China EV shares are feeling the heat as price war concerns grow

China EV shares are feeling the heat as price war concerns grow

New cars of the “Dolphin” model from Chinese car manufacturer BYD are in the harbor.  Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Chinese electric vehicle makers shares listed in Hong Kong fell on Tuesday as worries of price wars in the sector grew. China’s EV market, the world’s largest and most crowded, is seeing … Read more

Ford February sales jump 10.5%, led by gains in hybrids and EVs

Ford February sales jump 10.5%, led by gains in hybrids and EVs

A 2022 Ford Motor Co. Maverick compact pickup truck during the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT – Ford Motor’s U.S. sales jumped 10.5% last month compared to February 2023, led by increases in its hybrid and all-electric vehicles sales. The Detroit … Read more

Maserati reveals first GranCabrio convertible sports car since 2019

Maserati reveals first GranCabrio convertible sports car since 2019

At launch, the Maserati GranCabrio is available in the Trofeo trim level. It includes a 3.0 liter twin-turbo V6 engine. Maserati Maserati’s first GranCabrio convertible since 2019 is expected to go on sale this summer in the U.S. with a top speed of nearly 200 miles per hour and likely a six-figure price tag that … Read more

How Ford can challenge a powerful Chinese EV maker’s potential entrance in the U.S.

How Ford can challenge a powerful Chinese EV maker’s potential entrance in the U.S.

Forget Tesla , the real competition in electric vehicles is low-cost Chinese automakers. That’s what Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told Wall Street. He said he has a plan as one such EV maker looks to break into America. BYD — short for Build Your Dreams — could pose a threat to Ford and other … Read more

Ford, UAW reach local labor deal to avert strike at Kentucky plant

Ford, UAW reach local labor deal to avert strike at Kentucky plant

Ford Super Duty trucks are seen at the Kentucky Truck assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 27, 2023. Joe White | Reuters Ford and a United Auto Workers local union reached a tentative deal on Wednesday to avert a strike at the automaker’s most profitable plant. The UAW had threatened that nearly 9,000 workers … Read more

‘Airbus Of Autos’ European Automakers Could Band Together To Build Cheap EVs

‘Airbus Of Autos’ European Automakers Could Band Together To Build Cheap EVs

Good morning! It’s Tuesday, February 20, 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. Even EVs Can’t Get A Break From The Heat 1st Gear: European Carmakers Could Form Alliance To Fend … Read more

Job posts for workers without degrees are booming, but not the hiring

Job posts for workers without degrees are booming, but not the hiring

Many of the market’s top companies with the largest workforces in the nation are touting degreeless jobs and actively removing degree requirements from more job postings. The idea of hiring based on skill rather than completion of college education for certain roles has become more prevalent at a time when workers are in short supply … Read more

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year. From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker … Read more

UAW threatens to strike Ford Kentucky Truck Plant over local demands

UAW threatens to strike Ford Kentucky Truck Plant over local demands

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during an online broadcast updating union members on negotiations with the Detroit automakers on Oct. 6, 2023. Screenshot DETROIT – The United Auto Workers is threatening a labor strike at Ford Motor’s largest U.S. plant if local union demands aren’t resolved by next week. The Detroit union on Friday … Read more

Jeep, Dodge-maker Stellantis’ profit slides as Detroit Three strikes bite

Jeep, Dodge-maker Stellantis’ profit slides as Detroit Three strikes bite

(L-R) United Auto Workers (U.A.W.) members Kaleb Delfine, Bryan Broecker, Michael Gatto and James Triplett picket outside the Jeep Plant on September 18, 2023 in Toledo, Ohio. Sarah Rice | Getty Images Global auto giant Stellantis on Thursday reported a 10% year-on-year fall in profit in the second half of 2023, as six-week strikes at … Read more