Bmesolutions

Tag: General Motors

  • Best of 2024: The Vehicles Vying To Be NACOTY

    The Acura Integra was the 2023 North American Car of the YearPhoto: Acura The North American Car of the Year might not matter much to car enthusiasts, but the award remains a significant and coveted honor for the automotive industry. After the EV6 won in the utility vehicle category last year, Kia produced a North…

  • Watch Automaker CEOs Struggle To Justify Their Own Salaries

    The United Auto Workers Union is on strike against all of the Big Three automakers for the first time in history, and a big reason for that is compensation. The UAW is asking for – at the top end – 40 percent wage increases over four years. Meanwhile, GM and Ford haven’t come up past…

  • Biden Blamed For UAW Strike By Chamber Of Commerce

    Photo: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the nation’s most prominent business groups, has decided to blame President Joe Biden directly for the United Auto Workers’ strike, according to Politico. Unsurprisingly, the prominent business group decided it is not the fault of the companies workers are on strike against. Walter…

  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk Temporarily Removed UAW’s Twitter Verification Following Strike

    Photo: Nathan Howard / Stringer (Getty Images) If you haven’t already heard, the United Auto Workers union is officially on strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis. Currently, only three plants are involved — Stellantis’ Toledo Assembly Complex, Ford’s Wayne, Michigan plant and GM’s Wentzville, Missouri plant, but you can expect strikes at more plants…

  • Trump Seeks UAW Support With Anti-EV Stance

    In the middle of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, on the brink of maybe the largest UAW strike in history, and embroiled in a somewhat messy electric vehicle production ramp-up nationwide, former President and Fulton County co-defendant Donald Trump took to social media to bash EVs and Biden in hopes of gaining…

  • UAW On Strike Against All Big Three Automakers For First Time In History

    Good morning! It’s a historic Friday, September 15, 2023, 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: Historic Strike Underway For UAW The United Auto Workers union launched a historic strike…

  • Mercedes Will Build A Mini Electric G-Wagen For The U.S.

    Good morning! It’s Friday, September 8, 2023, 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. What Recession? Car Companies Insist Everything Is Fine 1st Gear: Mercedes Minimizes The G-Wagen When Mercedes unveiled the…

  • These Are All The Automakers Who Will Be Using Tesla’s Charging Network

    Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) One of the biggest hurdles to widespread EV adoption in the United States is a lack of a capable charging network that any automaker can use. Where you can fill up your gas-powered car at just about any gas station, the EV charging world is littered with multiple charge point…

  • The UAW Is Pulling Out All The Stops Against Detroit’s Big Three

    Friends, the weekend is finally here. It’s September 1, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift — your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, all in one convenient place. Here are all the important stories you need to know today. 1st Gear: United Auto Workers File Unfair Labor Practice Charges…

  • Parts Shortage Idles GM’s U.S. Truck Plants

    Happy Friday! It’s August 25, 2023, 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 today. A Next-Gen Bolt EV Is On The Way From Chevrolet 1st Gear: GM Slows Truck Production When the…