Autos
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Biden awards $623M to states, local governments and tribes to build EV charging network
Jan 11, 2024 7:07 am - WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thu...
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More U.S. auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slowDec 21, 2023 6:41 am - DETROIT — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate sales in the coming years, spurred by buyers determined to red...
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Musk and Tesla are battling unions across Scandinavia. What comes next in the labor dispute?
Dec 20, 2023 8:23 am - Tesla has found itself locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with union workers in Sweden and neighboring countries. The showdown pits the electric car maker's CEO Elo...
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Why you don’t want to wait until January to pick up a new or used carDec 14, 2023 5:47 am - If you’re considering buying or leasing a new car, you could save some dough by shopping before the year ends. Year-end sales events for 2023 models could have generous d...
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'A step in the right direction': Libertyville has new tool to battle electric vehicle battery firesDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - There are many considerations when buying an electric vehicle but there is one constant - if the lithium-ion battery catches fire it's really hard to put out. "Currently...
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Buffalo Grove approves plan for Tesla, apartments on Rohrman site, leaving some unhappyDec 04, 2023 10:00 pm - Over the objections of neighbors opposed to a four-story apartment building behind their homes, Buffalo Grove trustees on Monday approved plans for a mixed-use developme...
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Autoworkers strike cut Ford sales by 100,000 vehicles and cost company $1.7 billion in profits
Nov 30, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker sa...
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UAW chief, having won concessions from strikes, aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers
Nov 21, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Entering contract talks with Detroit's three automakers, Shawn Fain set lofty expectations for what he could gain for his union members - and delivered on many...
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Union workers at Stellantis move closer to approving contract that would end lengthy labor dispute
Nov 17, 2023 12:00 am - DETROIT - Members of the United Auto Workers union moved closer to approving a contract agreement with Stellantis on Friday as two large factories in Detroit voted overw...
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Biden celebrates a labor deal saving an Illinois auto plant as he promotes a worker-centered economy
Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden went to Chicago on June 28 to give a landmark speech on "Bidenomics," only to learn in private during the trip about a soon-to-close aut...