Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Tesla plans to build “affordable models” that incorporate pieces of a next-generation platform on the production lines in the company’s existing factories in China, Germany, California and Texas.
State officials say 380 high-wage jobs will be created by the new mine in Wakefield and Ironwood townships in Gogebic County, part of a region that has long supplied the auto industry with raw materials.
Chairman and CEO Mary Barra says GM is preparing to launch several new vehicles that will bolster its position in China and expects to become profitable again in second-quarter 2024.
The Linux-based software for safety applications is designed to accommodate quick updates without the need for recertification, cutting maintenance time and development costs by up to half, the company says.
The May vote at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, AL, is the next major test of the UAW’s campaign to organize the 150,000 workers employed by European and Asian carmakers located in the Deep South.