Nation Sep 15 Union votes to strike at General Motors’ US plants The United Auto Workers union announced that its roughly 49,000 members at General Motors plants in the U.S. will go on strike Sunday night because contract negotiations with the automaker had broken down.
Nation Sep 06 Trump challenges California deal to limit car pollution The U.S. Justice Department opened an antitrust probe into the July deal between Honda, Volkswagen, Ford and BMW to agree to stricter emissions standards than preferred by President Donald Trump.
Nation Aug 30 Politics of climate change put corporations in tough spot Companies are being forced to choose between supporting the Trump administration's deregulation policies that could boost profits or opposing them to win over environmentally conscious consumers.
Nation Jul 17 Men who lost family members in Max crash seek safety changes Two men who lost family members in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max airliner in Ethiopia called on Congress to change Federal Aviation Administration procedures.
World Jun 26 California and Canada sidestep Trump with deal to work on vehicle emissions Few details were offered under the deal announced Wednesday, but it's clear that Canada would be amenable to stricter regulations that now match those in California and 13 other states, setting up a conflict with the Trump administration's plans to…
Politics Jun 11 AP fact check: Trump overstates benefits from Mexico tariffs In tweets Tuesday, President Donald Trump exaggerated how much of the auto industry had moved to Mexico and inaccurately asserted that if he imposed a tax of 25 percent on all Mexican goods, all the automaker jobs would immediately return…
Nation May 20 Ford is cutting 7,000 white-collar jobs In a major restructuring plan designed to save about $600 million per year, Ford said will trim thousands of jobs by August.
Nation Apr 23 U.S. expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3 million vehicles U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths.
Economy Mar 22 GM announces plan to add U.S. jobs, new electric vehicle Less than a week after a series of critical tweets from the president over an Ohio plant closure, General Motors is announcing plans to add 400 jobs and build a new electric vehicle at a factory north of Detroit.
Nation Mar 19 Trump’s nominee to lead FAA would face Boeing oversight questions The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump will nominate Stephen Dickson, a former Delta Air Lines executive, to head the FAA.