Toyota to expand North Carolina EV battery plant with $8B investment

The latest investment will create nearly 3,000 more jobs and increase capacity to support the automaker’s EV models.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 31, 2023

Stellantis, Unifor reach tentative agreement, ending autoworkers strike in Canada

The automaker agreed to largely the same terms as Ford Motor Co. and General Motors, raising base wages 20% for production workers and 25% for skilled trades.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 30, 2023

The Ford-UAW deal features $8B in plant upgrades. Here’s where the money’s going.

The investments will include the introduction of new EV models at four facilities.

By Kate Magill • Oct. 30, 2023

BP buys $100M worth of Tesla chargers

The deal will add new EV charging stations to the company’s convenience store chains. It’s the first time Tesla’s hardware has been bought for use on an independent charging network, BP said.

By Jessica Loder • Oct. 30, 2023

UAW ends strike against Stellantis, hits GM with surprise 4,000 worker strike

The Stellantis deal is similar to the United Auto Workers agreement with Ford Motor Co., raising autoworkers’ base wages 25% over four-and-a-half years.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 28, 2023

Ford, UAW reach tentative agreement to end strike

General Motors and Stellantis autoworkers could also receive significant raises if the union pressures them to meet or exceed Ford’s latest offer to raise top wages by more than 30% over the next four years.

By Eric Walz • Oct. 26, 2023

Umicore to build battery materials plant in Ontario

The company has already secured a supply partnership with BMW for components produced at the facility.

By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 24, 2023

GM assembly plant in Texas shuts down after 5,000 UAW members strike

The strike at GM’s largest and most profitable plant stopped production of the automaker’s full-size SUVs.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 24, 2023

American Battery Technology Company opens battery recycling plant

The Nevada plant will process up to 20,000 tons of battery feedstock annually into materials like copper, aluminum and steel.

By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 19, 2023

Ford temporarily lays off 150 more workers at Sterling Axle Plant

The automaker blamed the United Auto Workers strike at its Kentucky Truck Plant for the furloughs.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 19, 2023

BMW secures new battery material supplier in Canada

A new partnership with Umicore and added South Carolina production are scaling the automaker's EV supply chain strategy.

By Kate Magill • Oct. 19, 2023

Stellantis has until Oct. 29 to strike a deal with autoworkers in Canada

Unifor, a union representing more than 8,200 Stellantis workers, is also negotiating for future product commitments at its Brampton Assembly plant related to the electric vehicle transition.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 18, 2023

Cruise faces federal investigation after driverless robotaxi severely injures pedestrian

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating four incidents involving Cruise autonomous vehicles and pedestrians in San Francisco.

By Dan Zukowski • Oct. 17, 2023

OSHA proposes $270K in fines against GM, LG Energy Solution battery company

The federal agency discovered 19 health and safety violations at Ultium Cells’ Ohio facility, including exposing workers to dangerous chemicals used to produce batteries.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 17, 2023

Top automotive industry conferences in 2024

Upcoming events will touch on electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, software-defined vehicles, supply chain management and more.

By Michael Brady • Updated Oct. 12, 2023

8,700 UAW members strike Ford truck plant in Kentucky

The strike shut down a plant generating $25 billion in annual revenue. It makes some of the automaker's most profitable vehicles, such as Ford F-250–F-550 Super Duty Trucks.

By Eric Walz • Oct. 12, 2023

Stellantis, Samsung SDI to build $3.2B EV battery factory in Indiana

The site will be the manufacturers’ second joint StarPlus Energy facility in Kokomo.

By Sara Samora • Oct. 11, 2023

Unifor ends strike against GM after reaching tentative labor deal in Canada

Nearly 4,300 autoworkers will return to work after ending a strike that lasted less than one day.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 10, 2023

LG Energy Solution invests $3B in US battery manufacturing expansion

The extra capacity will help the battery maker supply Toyota with lithium batteries in a new supply deal. 

By Kate Magill • Oct. 10, 2023

GM, Ford, Stellantis furlough 800 more workers due to UAW strike

While more than half of the temporary layoffs came from Stellantis, 300 employees from its Kokomo Transmission and Kokomo Casting Plant returned to work Monday after being laid off in September.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 10, 2023

Nearly 4,300 autoworkers strike against GM in Canada

The strike shut down operations at three General Motors facilities in Ontario, Canada.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 10, 2023

How the UAW strike is impacting supplier operations

The strike has caused some down-tier suppliers to hold inventory, while others may see cash flow delays.

By Kelly Stroh • Oct. 9, 2023

GM to cover EV battery plants under UAW master agreement, Fain says

The United Auto Workers union had threatened to strike the automaker’s Arlington Assembly plant in Texas shortly before General Motors agreed to the concessions.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 6, 2023

Nearly a third of suppliers have laid off workers due to UAW strike

More than 60% of suppliers plan to lay off workers by mid-October, according to a new survey.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 6, 2023

Ford temporarily lays off 400 employees, points finger at UAW strike

The automaker furloughed 350 of the 2,703 employees at the Livonia Transmission Plant and 50 of the 2,171 employees at the Sterling Axle Plant.

By Michael Brady • Oct. 5, 2023