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Volkswagen Chief Warns Brand Has 'One, Maybe Two' Years To Get It Together

Today on Critical Materials: VW puts a clock on getting their ship in order, BYD pauses its Mexico plans and Ultium workers in Tennessee join the UAW.

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Industrial Policy Is Alive and Well at the Democratic National Convention

Speakers at the 2024 convention bragged about the Democratic Party's willingness to give public money to private companies.

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As Coal Mines Close, Displaced Miners Find Work in Renewable Energy Boom

A battery startup in West Virginia and the mineworkers union may have a blueprint for those left behind in the energy transition.

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GM’s Ultium Cells Battery Joint Venture Facing $270K In OSHA Fines

Federal investigators looking into the cause of a March explosion and fire at the plant found 17 serious violations and two other violations that affect job safety and health.

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UAW Report Exposes Unsafe Conditions And Low Wages At GM-LG Battery Plant

Ultium Cells Lordstown faces scrutiny over worker safety and pay disparities in electric vehicle production.

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UAW's fight against GM's battery joint venture intensifies with new union report

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers is intensifying its fight against General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution for the "high risk and low pay" it is offering the workforce at its Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery cell plant in Warren, Ohio.

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GM’s EV-Compatible Home Energy Bundles Will Compete With Tesla’s Powerwall

Newly unveiled Ultium home energy solutions will allows GM EV owners to use their vehicles for bi-directional charging.

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GM says fourth battery plant 'very much on track,' envisions others

General Motors Co. is still planning a fourth battery plant and even more beyond that despite the reported breakup with supplier and partner LG Energy Solution.

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UAW says Ultium negotiations to start in January

Ultium Cells LLC, the General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution battery cell joint venture, and the United Auto Workers will begin negotiating on their first contract for workers at Ultium's northeast Ohio plant in January, union spokesperson Sandra Engle said in a statement.

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US Department Of Energy Finalizes $2.5 Billion Loan To Ultium Cells

Ultium Cells will use the loan to finance construction of new battery cell plants in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan, which will support a total of 11,000 jobs.

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UAW organizes its first EV battery plant

The United Auto Workers has organized its first joint-venture battery plant, a facility in northeast Ohio owned by General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution, the union said early Friday.

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GM, LG investing $275 million to increase Tennessee battery plant capacity

General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution are investing $275 million at their Tennessee Ultium Cells LLC joint-venture battery plant to increase cell production there when it opens in late 2023, the company announced Friday.

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GM battery plant employees to vote for UAW representation in December

An election to unionize the first General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution battery cell manufacturing plant is scheduled for Dec. 7 and Dec. 8, according to a National Labor Relations Board filing.

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UAW files to have a union election at Ultium Cells plant

The United Auto Workers has filed to have a union election on behalf of about 900 workers at the Ultium Cells LLC plant in Warren, Ohio.

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GM invests in battery recycling company

GM Ventures, General Motors Co.'s investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Canada-based Lithion Recycling Inc.'s Series A financing round to support a new strategic partnership between the companies.

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EPA approves Ultium Cells battery components for Michigan plant

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Ultium Cells LLC to build an electric vehicle battery component at the request of a bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers.

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Ultium workers at Ohio plant vote to push for union representation

Workers at the Ultium Cells LLC plant in northeast Ohio have authorized a strike in a bid to get the company to recognize the United Auto Workers union as their bargaining agent.

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GM joint venture Ultium plant in Ohio begins battery cell production

Ultium Cells LLC has started production of battery cells at its first manufacturing operation in Warren, Ohio, the General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution joint venture company confirmed Wednesday.

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Report: The Fourth Ultium Cells Battery Plant Might Be Built In Indiana

A new report indicates that Ultium Cells, a joint venture between GM and LGES, might soon announce the location for its fourth battery gigafactory.

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GM considering Indiana town for fourth battery plant

General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution are considering New Carlisle, Indiana, as the location for their fourth Ultium Cells LLC joint venture battery plant.

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UAW pushes to represent battery plant workers in Ohio

The United Auto Workers said it's moving forward with attempts to unionize a joint-venture battery cell plant after pushback from Ultium Cells LLC, a company General Motors Co. and partner LG Energy Solution own.

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