Tag: Automobile manufacturing
Striking Volvo workers nix tentative deal at truck plant
A tentative agreement between Volvo and a union representing nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice this year at a southwest Virginia...
China’s auto sales up 27% in 2021, but hurt by chip shortage
BEIJING — China’s auto sales rose 27% in the first half of 2021 from a year earlier but still were below pre-pandemic levels, and...
Stellantis: Most models to have electric versions by 2025
DETROIT — Stellantis is a little late to the global electric vehicle party, but on Thursday it pledged to catch up and pass its...
Toyota changes stand, halts donations to election objectors
DETROIT — Toyota has reversed itself and now says its political action committee will no longer contribute to the Republican legislators who voted against...
Vauxhall owner to invest $138M in UK to make electric cars
LONDON — Vauxhall’s parent company announced Tuesday that it will invest 100 million pounds ($138 million) to make electric vans and cars at its...
New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say
WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...
Tesla delivers more than 200,000 vehicles in 2nd quarter
DETROIT — Tesla says it delivered 201,250 electric vehicles in the second quarter as it overcame a global computer chip shortage that has hit...
Union, Volvo reach tentative deal at Virginia truck plant
A tentative labor agreement has been reached between Volvo and a union that represents nearly 3,000 workers who have gone on strike twice this...
Nissan to make new electric cars, batteries in Britain
LONDON — Japanese carmaker Nissan and two partners on Thursday announced plans to invest 1 billion ($1.4 billion) pounds to produce a new model...
GOP candidate’s private equity resume draws scrutiny in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. — Newly retired, Judy Pavlick was among hundreds of seniors who enjoyed the low cost-of-living and friendly atmosphere at Plaza Del Rey,...
