Workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant recently voted to join the United Auto Workers union, making it the first factory outside the Big Three to unionize. It’s a huge win for the employees who work there but also for labor rights in general. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that many of those same…

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Don’t worry, Tesla investors. Even if Elon Musk disappears — whether kidnapped by aliens or the Terminator — his company will still figure out driverless cars, according to the firebrand CEO.

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Volkswagen aims to launch dozens of new cars — including several electric models — in China by 2030 as part of an ambitious plan to conquer more of the world’s largest auto market.

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Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have voted to join the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. It’s the UAW’s latest victory in its long road to its goal of organizing every manufacturing plant operated by a major automaker in the United States.

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Car buyers are still not entirely sold on electrification, and automakers are more than happy to offer them gas-burning vehicles instead. Kia, reading the room, will supplement its EV offerings with hybrids until buyers’ minds shift. From Automotive News:

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BMW was one of the few companies selling electric vehicles to report a surge of growth in the first quarter of 2024, even as rivals like Tesla and Volkswagen struggled.

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After snagging major victories in labor negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers last year, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union promised to organize factories across the U.S. They’re already showing results.

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