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Auto industry spent less on advertising in 2022; Tesla already spends $0

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Although Tesla spends $0, the decline in ad spending could be an indicator of troubles for an industry trying to compete with Tesla’s EV lead. Reuters reported that the auto industry’s ad spending fell to $4.8 Compared with the same period in 2019 ($5.50 billion spent. Graph credit: Visual Capitalist.

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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

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Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

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For that, he won a 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , sharing the award with M. Starting in the 1990s, his lithium cobalt oxide cathode was used in many electronic products including camcorders, laptop computers, and mobile phones. Goodenough [left] shared the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Akira Yoshino [middle] and M.

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2025-2035: Rewriting The Automotive History

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A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. Also, Global EV sales quadrupled in 2019, while sales in the United States established new highs. General Motors.

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What's the Deal? UAW Strike Deadline Nears With No Contracts Signed

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Last week, Stellantis slid the United Auto Workers (UAW) a contract proposal that would raise hourly workers' pay by 14.5 The deal is roughly on par with the 15 percent initially offered by Ford and 16 percent from General Motors. gross domestic product by $5.6 percent over the next four years.

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Opinion: Biden’s Tesla snub shows that clout, not innovation, is driving the American EV revolution

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Elon Musk confirmed on Twitter that Tesla was not invited at all, and during the event, even netizens were quick to point out that an American automaker that practically forced the entire auto industry to shift to electric cars was strangely not invited to the White House. And this, in a lot of ways, could backfire.

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UAW seeks Washington backing to power Detroit 3 in hard work talks

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“The best way to provide job security for our 50,000 manufacturing employees is by keeping General Motors financially strong,” GM production important Gerald Johnson stated in a video the automaker exempted on Wednesday on a website online devoted to the UAW talks. operations.