Strikes end at Ohio battery plant and Michigan aluminum parts plant
Workers at a Constellium aluminum parts plant near Detroit and a Clarios battery plant near Toledo both voted to ratify new contract agreements Friday after several weeks on strike.
EV maker Nikola laying off 270 employees
The decision will help Nikola reduce personnel-related cash spend by $50 million annually, the company said.
Automated driving features gain acceptance in S&P Global survey
In S&P Global’s survey of 8,000 car shoppers, consumers expected ADAS to be standard in new luxury and mainstream vehicles, yet expressed hesitancy to the use of “autonomous driving systems.”
New Cadillac VP John Roth to meet with dealers as he shapes vision for brand
John Roth, who took over GM’s luxury brand June 1, is meeting with dealers around the U.S. to help shape his plan for Cadillac.
Celebrating the big wins in Europe
KC Crain, left, Automotive News Group publisher, catches up with Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Paris last week. De Meo outlined how he turned around the French automaker, which suffered an $8.6 billion loss in the first half of 2020 before his arrival in July that year.
The Automotive News Europe Rising Stars Class of 2023 accepted their awards during a gala event.
Automotive News Europe News Editor Peter Sigal, right, moderates a panel on New Distribution Models in Europe with, from left, Lars Himmer of Semler Gruppen, Mathais Holst of Lynk & Co and Steve Young of ICDP Limited.
Automotive News Europe Managing Editor Douglas A. Bolduc, left, moderates “The Road to Sustainable Battery Production, Assembly and Usage” panel, with, from second from left, PowerCo SE’s Sebastian Wolf, Ascend Elements’ Anna Sosnowik, Rio Tinto’s Colin MacKey and Valeo’s Pascale Herman.
Alpine CEO Laurent Rossi in conversation with Automotive News Europe‘s Sigal