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Employees at Missouri Yanfeng plant tied UAW

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a key Basic Motors provider, voted to tied the union. The Riverside facility produces parts for Basic Motors’ Fairfax Meeting Plant in Kansas Town. The post Employees at Missouri Yanfeng plant tied UAW appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Yanfeng, of Shanghai, China, ranks Disagree.

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EIA: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023

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Data source: US Energy Information Administration, federal and state motor fuels taxes table. Note: Tax rates increased by $0.001/gal in Arkansas and by $0.0005/gal in Missouri. Other states, including Florida, Georgia, and Maryland, will also end their suspensions of at least some part of their taxes on motor fuels during 2023.

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USABC awards $2.4M contract to WPI for development of low-cost/fast-charge batteries for EV applications

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a subsidiary of the United States Council for Automotive Research LLC (USCAR), and a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, has awarded a $2.4-million

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Ford to invest $4.7B to improve manufacturing plants & add 6,200 UAW employees to workforce

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billion to add over 6,200 union jobs to its manufacturing plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri. The Ford Customer Service Division is expected to start operations by 2024 to help accelerate parts shipments for Ford customers. Missouri: In Missouri, Ford plans to make a $95 million investment. Ford plans to invest $3.7

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

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Ford Motor Company announced today it would invest $3.7 The investment also includes $35 million to build an all-new Ford Customer Service Division packaging facility in Monroe that will create more than 600 union jobs, with operations expected to begin in 2024 to help accelerate parts shipments for Ford customers.

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Tesla owner gets ticket for parking “foreign” car in GM plant’s “domestic” lot

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In what could be one of the most notable EV-related gaffes in recent months, a Tesla Model 3 owner at General Motors’ (GM) Wentzville Assembly Plant in Missouri received a ticket after parking the electric car in a spot designated for “domestic” vehicles, or cars produced in the United States.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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With used vehicles selling at prices sometimes as much as or higher than brand new models due to parts shortages and semiconductor constraints, Ford may be looking to take used EVs and make another profit on them after an initial lease is up. ” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. .”

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