automotive industry in the united states
Weekend QOTD Roundup 02/03/24 – Giga Gears
I don’t mean to alarm any of our Gen Xers in the crowd, but 50 years ago was indeed the 1970s. I know, math and time makes fools of us all.
“Workers at Hyundai’s Alabama Plant Seek Unionization Amidst Low Wages and Job Insecurity”
Automotive workers in the American south are on the verge of ushering in a new era of unionized solidarity. Just weeks after workers in a Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mercedes-Benz facility began campaigning to unionize, similar efforts are taking off at Hyundai’s plant just two hours away in Montgomery. Workers in the plant…
Elon Musk: Chinese EVs Could Outperform Competitors with Government Support
Good morning! It’s Thursday, January 25, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know.
NLRB Claims Lucid Illegally Fired Pro-Union Workers
Lucid makes an absolutely fantastic electric car, and later this year, it plans to add an electric SUV to its lineup. Still, it’s struggled financially and has been hemorrhaging cash. Money isn’t the only problem Lucid is dealing with, though, as the National Labor Relations Board has accused the electric automaker of…
