UAW President Shawn Fain chairs the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain ratcheted up criticism of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in a video Friday afternoon, accusing the chief executive of price gouging consumers and failing to … Read more
CEO of auto giant Stellantis Carlos Tavares speaks to journalists during a joint media event by Stellantis and Leapmotor in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on May 14, 2024. – | Afp | Getty Images DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to once again reduce its U.S. employee headcount through a broad voluntary buyout, as … Read more
The 2019 Ram 1500 Rebel pickup truck is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 15, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to indefinitely lay off up to 2,450 U.S. factory workers later this year as it discontinues production of an older version of its Ram … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, May 30, 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. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Elon’s Tesla Pay Package Faces A Ton Of Legal Hurdles In … Read more
The Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares photographed next to a Jeep Avenger at the Paris Motor Show on October 17, 2022. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stellantis plans to offer a $25,000 all-electric Jeep vehicle in the U.S. “very soon” to better attract mainstream consumers amid slower-than-expected EV adoption, CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday. … Read more
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, May 22, 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. Tesla’s Cybertruck Has Finally Arrived 1st Gear: China Responds To U.S. EV Tariffs China has spent the past … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, May 17, 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. Tesla Had A Very Interesting Week 1st Gear: Tesla Sales Drop Another 12 Percent Tesla might have had … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, March 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. Nissan Finally Turns a Profit 1st Gear: Nissan Will Cut Costs On Next-Gen EVs The big things stopping … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 7, 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. 1st Gear: Arsonists Shut Down German Tesla Plant For Weeks Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany isn’t expected to have … Read more
Good morning! It’s Friday, February 23, 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. Why Is Carvana Stock Suddenly Thriving? 1st Gear: Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares Made $39.5M in 2023 I don’t … Read more