VW Workers Vote to Join UAW; Tesla Slashes Model 3, Y & FSD Prices; BYD Names New Pickup the Shark

First-quarter sales show a 10% lift across the automaker's brands, with hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains dominating.

The May vote at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance, AL, is the next major test of the UAW’s campaign to organize the 150,000 workers employed by European and Asian carmakers located in the Deep South.

Toyota is poised to take advantage of surging interest in hybrids with offerings on cars, as well as both unibody and body-on-frame trucks and utility vehicles.

Tesla’s sales have been dropping across Scandinavia where the strike by the company’s Swedish mechanics has picked up broad support from other elements of organized labor, a critical element of Scandinavian culture.

A spot promoting Ram Truck Month received 175.1 million national TV ad impressions from April 8-14, per iSpot.tv.

General Motors is kicking off a business to sell customers accessories that will allow them to power a home and other BEVs via bidirectional charging.

In this GlobalAutoIndustry.com Audio Interview, "Mexico Auto Sales & Production: Winners and Losers," Ron Hesse speaks with Thomas Karig, Managing Director of Mexico-based TKonsult.