Jeep Plant Shutdown Imperils Illinois Town and 1,350 Workers
Stellantis plans to idle the factory, which makes the Cherokee, as it shifts to electric vehicles. Labor talks and a union election may be affected.
Workers at E.V. Battery Plant in Ohio Vote to Unionize
The result, at a plant owned by General Motors and a South Korean company, is a milestone for the auto union in organizing electric vehicle workers.
Musk, Bezos, Bankman-Fried, Trump: It Was a Bad Week for Billionaires
Musk, Bezos, Bankman-Fried, Trump: some of our most prominent billionaires laid waste to their carefully cultivated image as benevolent saviors.
This Remote Mine Could Foretell the Future of America’s Electric Car Industry
Hiding a thousand feet below the earth’s surface in this patch of northern Minnesota wetlands are ancient mineral deposits that some view as critical to fueling America’s clean energy future.
Ford to Cut 3,000 Jobs to Reduce Costs in Transition to Electric Vehicles
The automaker said the move was needed to be competitive and reallocate resources.
Tesla to Cut 10% of Salaried Staff, Musk Tells Employees
The electric carmaker has been growing fast in recent years, but Elon Musk, its chief executive, appears to be concerned about a weakening economy.
Ford Plans 6,000 New Union Jobs in Three Midwestern States
The automaker said the move would further its electric-vehicle goals. It may also defuse tensions with the U.A.W. ahead of contract talks next year.
Jobs Data May Show Peak Employment
Despite strong job growth, all the positions lost during pandemic may not be regained.
Mercedes Opens Alabama Battery Plant, Part of a Southern Wave
The German automaker, which has made cars in the state for decades, has invested $1 billion in a factory to supply the power for electric vehicles.
California Sues Tesla, Saying It Permitted Racial Discrimination at Factory
The suit comes months after a jury awarded a former Black employee at the electric carmaker’s San Francisco-area factory $137 million.