General Motors and the South Korean automaker say they will collaborate on new vehicles, buying parts and clean energy technologies.
China’s electric vehicle companies are making inroads in Thailand, a key industry hub, as Europe and the United States wield tariffs to keep them out.
The agreement, if ratified, will cover 1,600 workers making batteries for General Motors in Ohio. The union said it would be a model for efforts elsewhere.
The Japanese automaker, which has been slow to sell electric vehicles, said it would invest $11 billion to make batteries and cars in Ontario.
From cars to solar panels to furniture, China is using lavish bank lending and enormous investments in robotics to cement its global leadership in manufacturing.
The United States wants to persuade China to dial back its green energy industrial strategy as the Biden administration subsidizes its own supply chain.
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump offer vastly different policy paths on almost every aspect of the economy.
The companies that make iPhones are bringing their factories to one corner of India, to graft them onto a network of manufacturers.
Hefei has led the country in making electric vehicles and other tech products, but it still has not escaped a nationwide housing crisis.
Republicans and some Democrats tried to repeal a waiver issued by the Biden administration that allows federally funded E.V. chargers to be made from imported iron and steel.