The UAW is considering staying on strike against General Motors until rank-and-file members approve a tentative agreement, a process that could add more than a week to the length of the work stoppage, the Free Press has learned. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren joins UAW workers on the picket line in front of the Detroit Hamtramck… Continue reading GM strike may stretch out awaiting UAW workers’ vote on tentative deal
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California braces for 'fight of a lifetime' as Trump moves to revoke mpg waiver
Washington — The Trump administration will move to revoke part of California’s right to set its own gas mileage rules for cars, and the Golden State is gearing up for a legal fight that is likely to head to the U.S. Supreme Court. “The Trump Administration is revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far… Continue reading California braces for 'fight of a lifetime' as Trump moves to revoke mpg waiver
EPA to unveil plan to take away California’s authority on car emissions
Ari Natter and Ryan Beene, Bloomberg Published 2:49 p.m. ET Sept. 17, 2019 | Updated 3:38 p.m. ET Sept. 17, 2019 The Trump administration will announce it is rescinding California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles on Wednesday, according to people familiar with the matter, a move sure to set off a legal… Continue reading EPA to unveil plan to take away California’s authority on car emissions
UAW says ‘significant’ differences remain as contract deadline looms
CLOSE With just hours left before the UAW contract with General Motors expires, UAW leadership told members that “significant differences” remained over key issues and bargaining would continue right up to the 11:59 p.m. Saturday deadline. In a letter sent to union officers Saturday evening, UAW Vice President for General Motors Department Terry Dittes said the contract… Continue reading UAW says ‘significant’ differences remain as contract deadline looms
UAW, GM officials offer differing views of contract talk progress
CLOSE In this July 16 photo, United Auto Workers President Gary Jones speaks during the opening of their contract talks with General Motors in Detroit. (Photo: Paul Sancya, AP) General Motors and the UAW offered opposite perspectives on the progress of contract talks after the union named GM as the “target” company with which it will… Continue reading UAW, GM officials offer differing views of contract talk progress
Ford to unveil new Puma SUV at Frankfurt auto show that probably won't be sold in US
CLOSE The interior of the EQ concept luxury sedan Mercedes will show at the 2019 Frankfurt auto show is airy and elegant. (Photo: Daimler AG – Global Communications, Mercedes-Benz Cars) Electric vehicles and SUVs will dominate the massive Frankfurt auto show in Germany Sept. 12-22, as Europe’s new car season begins. Like all major auto… Continue reading Ford to unveil new Puma SUV at Frankfurt auto show that probably won't be sold in US
As UAW contract deadline nears, GM sends letter to plants
General Motors Co. sent a letter to its plants Friday, telling workers the company was moving the contract bargaining process along with the United Auto Workers as quickly as it can, while stressing it needed to “close the competitive gap” to stay successful. The UAW is negotiating first with GM, which was chosen as the target company in… Continue reading As UAW contract deadline nears, GM sends letter to plants
UAW leaders for GM, Ford reassure members that negotiations are progressing
With a little more than a week before contracts with Detroit’s automakers expire, two United Auto Workers vice presidents used letters to reassure local leaders that negotiations are progressing — but stressed the union is prepared to strike. The UAW is negotiating first with General Motors Co., a move that comes as GM is moving to close four U.S. plants. In letters sent… Continue reading UAW leaders for GM, Ford reassure members that negotiations are progressing
Shift to electric vehicles will radically change auto factories
The flood of electric vehicles rolling out over the next decade will have many fewer parts and assemblies than today’s gas-powered cars and trucks. And that will radically change the auto factory floor, with fewer jobs and the real possibility that the batteries and electric motors that power the new vehicles could be sourced offshore. Think about it: Fully… Continue reading Shift to electric vehicles will radically change auto factories
BMW labor chief says he expects global demand to recover
Elisabeth Behrmann, Bloomberg Published 9:28 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2019 | Updated 9:31 a.m. ET Sept. 5, 2019 BMW AG’s top labor representative is batting away gloomy predictions for the industry, saying he expects global demand to recover and the luxury carmaker’s output to jump by as much as a fifth over the next few… Continue reading BMW labor chief says he expects global demand to recover