Veteran automotive executive Ed Hightower is trying to bring the Lordstown Endurance electric pickup truck to market despite myriad setbacks.
Decades of discord over employee benefit cuts at Navistar could end soon with a $742 million settlement.
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Volvo makes no mention of the UAW strikes but smaller sibling Mack Trucks delivers more units in Q2 as the industry recovers from year-ago pandemic shutdowns.
The UAW casts a second vote, barely approving a new contract at Volvo Trucks North America. The same proposal was rejected six days earlier.
In the fourth week of a second strike, UAW bargainers reach a third tentative agreement with Volvo Trucks North America.
As a UAW strike at Volvo enters its third week, the impact is reducing shifts at a Maryland engine plant that serves Volvo and Mack Trucks.
A day after its CEO and chief financial officer quit, Lordstown Motors said it is proceeding with battery-electric commercial pickup production..
After calling off a 13-day strike at Volvo Trucks North America, the UAW rank and file repudiated its leadership by rejecting a new five-year contract.
The United Auto Workers took down picket lines Friday after a 13-day strike at Volvo Trucks North America.
