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Autoworkers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at a Ford Kentucky plant

The surprise move took down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world. The sprawling factory makes pricey heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs.

WEKU

Auto workers escalate strike as 8,700 workers walk out at Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville

On Wednesday evening, the UAW shut down the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world, where profitable large pickups and SUVs are built.

Chicago Sun-Times

Detroit automakers and union leaders spar over 4,800 layoffs at non-striking factories

Detroit’s three automakers have laid off roughly 4,800 workers at factories that are not among the plants that have been hit by the United Auto Workers strikes, which have lasted for nearly four weeks

The Independent UK

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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

What’s at stake as UAW launches historic strike against Big 3 automakers

About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with Detroit’s automakers

The Independent UK

What's at stake as 13,000 workers go on strike at major US auto makers

About 13,000 auto workers have walked off the job at three targeted factories after their union leaders couldn’t reach a deal with Detroit’s automakers

The Independent UK

Why the United Auto Workers union is poised to strike major US car makers this week

About 146,000 U.S. auto workers are set to go on strike this week if General Motors, Ford and Stellantis fail to meet their demands for big pay raises and the restoration of concessions the workers made years ago when the companies were in financial trouble

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Illinois Jeep plant idling Tuesday will cost 1,200 jobs. Some an auto town will become a ghost town

BELVIDERE, Illinois — When the whistle blows at the Belvidere Assembly Plant on Tuesday, it may signal the end of an era.

Chicago Tribune

Ford chooses US for federal incentives. Experts say it's just the beginning

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. first considered sites in Canada, Mexico and elsewhere for the $3.5 billion battery plant it plans to build in Michigan, company officials said Monday, but hefty new incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act pushed them to choose the United States.

Tribune News Service

Michigan to vie for 3rd Stellantis battery plant in North America

The maker of Jeep SUVs and Ram trucks is giving Michigan another chance to land an electric-vehicle battery plant and the hundreds of jobs that come with one after the Great Lakes State missed out on the company's first two for North America.

Tribune News Service

Stellantis to dissolve joint venture with GAC, import Jeeps to China

Jeep maker Stellantis NV is dissolving its money-losing joint venture with its Chinese partner and instead will import the iconic SUVs into the world's largest autos market.

Tribune News Service

EV Battery Shortage: Stellantis Reveals Plans To Get Around It, In 2025

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares is among many who are concerned that there won't likely be enough batteries to keep up with automakers' future goals.

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