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The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.
A battery plant in Michigan will be smaller than planned, Ford said, citing slower E.V. demand than expected, as well as labor costs.
President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.
The United Automobile Workers said on Friday it had secured an important concession from General Motors regarding the contracts of workers at battery factories.
The industry’s transition to battery power is already underway. Republican presidential candidates are pushing to reverse course.
The former president campaigned in Michigan during a strike by autoworkers but resorted to misleading claims to make the case for his candidacy.
The president and his leading Republican rival are heading to Michigan to address members of the U.A.W., whose political clout is growing.
Fewer Michigan residents work in auto manufacturing than before, but a strike by U.A.W. members is a reminder of what the industry still means to the state.