As government EV mandates near, automakers introduce parallel product lines

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Everything you need to know about Detroit’s auto show: Rides, reveals and electrics

Detroit — Indoor and outdoor test tracks, 35 brands, a new Ford F-150, even a Jeep kids test track is in the house. After a couple of experimental transition years, the fall Detroit auto show is finding its lane in a new auto exhibition era. The annual Detroit auto show circus opens at Huntington Place… Continue reading Everything you need to know about Detroit’s auto show: Rides, reveals and electrics

BMW to build new electric Mini in England after government approves investment

London — BMW announced plans Monday to transform its Mini factory in Oxford, England, to produce nothing but electric vehicles, protecting thousands of jobs at a site that has been making cars for more than 100 years. The German automaker said it would invest 600 million pounds ($751 million) in the project, allowing the factory to… Continue reading BMW to build new electric Mini in England after government approves investment

Stellantis says UAW talks ‘on a good path’ to avoid strike

Jeep maker Stellantis NV said Monday it has reached tentative agreements with the United Auto Workers on health and safety measures as a part of a new labor contract and was submitting its second economic proposal to the union. The company declined to share details of the counter ahead of the Thursday evening expiration date… Continue reading Stellantis says UAW talks ‘on a good path’ to avoid strike

Temps, tiers take center stage in UAW negotiations. What’s at stake

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Gallery: 2023 Detroit Auto Show preview

Gallery: 2023 Detroit Auto Show preview News Sports Autos Business Michigan Life + Home Entertainment Opinion Obituaries The Detroit News 2023 Detroit Auto Show, Ram activation. Henry Payne, The Detroit News 2023 Detroit Auto Show. Executive Director Road Alberts (left) and Thad Szott, chairman. Henry Payne, The Detroit News 2023 Detroit Auto Show construction Henry… Continue reading Gallery: 2023 Detroit Auto Show preview

5th annual Detroit 4fest: A celebration of automakers, dirt and off-roading

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UAW’s Fain calls Stellantis wage offer ‘deeply inadequate’

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Friday slammed Stellantis NV’s first economic contract proposal as “deeply inadequate” but said the Detroit Three automakers are showing signs of movement toward the union’s demands less than a week from when the current agreements expire. His comments came hours after the Jeep maker submitted a counterproposal to… Continue reading UAW’s Fain calls Stellantis wage offer ‘deeply inadequate’

California shows an electric-car uprising is headed for the rest of the country

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2 questioned in Lebanon over former Nissan exec Ghosn’s 2019 escape

Beirut — Lebanese judicial authorities have questioned two people at the request of Turkey on suspicion of being involved in the 2019 escape of auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from Japan to Lebanon via Istanbul, officials said Friday. The news came a week before a hearing in Lebanon as part of a $1 billion lawsuit that Ghosn, formerly the president… Continue reading 2 questioned in Lebanon over former Nissan exec Ghosn’s 2019 escape