The United Auto Workers is “making progress” in talks with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, the union’s FCA Department director said Tuesday in a letter to local union leaders. The update from UAW Vice President Cindy Estrada comes ahead of a ratification vote deadline of Friday at Ford Motor Co. Ford would be the second Detroit… Continue reading UAW ‘making progress’ with Fiat Chrysler ahead of Ford ratification deadline
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Fiat Chrysler extends Windsor Assembly’s third shift through March
Approximately 1,500 workers on the third shift at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Windsor Assembly Plant will have jobs through the first three months of the year, the automaker said Wednesday. “FCA confirms that the third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant will be extended until the end of Q1 2020,” spokeswoman Jodi Tinson said in a… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler extends Windsor Assembly’s third shift through March
Jeep Wrangler finally has a diesel engine: Here’s what’s great about it
CLOSE V6 delivers plenty of rock-climbing torque; 30% increase if fuel economy expected Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Auto Critic There’s never been a diesel-powered Jeep Wrangler before, but after 20 minutes behind the wheel of the new 2020 Wrangler EcoDiesel, it’s hard not to ask yourself, “What took ’em so long?” Developing 442 pound-feet… Continue reading Jeep Wrangler finally has a diesel engine: Here’s what’s great about it
Chrysler prodded dealers to absorb glut of 40,000 unordered cars
Gabrielle Coppola, Bloomberg Published 10:23 a.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 | Updated 10:27 a.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has been manufacturing more cars and trucks than its U.S. dealers are willing to accept, at one point creating a nationwide glut of about 40,000 unordered vehicles and stoking tension with some of… Continue reading Chrysler prodded dealers to absorb glut of 40,000 unordered cars
Tesla plans to build next factory in Berlin, Elon Musk says
Chiara Remondini and Christoph Rauwald, Bloomberg Published 3:58 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 | Updated 4:04 p.m. ET Nov. 12, 2019 Elon Musk told an award ceremony crowd that Tesla Inc. plans to build its next factory near the German capital of Berlin, sending a stark message to some of the world’s most prestigious automakers… Continue reading Tesla plans to build next factory in Berlin, Elon Musk says
Lordstown Motors CEO says workforce will be union
CLOSE A banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors’ Lordstown plant Nov. 27, 2018, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo: John Minchillo/Associated Press) Steve Burns expects the workforce at the former General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant to be union workers when production on an electric pickup starts anew there next year.… Continue reading Lordstown Motors CEO says workforce will be union
UAW, Ford change tentative deal, giving bigger raises to nearly 10,000 workers
CLOSE UAW International acting president Rory Gamble speaks to the Detroit Free Press about issues with corruption, negotiations and future of UAW. Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press Contract negotiators for Ford Motor Co. and the UAW rewrote a passage in their tentative agreement — while members are voting on the deal — that will increase pay for nearly 10,000… Continue reading UAW, Ford change tentative deal, giving bigger raises to nearly 10,000 workers
Alphabet’s self-driving car project Waymo is shuttering its Austin operations
John Krafcik, CEO of Waymo speaks at a press conference at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 8, 2017. Geoff Robins | AFP | Getty Images Waymo, Alphabet‘s self-driving car project, is shuttering its operations in Austin, Texas. The Alphabet subsidiary is removing employees at the facility and says it… Continue reading Alphabet’s self-driving car project Waymo is shuttering its Austin operations
Expect FCA-Peugeot merger plans to be ‘elephant’ in room during UAW talks
CLOSE The proposed merger of Fiat Chrysler and the company that controls the Peugeot brand is expected to have an impact on FCA’s bargaining with the UAW. (Photo: PSA) The real impact of the expected merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Peugeot will take some time to become clear, but an early test could come… Continue reading Expect FCA-Peugeot merger plans to be ‘elephant’ in room during UAW talks
Here’s the list of Ford’s $6B in plant, product investment commitments
CLOSE Two Ford Explorers and one Lincoln Aviator are seen on a car hauler on Gibraltar Road near Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock last month. Flat Rock is among the plants Ford has committed investments to as part of its agreement with the UAW. (Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press) Ford is… Continue reading Here’s the list of Ford’s $6B in plant, product investment commitments