Manufacturing


  • Two employees at Redwood Materials disassemble batteries for recycling.
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    Courtesy of Redwood Materials
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    Toyota to source recycled EV battery materials from Redwood Materials

    The automaker will use recycled materials to produce batteries at its forthcoming North Carolina EV battery manufacturing plant.

    By Nov. 22, 2023
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    Courtesy of Ford.

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    Ford resumes Michigan EV battery plant construction — but scaled down

    The slow adoption of EVs made the automaker reevaluate its investments, a Ford spokesperson said.

    By Sara Samora • Nov. 21, 2023
  • A worker inspects Nissan Pathfinder SUV at the company's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tennessee.
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    Courtesy of Nissan North America, Inc.
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    Nissan raising wages 10% for 9,000 US production workers

    Honda, Hyundai, Subaru and Toyota have also promised to increase pay for nonunion workers since the United Auto Workers struck deals with the Big Three.

    By Nov. 21, 2023
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    Courtesy of LG Energy Solution
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    LG Energy Solution to lay off 170 in Michigan

    The company said slower-than-expected EV demand contributed to the cuts.

    By Kate Magill • Nov. 20, 2023
  • The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness SUV.
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    Courtesy of Subaru of America, Inc.
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    Subaru to raise wages after similar moves by nonunionized automakers

    The decision impacts Subaru’s sole U.S. assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana, which employs over 5,600 workers and currently builds the Ascent, Crosstrek, Legacy and Outback models.

    By Nov. 20, 2023
  • United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan.
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    Bill Pugliano/Stringer/Getty Images North America via Getty Images
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    UAW ratifies labor agreements with Ford, Stellantis

    The United Auto Workers union says 64% of voting members across General Motors, Ford and Stellantis approved the landmark labor agreements.

    By Updated Nov. 20, 2023
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    Courtesy of Goodyear
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    Goodyear CEO to retire as tiremaker overhauls corporate strategy

    The company’s transformation plan includes exploring strategic alternatives for its Dunlop brand and chemical and off-road tire businesses, which it hopes will raise over $2 billion in gross proceeds.

    By Nov. 17, 2023
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    SweetBunFactory via Getty Images
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    Energy Department offers $3.5B for battery manufacturing

    The funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go towards new, retrofitted and expanded battery and critical mineral production sites.

    By Kate Magill • Nov. 16, 2023
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    Michelin to lay off 1,400 employees, end tire production in Oklahoma

    The site couldn’t keep up with the evolving automotive market and is set to wind down operations starting next year.

    By Sara Samora • Nov. 16, 2023
  • United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to auto workers.
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    UAW members vote to approve GM labor deal despite opposition

    Nearly 55% of autoworkers represented by the United Auto Workers at General Motors voted “yes” to approve the deal, but 13 facilities rejected it.

    By Nov. 16, 2023
  • Model Y bodies on the assembly line at Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas.
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    Courtesy of Tesla Inc.
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    GM buys gigacasting company with Tesla ties

    Tooling & Equipment International worked with Tesla to streamline vehicle manufacturing before General Motors acquired the company.

    By Nov. 16, 2023
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    Volvo acquires Proterra’s EV battery business

    The automaker purchased the electric bus maker's battery segment three months after the startup declared bankruptcy.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 15, 2023
  • A worker assembles an engine at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama.
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group
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    Hyundai is raising wages 25% by 2028 for production workers

    The pay hikes will impact employees at the automaker’s assembly plant in Alabama and its electric vehicle factory in Georgia, which is under construction.

    By Nov. 14, 2023
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    Courtesy of Continental AG
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    Continental to lay off thousands of automotive employees in restructure

    The supplier plans to cut automotive spending by over $400 million annually as it restructures its business amid the transition to electric vehicles.

    By Nov. 13, 2023
  • A Honda employee inspects a 2018 Accord sedan at the automaker's assembly plant in Marysville, Ohio.
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    Courtesy of American Honda Motor Co., Inc
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    Honda raises production worker wages by 11% after Toyota pay bump

    The automaker’s decision follows the historic pay raises the United Auto Workers won from the Big Three to end the recent strike.

    By Nov. 13, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    EV sales are rising. So why are automakers nervous?

    Slower sales growth, lower prices and growing inventories have spooked carmakers, leading some to reconsider their electric vehicle plans to bolster their finances.

    By Nov. 9, 2023
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    Courtesy of Cruise LLC
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    GM halts production of the Cruise Origin robotaxi

    The decision comes after California regulators ordered Cruise to cease operations after a pedestrian was struck by one of its self-driving vehicles in downtown San Francisco.

    By Nov. 8, 2023
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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    Hyundai’s EV manufacturing campus draws 3 more suppliers to Georgia

    The latest auto parts manufacturing investments will help supply the automaker with armrests, headrests, chassis and body parts, and seat frames for electric vehicles.

    By Sara Samora • Nov. 7, 2023
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    Retrieved from Stellantis on October 18, 2023
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    Autoworkers in Canada approve labor agreement with Stellantis

    The three-year collective bargaining agreements cover about 8,200 autoworkers, including two assembly plants in Windsor and Brampton, as well as the Etobicoke Casting Plant.

    By Nov. 7, 2023
  • Employees assemble Chevrolet Bolt EUVs.
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    Retrieved from General Motors on November 06, 2023
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    GM to invest another $2B in EVs under UAW deal

    The additional funds are part of the automaker’s plans to invest more than $13 billion in electric and internal combustion vehicle production in the U.S.

    By Nov. 6, 2023
  • A worker at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky inspects a vehicle on the assembly line.
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    Courtesy of Toyota Motor Corp
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    UAW takes aim at Toyota after historic agreements with the Big Three

    The union plans to use its new agreements with the Big Three to court non-unionized autoworkers, including those working for Toyota.

    By Nov. 3, 2023
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    Courtesy of Epsilon Advanced Materials
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    Epsilon Advanced Materials to build $650M graphite anode facility in North Carolina

    The plant will start producing high-capacity anode materials in 2026 and use green technologies to make enough materials to power 1.10 million electric vehicles by 2030.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 3, 2023
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    Nordroden via Getty Images
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    Murky economy leads manufacturers to cut staff, expectations: PMI

    The ISM and S&P Global purchasing managers’ indices both showed manufacturers are making adjustments in light of soft demand.

    By Edwin Lopez • Nov. 2, 2023
  • Two silver batteries lying horizontally on the left, with five silver batteries standing up vertically. All have neon blue-green line on them with the red LG Energy Solution logo on them.
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    Courtesy of LG Energy Solution.

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    LG Energy Solution plans to make Arizona a hub for cylindrical battery production

    The company is pivoting its manufacturing strategy in a bid to match U.S. demand.

    By Kate Magill • Nov. 1, 2023
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    Courtesy of Stellantis
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    Stellantis lost $3.2B to UAW strike

    The automaker said the strike reduced vehicle shipments by 50,000 units in September and October, which led to the revenue drop.

    By Nov. 1, 2023