Autos
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Some striking UAW members carry family legacies, Black middle-class future along with picket signs
Oct 30, 2023 1:00 am - WAYNE, Mich. (AP) - As Britney Johnson paced the picket line outside Ford's Wayne Assembly plant, she wasn't just carrying a sign demanding higher pay and other changes....
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'Change is an opportunity': Next-gen fast electric vehicle charger made in LibertyvilleOct 26, 2023 11:00 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other political leaders joined EVBox company officials Friday at a Libertyville factory to launch a next-generation fast charger touted as an impo...
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UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers' cash cows
Oct 24, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Worke...
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UAW's confrontational leader makes gains in strike talks, but some wonder: Has he reached too far?
Oct 23, 2023 1:00 am - WAYNE, Mich. - Throughout its 5-week-old strikes against Detroit's automakers, the United Auto Workers union has cast an emphatically combative stance, reflecting the st...
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Report: Young driver fatality rates have fallen sharply in the U.S., helped by education, technology
Oct 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Crash and fatality rates among drivers under 21 have fallen dramatically in the U.S. during the past 20 years, a new report says, while noting young drivers a...
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More Americans support striking auto workers than car companies, an AP-NORC poll shows
Oct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - A majority of Americans support higher pay for auto workers who are on strike against Detroit's Big Three carmakers, although approval of the workers' other demands is m...
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Auto workers begin strike at GM plants in Canada, as talks continue
Oct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - TORONTO — Auto workers walked off the job at three General Motors facilities in Canada early Tuesday after failing to reach agreement with the automaker. Their union, Un...
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Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees
Oct 05, 2023 1:00 am - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - When Rhonda Naus got a job inspecting Jeep Wranglers fresh off the assembly line, her paycheck added up to roughly half of what her co-workers were m...
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Eligible electric and plug-in vehicle buyers will get US tax credits immediately in 2024
Oct 04, 2023 1:00 am - DETROIT - Starting next year, people who want to buy a new or used electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle will be able to get U.S. government income tax credits at the time ...
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Carol Stream officials welcome new Hawk Ford dealershipOct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - On Oct. 4, Carol Stream village officials attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the new Hawk Ford dealership located at 175 North Ave. in...