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UAW President Shawn Fain lambasts auto execs while wearing 'EAT THE RICH' T-shirt

The union's strike against the Detroit Three continues, but the UAW's president says that GM has now committed for future battery plant workers to be covered by the same contract as other workers.

WEKU

US auto workers halt strike expansion after concessions on EV battery plant

UAW President Fain praises breakthrough, with implications for labour arrangements undergirding green transition.

Al Jazeera

Biden pledges to work with next House speaker as Jim Jordan welcomes Trump endorsement – as it happened

President declines to comment on Trump-endorsed Jordan speakership bid but adds ‘some … could be easier to work with than others’

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UAW pauses strike expansion after GM makes battery plant concession

General Motors agreed to bring electric vehicle battery plants into the United Auto Workers’ national contract, essentially assuring that they will be unionized.

Chicago Sun-Times

GM's Battery Plants Will Be Covered By UAW Agreement In "Major Breakthrough"

The move to unionize battery workers also averted a strike on GM's lucrative Arlington truck factory.

InsideEVs

‘Our strike is working’: UAW announces progress in talks with car giants

Shawn Fain says General Motors has made key concession on battery manufacture and does not announce additional strikes

The Guardian - US

Horner: F1 teams waiting for Liberty proposal on Andretti entry

Andretti’s plans took a step closer to becoming a reality when the team was approved by the FIA, and it now falls to the F1 organisation and its owner Liberty to assess the commercial position of the potential new entrant.

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Williams against Andretti entry but would welcome General Motors into F1

The FIA has approved Andretti’s new team bid meaning the American entry, working with General Motors firm Cadillac, must now seek approval from series rights holder FOM.

Autosport

Toyota Designs Baby Lunar Rover Concept With FJ40 Land Cruiser Design Cues

It has airless tires, augmented reality, and in-wheel motors.

Motor1

The US government seems ready to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators for safety concerns

The U.S. government appears poised to order a recall of millions of air bag inflators due to a manufacturing flaw that could send metal shrapnel rocketing through a car interior

The Independent UK

Why the UAW strike could last a long time

The United Auto Workers' targeted strike against the Big Three automakers is about gradually ramping up pressure on the automakers while also stretching out the union's strike fund.

WEKU

GM’s Return To Europe Starts With $90,000 Cadillac Lyriq EV

The maker of Ultium-based EVs all but disappeared from Europe in 2017, when it sold the Opel and Vauxhall brands to France’s PSA Group, which is now part of Stellantis.

InsideEVs

GM’s Mary Barra is charging ahead on EVs and navigating the UAW auto strike. It’s a valuable lesson in playing the long game

Barra is an example of an executive who has found success by sticking to her mission.

Fortune

Auto worker strike highlights disparities between temporary and permanent employees

Among the many changes being sought by striking United Auto Workers is an end to a system that pays workers much different wages for doing the same job

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US: Ford Sold Record 20,962 BEVs In Q3, Only A Bit More Than GM

In September, sales of Ford BEVs in the United States increased to 7,742 units, which allowed to achieve a record third quarter (20,962 sales).

Autosport

How the FIA went from seven F1 new team bids to Andretti

And while there remain some big challenges ahead, because Andretti still needs to agree a commercial deal with FOM to be allowed to race, it is the closest F1 has had to a new team entrant for a while.

WEKU

Why this fight is so personal for the UAW workers on strike

Third-generation UAW worker Eric Mullins can see what the union is fighting for, up close and personal, including the same pay as longer-tenured coworkers — and the same retirement his dad will have.

Motorsport

Ford's Bathurst 1000 parity hopes fading

There is a tense holding pattern in the Supercars paddock this evening as the deadlock over parity continues.

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GM Sold Over 20,000 EVs In Q3 In US, But Growth Disappoints

In Q3, General Motors delivered 20,092 all-electric vehicles in the United States, which is 33% more than a year ago and about 3% of the total volume.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ford lays off hundreds at Chicago Heights plant amid ongoing UAW strike

About 330 employees were laid off between a plant in Chicago and one in Lima, Ohio. The company blamed the strike for disrupting operations and causing the layoffs.

Autosport

What's next for Andretti's F1 entry - and could it fall at the final hurdle?

This may yet be the most difficult challenge yet for Andretti; although it has proven to the FIA that it has merit on sporting, technical, and financial grounds, thrashing out a deal with FOM will be tough given that the existing 10 teams will put the championship under pressure.

InsideEVs

Mass Market EV Ownership Costs 18 Percent More Than Gas Cars: Report

The report also adds that the lion's share of the electric vehicle sales in the US constitutes the luxury segments.

InsideEVs

Tesla Wages To Go Up In The Wake Of UAW Strike, Barclays Predicts

Barclays analyst Dan Levy said Tesla workers' wages would probably rise if the UAW strikes a deal with Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis.

Motorsport

Clock ticking on Ford Bathurst 1000 parity changes

The Blue Oval has proposed several aero tweaks ahead of the Great Race in a bid to further ease parity woes between the Mustang and the Chevrolet Camaro.

WEKU

Why the Obama era 'car czar' thinks striking autoworkers risk overplaying their hand

He was the lead adviser for the Obama administration when the government bailed out auto companies in 2009. Now, he is weighing in on the union strikes against the big 3 American automakers.

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