Trucking giant opens second facility in Whitestown business park
The 605,000-square-foot redistribution center at 4337 AllPoints Drive will replenish the company’s 10 parts distribution centers across the United States and Canada.
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Tensions rise in UAW contract talks with Stellantis as strike threat looms
The union is seeking more than 40% general pay raises over four years, restoration of pensions for newer hires, cost-of-living increases, an end to wage tiers, and other benefits.
Budget leaders approve $120M to attract unannounced $3.2B project
The mystery project involves a company in the “advanced technology automotive components” industry and would be located somewhere in north-central Indiana, according to the IEDC.
UAW to show list of economic demands to automakers this week
The United Auto Workers union will present a long list to General Motors, Ford and Stellantis when it delivers economic demands to the companies this week, the union’s president says.
Ford recalls 870K F-150 pickups in U.S. due to parking brake glitch
The recall covers certain pickups from the 2021 through 2023 model years with single exhaust systems.
Major automakers unite to build electric vehicle charging network they say will rival Tesla’s
Seven major automakers say they will share in a multi-billion dollar investment to build “high power” charging stations with 30,000 plugs in urban areas and along travel corridors.
Battery maker EnerDel files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The company’s bankruptcy filing comes less than a month after it shut down its Andersen plant in a decision that blindsided employees.
Chevy Bolt EV returning to market, months after GM scrapped it
Demand appears to have been key. “We can’t build enough Bolts right now,” chief executive Mary Barra said during the company’s quarterly earnings call.
Stellantis to build 2nd U.S. battery plant in venture with Samsung
The new plant is expected to open in early 2027, joining a joint-venture facility in Kokomo that’s already under construction and scheduled to start production in early 2025.
Lightning electric pickup to cost less than $50K as Ford slashes prices
The sticker price on Ford’s F-150 Lightning electric pickup is being lowered by thousands of dollars, the company said Monday, due to increased plant capacity, falling costs for battery raw materials and internal efforts to scale production by the Detroit automaker.
Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries
A shortfall in lithium would be an obstacle for government and industry plans to ramp up sales to tens of millions of electric vehicles a year. It is fueling political conflict over resources and complaints about the environmental cost of extracting them.
Ford cutting more jobs to reduce costs amid transition to electric vehicles
The company confirmed Tuesday that it was starting to notify several hundred engineers and other salaried employees that their jobs are being eliminated. The firings come after around 200 Ford contract employees were let go last week.
Battery maker EnerDel lays off most of its employees, workers say
The company reported having 60 employees in the United States in early 2022, though it’s not known if that number included about 25 employees at an engineering center in California.
Buttigieg says he’s wary of overdependence on China for EV materials
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he didn’t want the U.S. to be in a situation in which it was dependent on any one country for the resources that are needed for electric vehicles.
Indiana chosen for $3B electric vehicle battery plant, 1,700 jobs
General Motors and South Korea-based Samsung SDI announced Tuesday that they have selected a 656-acre site in New Carlisle to build the plant, which could become operational by 2026.
GM to spend $632M on Fort Wayne Assembly plant upgrades
While no new jobs are being created, the company said the move will help retain the nearly 4,000 employees at the northeast Indiana facility.
Ford changes tune, to keep AM radio on 2024 models
Ford CEO Jim Farley said the company is reversing a decision to scrub AM after speaking with government policy leaders who are concerned about keeping emergency alerts.
Ford CEO: Days of being all things to all people are over
Ford CEO Jim Farley says Ford will be competing differently, going for tailored ownership experiences rather than “jockeying for slivers of market share.”
Bipartisan bill aims to require AM radio in new cars
The proposed “AM for Every Vehicle Act” arrives as more and more automakers say goodbye to AM radio in newer car models.
Indianapolis auction may extend glory days for Springsteen muscle car
On Saturday, Mecum is scheduled to auction a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle convertible that Bruce Springsteen owned in the 1980s.