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The UAW strike is also about EVs and the future of auto industry jobs

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Ariana Rosas
Sep 15, 2023
So far, the UAW is holding a limited strike at three plants across three states.
Members of the UAW began striking last night at a select few factories and plants across the Midwest.
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Sales of fully electric vehicles nearly doubled in 2022. Which carmakers came out on top?

by Matt Levin
Jan 6, 2023
EVs account for about 5% of car purchases, according to automotive website Edmunds. Rivals to Tesla are making inroads.
Tesla still holds an estimated 60% of the EV market, but its share has been declining.
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Auto industry's transition to electric is changing its approach to staffing

by Lily Jamali
Nov 1, 2022
Analysts say rightsizing is part of a bigger shift playing out in the auto industry.
Ford decided to offer "underperforming" white-collar workers the option of undergoing a special review process or leaving with severance.
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Most U.S. automakers in China are having a tough time

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 7, 2020
Mass market models have suffered most.
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Tesla's Cybertruck tries to make a dent in a tough market

by Jack Stewart
Nov 28, 2019
Detroit dominates U.S. pickup truck sales. Traditionally it's been hard for newcomers to break in.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils the all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck.
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Jobs report preview: Behold, the GM effect

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 31, 2019
Don't expect much from the Labor Department's monthly numbers, analysts say.
Members of United Auto Workers picket outside of General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly during the strike on Oct. 16.
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What GM workers are thinking as they join picket lines

by Tracey Samuelson
Sep 16, 2019
"We're getting little pennies compared to [GM executives]," one worker told Marketplace's Tracey Samuelson.
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Why GM auto workers are striking

by Kimberly Adams and Rose Conlon
Sep 16, 2019
The UAW strike across the country could cost General Motors upwards of $100 million a day.
A sign in front of United Auto Workers Local 598 after the UAW declared a national strike against GM at midnight on Sept. 16, 2019 in Flint, Michigan.
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UAW says its 49K members at GM plants will go on strike

by Associated Press
Sep 15, 2019
After contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union and General Motors break down, strike action planned for midnight on Sunday.
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How the closings of two auto plants changed Hamtramck and Detroit's Poletown

by Tommy Andres and Tracey Samuelson
Aug 14, 2019
When the Dodge Main plant closed in 1979, local leaders offered GM tax breaks and more land to move in. Now the GM plant is closing, too.
"The Spirit of Detroit" monument sits downtown. In the background is the Renaissance Center, where GM is headquartered.
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