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Here’s why the UAW’s record deals with GM, Ford and Stellantis aren’t getting full support
UAW members attend a rally in support of the labor union strike at the UAW Local 551 hall on the South Side on October 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Jim Vondruska | Getty Images DETROIT – The United Auto Workers achieved record contracts with the Detroit automakers following contentious talks and roughly six weeks of […]
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Stellantis offers buyouts to roughly half of U.S. salaried workers
Carlos Tavares, Chief Executive Officer of Stellantis, poses during a presentation at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, April 5, 2023. David Dee Delgado | Reuters DETROIT – Chrysler-parent Stellantis is offering buyouts to roughly half of its U.S. white-collar employees to reduce headcount and cut costs for the automaker’s […]
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Biden says all autoworkers deserve deals like those the UAW won from Detroit automakers
U.S. President Joe Biden puts on a t-shirt of the UAW Local 1268 during a United Auto Workers (UAW) union members meeting, in Belvidere, Illinois, U.S., November 9, 2023. Leah Millis | Reuters DETROIT – President Joe Biden said Thursday that all autoworkers deserve contracts like the ones recently won by the United Auto Workers […]
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GM’s Cruise slashes contractor roles right after driverless auto suspension
Kyle Vogt, main govt business and main technological know-how officer of Cruise Automation Inc., for the duration of the South by Southwest (SXSW) competition in Austin, Texas, US, on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cruise introduced a round of layoffs Thursday affecting agreement employees who worked on its driverless […]
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GM’s Cruise is recalling 950 robotaxis immediately after pedestrian collision
Cruise, the autonomous car undertaking owned by Typical Motors, has issued a remember effecting 950 of its robotaxis following a pedestrian collision in San Francisco final thirty day period. Earlier, the firm had grounded all of its driverless operations following the Oct. 2 collision through which a pedestrian was thrown into the route of the Cruise robotaxi […]
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Disney’s board is in focus as activist investor Nelson Peltz considers his next move
Nelson Peltz, founder and chief executive officer of Trian Fund Management, during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Priority Summit in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Company boards tend to want to stay out of the spotlight. Activist investor Nelson Peltz may be intent on making […]
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Stellantis’ new Ram pickup is an EV — with a gas-powered generator in case the battery runs out
2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger Tungsten Ram DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to produce an industry-first electric pickup truck called the Ram 1500 Ramcharger that’s equipped with an electric generator and a gas engine. If that sounds like an oxymoron, here’s how it works: The truck can operate as a zero-emissions EV until its battery dies […]
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Cruise confirms robotaxis rely on human assistance each 4 to 5 miles
This Cruise in San Francisco seemingly could not figure out how to pull aside on a narrow road to permit a buss pass. Matt Rosoff, CNBC Cruise CEO and founder Kyle Vogt posted responses on Hacker News on Sunday responding to allegations that his firm’s robotaxis aren’t seriously self-driving, but rather have to have repeated […]
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GM is envisioned to devote $13 billion in U.S. facilities underneath new UAW offer
United Automobile Personnel (UAW) associates strike at a Basic Motors assembly plant that builds the U.S. automaker’s complete-measurement activity utility cars, in a further expansion of the strike in Arlington, Texas, October 24, 2023. James Breeden | Reuters DETROIT – Normal Motors plans to devote roughly $13 billion in U.S. amenities by April 2028, the […]
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Why San Francisco’s robotaxi rollout has been these a mess
Self-driving autos have flooded San Francisco streets, and quite a few of them have no security drivers driving the wheel. In August, two of the major autonomous vehicle businesses, Basic Motors-owned Cruise and Alphabet’s Waymo, had been granted permission to extend functions, letting men and women to hail a driverless car or truck the very […]
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