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Shawn Fain - Ford - UAW’s Big Contract Improvements Aren’t Getting Unanimous Support Among Workers - carscoops.com - Usa - state Michigan - state Kentucky - Stellantis

UAW’s Big Contract Improvements Aren’t Getting Unanimous Support Among Workers

The UAW fought hard and strategically to score some of the biggest contract improvements we’ve seen in years during its recent strike against the big three. Now, after weeks of negotiations and tentative deals, there’s doubt about whether the union members will ratify the agreement. The latest blow comes as four GM plants vote no on the new deal.On Tuesday, 68% of the employees at General Motors Spring Hill, TN assembly plant voted against the UAW deal with the automaker.

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Stellantis - Stellantis Launches China’s Leapmotor In Europe With Micro EV And Tesla Model Y Rival - carscoops.com - China - Italy - India - Germany - France - Poland - Belgium - Netherlands - Portugal - county Pacific - Spain - Greece - Romania

Stellantis Launches China’s Leapmotor In Europe With Micro EV And Tesla Model Y Rival

If you can’t beat them, sell them. That sums up the attitude at Stellantis, which has just confirmed its plans to sell two Chinese-engineered Lepmotor EVs in Europe this September, with four more cars poised to join the charge before 2028.Stellantis, like all Western mass-market carmakers, has been fretting about how it can compete with Chinese brands that can build EVs for the same price as combustion cars.

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New trade-in scheme set to boost Chinese car market - carnewschina.com - China

New trade-in scheme set to boost Chinese car market

Recently the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance and 7 other departments jointly issued a new round of subsidies to boost the car market this year. Announced as the “Implementation Rules for Car Trade-in-Subsidy” it offers a subsidy of up 10,000 yuan (1,400 USD) for buyers who trade-in older cars for new ones before the end of the year. A number of brands have joined in by offering additional incentives for trade-ins.

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UAW Files Charges Against Mercedes For Alleged Anti-Union Campaign - carscoops.com - Germany - state Alabama

UAW Files Charges Against Mercedes For Alleged Anti-Union Campaign

The UAW is stepping up its war against foreign automakers and taking the battle to their home turf. As part of this effort, the labor union has filed charges against Mercedes in Germany.The union accuses Mercedes-Benz Group AG of conducting an “aggressive anti-union campaign” against U.S.

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Stellantis - Dodge Hornet Outsells Alfa Tonale 10:1, Stellantis Sees 10% Drop In Q1 Sales - carscoops.com - Usa

Dodge Hornet Outsells Alfa Tonale 10:1, Stellantis Sees 10% Drop In Q1 Sales

First quarter sales results for Stellantis are in and they’re 10 percent lower than they were in 2023. That figure takes into account the Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo brands. Digging a little deeper into the numbers reveals some big wins, some surprising losses, and some predictable results as well.The downturn in sales comes mostly from big dips from Ram and Dodge.

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Rivian Stops Taking New Orders For R1T And R1S Until Late Summer - carscoops.com - Usa - state Illinois

Rivian Stops Taking New Orders For R1T And R1S Until Late Summer

Rivian will temporarily halt the acceptance of custom orders for the R1T and R1S over the next few months. As a result, prospective customers looking to acquire one of the EVs will need to select a vehicle from the existing inventory.The electric startup recently emailed customers revealing that new orders will be paused until late summer.

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New Car Prices Fall 3.5% In January, Luxury Models And Large SUVs Impacted Most - carscoops.com - Usa

New Car Prices Fall 3.5% In January, Luxury Models And Large SUVs Impacted Most

The combination of rising supplies of new vehicles and sluggish sales resulted in a decrease in the average price Americans paid for new vehicles in the first month of 2024. Across the industry, the average transaction price (ATP) for a new vehicle in January stood at $47,401.A decrease of 2.6 percent from December isn’t particularly surprising, considering that January typically sees slower sales, with luxury vehicle sales often spiking in the final month of the year. However, what’s more notable is that the latest data reveals a 3.5 percent drop in ATPs compared to January 2023.“The year-over-year new-vehicle ATP decline of 3.5% is notable,” said Erin Keating, executive analyst at Cox Auto.

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New Car Prices Fall 3.5% In January, Luxury Models And Large SUVs Impacted Most - carscoops.com - Usa

New Car Prices Fall 3.5% In January, Luxury Models And Large SUVs Impacted Most

The combination of rising supplies of new vehicles and sluggish sales resulted in a decrease in the average price Americans paid for new vehicles in the first month of 2024. Across the industry, the average transaction price (ATP) for a new vehicle in January stood at $47,401.A decrease of 2.6 percent from December isn’t particularly surprising, considering that January typically sees slower sales, with luxury vehicle sales often spiking in the final month of the year. However, what’s more notable is that the latest data reveals a 3.5 percent drop in ATPs compared to January 2023.“The year-over-year new-vehicle ATP decline of 3.5% is notable,” said Erin Keating, executive analyst at Cox Auto.

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Lamborghini Cracks 10,000 Sales For The First Time Ever In 2023 - carscoops.com - Italy - city Santa

Lamborghini Cracks 10,000 Sales For The First Time Ever In 2023

Go back to 25 years to the period just before Audi took control and you’d see that Lamborghini – by that time with just one car, the Diablo, in its lineup – was only selling a couple of hundred units a year. Even if you just looked back a decade from now, by which time it had two model lines, output had only climbed to a couple of thousand units.

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