit’s three automakers. Delegates from Unifor’s locals met for the union’s Special Auto Council on Wednesday and Thursday in London, Ontario, to… Continue reading Canadian autoworkers union Unifor lays out priorities for Detroit Three contract talks
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Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars
New York — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to keep AM radio in the nation’s cars. A bipartisan group in Congress on Wednesday introduced the “AM for Every Vehicle Act.” The bill calls on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars at no additional cost. The legislation… Continue reading Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep AM radio in new cars
GM CEO Mary Barra on the industry’s transformation, progress on DEI, and return to office
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More than 30M US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a dangerous airbag blast
Detroit – More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel. Few of them know it. And because of a dispute between federal safety regulators and an airbag parts manufacturer, they aren’t… Continue reading More than 30M US drivers don’t know if they’re at risk from a dangerous airbag blast
Stellantis warns over UK operations, urges Brexit trade deal revision
London — The world’s fourth-biggest carmaker by sales has warned of a potential existential threat to large parts of the British car industry unless the government moves to alter the terms of its post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union. In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the supply of batteries for electric vehicles… Continue reading Stellantis warns over UK operations, urges Brexit trade deal revision
Alfa 3.0: Stellantis’ premium automaker remakes itself as an EV brand for the US
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EV corridor to run nearly 900 miles from Kalamazoo to Quebec, US and Canada officials say
Detroit — U.S. and Canadian officials on Tuesday announced the first Binational EV Corridor between the two countries that will have electric vehicle chargers along it. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joined Canadian Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan joined Buttigieg at the Port of Detroit along the… Continue reading EV corridor to run nearly 900 miles from Kalamazoo to Quebec, US and Canada officials say
Stellantis recalls nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide due to fire risk
Detroit – Stellantis is telling owners of nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide to park them outdoors and away from other vehicles because the power liftgates can catch fire even when the engines are off. The company is recalling certain Cherokees from the 2014 through 2016 model years. Water can get into the liftgate control… Continue reading Stellantis recalls nearly 220,000 Jeep Cherokee SUVs worldwide due to fire risk
An automotive manufacturer refused a massive air-bag recall. Now what?
Federal safety regulators have directed a Tennessee manufacturer to recall air-bag inflaters used in roughly 67 million vehicles over concerns that bits of metal could explode when the air bag is activated, creating an injury risk even in relatively minor crashes. Seven air-bag ruptures involving injuries led the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to tentatively… Continue reading An automotive manufacturer refused a massive air-bag recall. Now what?
Ford plans to lay off 1,300 workers in China, local media reporting
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