4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (648+ words) In a letter to Ford CEO Jim Farley, the DOT said it remains “deeply alarmed” by the automaker’s continued reliance on licensed technology from China-based battery manufacturer CATL. In a letter to Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley dated Sept....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (975+ words) While the new labor contract provides assurance for GM workers in Canada, plenty of uncertainty remains about what they’ll be building. Canada’s main automotive union Unifor has secured its members’ support for a three-year collective agreement with GM, while the US-Canadian…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (415+ words) Additional details of the deal won’t be released to members until ratification meetings scheduled for Aug. 29-30. Negotiations between Unifor and GM began on Aug. 10, and the new labor agreement has been fully endorsed by the Unifor General Motors Master Bargaining…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (549+ words) With the automaker’s divestment, the facility will become the battery maker’s first wholly owned factory in North America. By acquiring GM’s ownership stake in the battery plant, the facility will become Samsung’s SDI’s first wholly owned battery factory in North…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1139+ words) Experts say the labor union is playing its hand well in asking for commitments but wonder whether automakers will be able to honor them in this uncertain environment. OTTAWA — As Unifor negotiates a new contract with the Detroit 3 automakers, automotive…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (663+ words) In an exclusive interview with WardsAuto, Unifor National President Lana Payne shares her takeaways from recent negotiations with Ford — and what’s ahead. OTTAWA — The president of Canada's auto-sector union Unifor is optimistic the labor group will secure more wins amid…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (547+ words) Too many car companies are operating without regard for a steadily declining customer base. Editor’s note: John McElroy is the president of BlueSky Productions, which produces Autoline Daily, and a longtime opinion columnist for WardsAuto. Views expressed here are his…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (421+ words) The investment is focused on paint and modernization upgrades, including new processing equipment and an estimated 28,000-square-foot expansion. The Wentzville Assembly plant, which opened in 1983, currently builds the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups; and Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (680+ words) Members of Unifor have ratified a three-year collective agreement that may indicate the direction for pending agreements with other automakers. The three-year collective agreement between Ford Motor Co. and Canada’s Unifor labor union covers the automaker’s workers across Canada, including…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (907+ words) The dealership group’s former CIO, Yuriy Demidko, shared his favorite AI applications with WardsAuto. Yuriy Demidko recently left DP Fox Ventures, a company that includes the Fox Motors dealership group in its portfolio, to work for what he calls a…...