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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

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General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. Tesla only builds EVs, so unlike the “Big 3,” the automaker won’t have to phase out gas car production. What are your thoughts?

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Ford leverages EV production head start against rivals in latest ramp

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Ford has announced a massive EV production ramp for this year, leveraging its head start compared to its traditional rivals. Now Ford has announced its newest EV production ram, hoping to ensure its lead remains as more competitors enter the market in the coming years.

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Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US – ET Auto

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But Panasonic Holdings CEO Yuki Kusumi said in an interview that a decision would be made only “when the timing is right” “I keep telling people we need to think about thoroughly raising productivity before setting up a third location,” he said on Friday at the company’s Tokyo office. The IRA and other U.S.

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UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With All Detroit Automakers, Striking Ends

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But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. It was apparently too much for the company to endure and news broke early on Monday that General Motors (now standing alone against the UAW) had likewise reached a tentative contract agreement with the union.

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Ford layoffs increased at two plants due to ongoing UAW strikes

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Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have been striking against the Big Three (Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis) for over a month now, and layoffs due to supply chain disruptions have also been ongoing.

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GM investing additional $1B in US manufacturing

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General Motors will invest an additional $1 billion in US manufacturing operations. The company also announced it will begin work on insourcing axle production for its next generation full-size pickup trucks, including work previously done in Mexico, to operations in Michigan, creating 450 US jobs.

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Ford announces $3.7bn investment into EV and ICE projects, 6,200 new UAW jobs

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Missouri: $95 million investment and 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant to increase production of the Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van, and the all-new E-Transit electric van. Ford announced that a portion of the $3.7

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