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Unifor Strike Targets General Motors in Canada

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& Last week, Unifor criticized General Motors for failing to meet important elements of its pattern agreement with Ford Motor Company. With the UAW having been striking since mid-September , automakers are already assumed to be losing millions of dollars each week due to production shortfalls.

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Ford is on track to sell more electric cars than rival General Motors this year

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Ford’s strength in the general auto sector seems to be spilling over somewhat to its electric vehicle business. This was made possible as Ford posted a 5.9% This was made possible as Ford posted a 5.9% Andrew Frick, Ford’s vice president of sales for the U.S. year-over-year sales boost for the month.

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General Motors (GM) secures tentative deal with UAW, ending strike

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General Motors (GM) and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union have reached a tentative agreement, ending a six-week strike that has cost the automaker billions of dollars in lost production. ’ A 25% wage increase for GM workers was reportedly patterned after Ford’s initial deal with the union. billion.

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General Motors beats Q3 projections, reports progress in EVs

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General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) beat analyst expectations for the third quarter and reported what progress it made on its electric vehicle front for the three-month span. Strikes from the UAW halted production at many of its plants, and this morning, GM’s largest production facility became the latest target of work stoppages.

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Ford, General Motors, and BMW help schedule EV charging

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Ford, General Motors (GM), and BMW announced earlier this week that they would partner with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to roll out an EV charging scheduling program. To address this, Ford, GM, BMW, and SMUD are working together to schedule EV charging. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Ford Has Paused F-150 Lightning Shipments

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Ford has stopped shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning, but not because there isn’t demand for the electric truck. The automaker said it stopped deliveries on February 9 to conduct quality inspections, but production is still rolling at the automaker’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center. Image: Ford] Become a TTAC insider.

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Ford begins deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Europe

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Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. As reposted with photos by Ford CEO Jim Farley on X on Saturday, the first F-150 Lightning in Europe has been delivered to Dag and Angela, who are originally from Texas and now live in Norway.

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