The report by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates EVs are much cleaner than conventionally powered vehicles.
As production volume and the pace of work increases, something Tesla founder Elon Musk has promised will happen, the number of injuries also is likely to rise without changes in the plant, workplace-safety expert Doug...
“On the one hand you have the entrepreneurial startup culture of Silicon Valley represented by Tesla, and on the other hand you have the culture of the factory floor represented by the UAW,” labor expert...
Auto executives are happy with the president’s pledge for a midterm CAFE review, but they remain wary about the direction of NAFTA and international trade.
Over the years, the union has maintained a running critique of NAFTA as automakers and suppliers have moved work to Mexico to capitalize on lower wages and looser regulations than are in place in the U.S.
Violent crime has prompted the U.S. State Department to issue warnings to Americans traveling in Mexico. Detroit automakers have told employees to take even greater precautions on business trips to plants in places...
Microsoft’s Chris Pendleton says data stored in the cloud creates opportunities for the software giant’s partners and OEMs to deliver services that will help car owners and other customers operate more...
Auto sales in China topped 24.5 million units in 2015 and will continue growing at a modest but steady clip in coming years, reaching more than 30 million annually in the next decade, panelists at the University of...
“NAFTA is a huge problem. I think his position on trade is right on,” Dennis Williams says of Republican Trump. “When I look at the amount of money that General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Nissan are...
The Unifor union won commitments from Ford to invest C$700 million in its Canadian facilities, but the automaker didn’t budge from the 2-tier wage system also opposed by Unifor’s United Auto Workers...