Stellantis says it is modifying operations at the plants in part because of the need to manage sales of the Jeep vehicles they produce and to comply with California emissions regulations.
The German automaker approved 11% pay raises for Chattanooga employees shortly after UAW members ratified new, 4½-year contracts with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis including 25% increases in base wages.
Virginia voters rejected Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s call for scrapping or severely modifying the state’s participation in initiatives aimed at mitigating climate change.
The 46-day UAW strike in September and October cost GM roughly $1.1 billion, but the settlement’s price tag only modestly exceeded the automaker’s original projections, GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra says.
UAW President Shawn Fain says the key to recruiting non-union auto workers is to win good contracts for its own members, which he believes the union has done with its new contracts with General Motors, Ford and...
GM Ventures is investing in Niron Magnetics, a start-up that is developing a high-tech magnet that can function as the heart of an electric vehicle without using scarce rare-earth minerals.