Detroit
Top BofA auto analyst says Detroit automakers need to exit China as soon as possible
Employees on the assembly line produce cars in Mazda’s “Family” line of vehicles at China First Automobile Works (FAW) Group Haima Automobile Co., Ltd. April 6, 2005 in Haikou, Hainan Province, China. China Photos | Getty Images DETROIT – The traditional Detroit automakers – General Motors, Ford Motor and Stellantis – should exit the Chinese […]
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At Stellantis investor day, cost cuts and China come into focus
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares holds a news conference after meeting with unions, in Turin, Italy, March 31, 2022. Massimo Pinca | Reuters DETROIT – Since spearheading a merger to create Stellantis in 2021, CEO Carlos Tavares has been on a cost-cutting mission. That’s beginning to pay dividends for the company and investors. How the trans-Atlantic […]
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GM trims 2024 EV forecast amid slower-than-expected demand
GM’s 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV during a media launch event for the vehicle in Detroit, May 16, 2024. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – General Motors is trimming its expected sales and production of all-electric vehicles this year, as U.S. adoption of EVs occurs slower than expected. GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said the […]
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GM board approves new $6 billion share buyback authorization
General Motors CEO Mary Barra, center, at the New York Stock Exchange, Nov. 17, 2022. Source: NYSE DETROIT – General Motors on Tuesday announced a new $6 billion stock repurchase authorization has been approved by its board. The new buyback authorization comes as an accelerated $10 billion share repurchase program announced in November 2023 is […]
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UAW president under investigation by federal monitor
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain testifies about the toll of working hours on laborers before the Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is […]
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Ford EV and hybrid sales surge 65% in May
The Mustang Mach-E on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. Danielle DeVries | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. new vehicle sales rose 11.2% last month compared to May of last year, boosted by strong sales growth for all-electric and hybrid models. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported roughly […]
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See inside Ford’s new tech campus, a century-old Detroit train station restored for $950 million
Ford Motor is turning an abandoned train station used for decades as an infamous symbol of Detroit’s downfall and blight into a new technology campus for the automaker and mixed-use property for the city. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – Ford’s latest project out of the Motor City is the restoration and reopening of an abandoned […]
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Cadillac’s new entry-level Optiq EV to start at $54,000
2025 Cadillac Optiq Cadillac DETROIT – General Motors’ new entry-level 2025 Cadillac Optiq electric vehicle will start at $54,000, the company said Wednesday. The compact-sized crossover is set to be Cadillac’s fourth electric vehicle when it goes on sale later this year. It follows the $59,000 Lyriq midsize crossover, the $300,000-plus bespoke Celestiq sedan and […]
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UAW challenges Mercedes-Benz union vote, asks NLRB for new election
United Auto Workers (UAW) members and supporters on a picket line outside the ZF Chassis Systems plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Andi Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union is challenging the results of last week’s organizing vote of Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama — […]
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GM CEO Mary Barra says she has no plans to retire soon as automaker’s transformation continues
General Motors chair and chief executive officer Mary Barra participates in an Economic Club of Washington discussion on “the transformation of the automotive industry to an all-electric future, the path to autonomous vehicles, and the recent negotiations with GM’s workforce” in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors CEO […]
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