The United Auto Workers leader vowed to be tougher than his predecessors in contract talks. His initial demands attach big numbers to that promise.
The company is earning big profits on gasoline cars and trucks but is struggling to catch up to Tesla in the fastest-growing segment of the auto market.
The electric automaker wants to produce a million cars a year at its plant near Berlin, a step that would make it Europe’s largest car factory.
The electric automaker wants to produce a million cars a year at its plant near Berlin, a step that would make it Europe’s largest car factory.
The factory, made possible by government subsidies, could produce nearly half of the electric-car batteries needed in Britain by 2030.
The factory, made possible by government subsidies, could produce nearly half of the electric-car batteries needed in Britain by 2030.
With few exceptions, you either let yourself learn from your competitors, or you fail to compete with them at all.
The U.A.W., with a more confrontational leader, aims to win back wage and benefit concessions and insulate jobs from the rise of electric vehicles.
No country has had more export success than China. But Beijing faces risks in turning to the tested method of selling more abroad.
The company bought a shuttered General Motors plant in Ohio but struggled to produce its pickup truck.