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Some Detroit auto show visitors say US workers should follow Canadians' example

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DETROIT — Visitors to the Detroit auto show Saturday said U.S. autoworkers should follow the example of their Canadian counterparts, and find a way to come to terms with the automakers.

Early Saturday, Unifor, the Canadian autoworkers' union, sadi its new three-year tentative deal with Ford Motor Co. "delivers in a very big way" on members' ...Read more

UAW strike day 9: Negotiations continue after strike expansion to other plants

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YPSILANTI, Mich. — Negotiations between the Detroit Three and the United Auto Workers continue on day nine of a targeted plant strike — one day after the union sent all workers at General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV parts plants nationwide to picket lines.

UAW President Shawn Fain on Friday expanded the union's strike, adding 38 GM and ...Read more

Unifor releases details of new pact with Ford with wage, pension improvements

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DETROIT — Unifor, the Canadian autoworkers' union, says its new three-year deal with Ford Motor Co. "delivers in a very big way" on members' priorities around pensions, wages and working in the electric-vehicle transition, with top-scale workers poised to see their wages increase more than 19% over the life of the agreement.

The deal includes...Read more

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The UAW strike expansion could soon impact consumers. Here's how

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The United Auto Workers' expansion Friday of its historic strike against the Detroit automakers to 38 General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV parts distribution centers nationwide promises to snarl parts deliveries to customers and dealers.

The strategy appeared to be a strategic one by the UAW to avoid further layoffs at assembly and powertrain ...Read more

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Biden to travel to Michigan to rally striking UAW members

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to visit Michigan on Tuesday to show support for the United Auto Workers as they continue their strike against the Detroit Three car companies.

Biden said he will join at UAW picket line "and stand in solidarity with the men and women of the UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped ...Read more

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These are the GM and Stellantis parts centers affected by new UAW strikes

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The United Auto Workers on Friday expanded its historic strike against the Detroit Three automakers, this time hitting 38 General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV parts distribution centers across the country.

The strike stands to shut down the two automakers' network of facilities that store and ship parts for dealers for sale to consumers and use...Read more

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Biden to visit UAW workers in Michigan Tuesday

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden plans to visit Michigan on Tuesday to show support for the United Auto Workers as they continue their strike against the Detroit Three car companies.

Biden said he will join at UAW picket line "and stand in solidarity with the men and women of the UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped ...Read more

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Car lease buyouts are increasingly attractive, but they often come with extra fees

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Nadine Hughes drove an hour from her home in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, to buy her 2020 Chevy Equinox off its lease.

A dealership in Reading, Pennsylvania, was the closest one she could find that wouldn’t tack on additional charges, such as a $449 document fee or a $200 safety inspection, she said.

Dealerships in the Philadelphia area, as ...Read more

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UAW to expand auto strike to GM and Stellantis parts distribution centers across country

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The United Auto Workers union on Friday expanded its strike of the Detroit automakers to 38 General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV parts distribution centers across the country.

Some 5,600 workers at those facilities, which span 20 states, walked off the job at noon, joining about 12,700 other Detroit Three workers who remain on strike at three ...Read more

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UAW to expand auto strike to GM and Stellantis parts distribution centers across country

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The United Auto Workers union on Friday expanded its strike of the Detroit automakers to 38 General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV parts distribution centers across the country, with workers leaving the facilities at noon and setting up picket lines.

Some 5,600 workers at those facilities, which span 20 states, walked off the job, joining about ...Read more

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Auto review: Maserati Grecale is the best midsize SUV of 2023

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Our test vehicle this week brings us back to a brand that has needed a good mid-sized SUV for many years. Maserati’s Levante, a full-size SUV, hit the market with a bang, but the need for a midsize SUV has been a long time coming.

The Grecale is a four-door mid-size SUV boasting mid-size performance, price and options. The base GT, at $65,...Read more

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UAW to expand auto strike to GM and Stellantis parts distribution centers across country

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The United Auto Workers union is expanding its strike of the Detroit automakers to 38 General Motors Co. and Stellantis NV parts distribution centers across the country, union President Shawn Fain announced during a Facebook Live event Friday.

The move, which spares Ford Motor Co. from an expansion of the strike, starts the next phase of the ...Read more

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Auto review: One massive Mazda: the 2024 CX-90 SUV

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Well, this isn’t an MX-5 Miata, although the all-new 2024 Mazda CX-90 looms large enough to seem as if it could carry one.

Welcome the replacement for the 2023 Mazda CX-9, a rather large SUV meant to do battle with a thicket of three-row competition from the Chevrolet Traverse, Dodge Durango, Ford Explorer, GMC Acadia, Honda Pilot, Hyundai ...Read more

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Auto review: Aston Martin DBX707: A crossover with a lasting impression

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Aston Martin has thrilled auto enthusiasts the world over since 1964, when Agent 007 sped across the silver screen in the now-iconic DB5 in "Goldfinger." That one came with essential secret-agent options like .30-caliber machine guns up front, oil and smoke emitters in the rear, and an ejector seat to dispense with unwelcome passengers.

None of...Read more

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Auto review: Come aboard for a tour of the BMW 760i land yacht

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CHARLEVOIX, Michigan — The BMW 760i is a land yacht. Striking bow. Sumptuous living quarters. All the latest technological amenities that require a shelf of manuals to operate. A big ol’ V-8 engine below decks to get you to your next port of call.

Let me give you a tour.

Like a yacht, I took the BMW’s flagship model up north to ...Read more

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Ford-Unifor deal carries possible impacts on both sides of the border

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Though details of the tentative agreement struck between Ford Motor Co. and Canada's autoworker union haven't yet been revealed, Unifor members likely will be looking south of the U.S.-Canada border while weighing whether or not to ratify the pact.

At the same time, the Canadian union's deal could nudge bargainers at Ford and the United Auto ...Read more

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Editorial: How green mandates are driving UAW strike

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President Joe Biden likes to sell himself as a pro-union president, but his policies are contributing to a major strike.

Last Friday, members of the United Auto Workers went on strike against GM, Ford and Stellanis, previously known as Fiat Chrysler. The strike initially began at three plants, one owned by each company. Combined, that’s ...Read more

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UAW strike day 6: GM idles Kansas plant because of Missouri site walkout

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General Motors Co. is idling its Fairfax, Kansas, plant where 2,000 hourly employees work, the automaker said Wednesday, citing the impact of a strike by the United Auto Workers at a Missouri facility.

“It is unfortunate that the UAW leadership’s decision to call a strike at Wentzville Assembly has already had a negative ripple effect, with...Read more

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UAW strikes a Mercedes parts plant while union eyes more targets

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The United Auto Workers struck a plant that makes parts for Mercedes-Benz Group AG vehicles, as the union continued to weigh expanding the number of walk-out targets at Detroit’s automakers.

On Wednesday morning, the UAW posted on X that 190 workers at a ZF plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that supplies front axles to Mercedes were now on ...Read more

Ford, Unifor reach tentative agreement, averting strike in Canada

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Unifor, the autoworkers' union in Canada, and Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday night they had struck a tentative agreement, averting a strike for the Dearborn automaker in a second North American country.

Details on the deal won't be presented until after they are shared with Unifor members at ratification meetings being held "in the near future," ...Read more