UAW threatens to strike Ford Kentucky Truck Plant over local demands

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an online broadcast updating union members on negotiations with the Detroit automakers on Oct. 6, 2023.ScreenshotDETROIT – The United Auto Workers is threatening a labor strike at Ford Motor's largest U.S. plant if local union demands aren't resolved by next week.The Detroit...

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Forget Tesla, ‘Pro’ unit is auto industry’s future

Ford Motor Co., CEO Jim Farley gives the thumbs up sign before announcing Ford Motor will partner with Chinese-based, Amperex Technology, to build an all-electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, during a press conference in Romulus, Michigan February 13, 2023.Rebecca Cook | ReutersDETROIT – Ford Motor CEO...

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Ford reassessing EV plans, including vertical battery integration

A Ford Mustang Mach-E GT compact sports utility vehicle during the 2022 New York International Auto Show in New York on April 14, 2022.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Ford Motor is rethinking its electric vehicle strategies, including "reassessing" the need for vertical integration of batteries, CEO...

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Ford (F) Q4 2023 earnings

Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company's Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it's building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022.CNBC | Michael WaylandDETROIT — Ford Motor beat Wall Street's top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth quarter, while forecasting better-than-expected results for 2024.The company's forecast for 2024 includes...

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Toyota to invest $1.3 billion for large all-electric SUV in Kentucky

Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation.Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty ImagesToyota Motor is investing $1.3 billion in a Kentucky plant to produce a new all-electric, three-row SUV for the U.S. market, the company said Tuesday.The vehicle is expected to go into production between late 2025 and early...

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