UAW targets more Ford and GM plants as union expands autoworker strike
UAW President Shawn Fain said 7,000 union workers in Chicago and Lansing, Michigan, will join the historic strike.
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UAW President Shawn Fain said 7,000 union workers in Chicago and Lansing, Michigan, will join the historic strike.
Thousands of employees at plants in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio launched a historic work stoppage against Detroit's Big Three automakers.
The UAW is threatening to have many of its 140,000 members walk off the job at 11:59 p.m. unless Detroit's Big Three automakers and the union agree on new contracts.
Damaged wiring can unexpectedly activate the brake and cause drivers to lose control, safety officials said.
Highway regulators are determining if 346,000 Escape models from 2020 and 2021 can stay on the road.
Latitude AI will hire former Argo AI employees to work on Ford's Blue Cruise Technology.
Ford is recalling nearly 383,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the touch screens may not display a camera image when backing up.
Ford said Wednesday that it is disbanding Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle company that it jointly owns with Volkswagen.
The popular SUVs' heating and cooling fan motors can catch fire.
The company says it will invest $3.7 billion in the three states between now and 2026.
About 39,000 of those vehicles should be parked outdoors because their engines could catch fire, Ford said.
