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"Too few people are aware" of the brand, CEO Peter Rawlinson remarked after the company's share price fell 10 percent due to an underwhelming fourth quarter.

General Motors Fort Wayne Assembly presented a $50,000 grant Monday to Blue Jacket Inc., an organization that provides training for people with employment barriers.

GM said it planned to build four plants with its battery partner, LG Energy, as part of its Ultium Cells LLC joint venture, and the locations of three have been revealed in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan. Today, New Carlisle, Indiana was revealed to be the likely choice for plant No. 4. Get details at TheDetroitBureau.com.

Ford says every vehicle it produces in Michigan will be assembled with the equivalent of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2025, 10 years ahead of schedule.

An independent union at General Motors in Silao, Mexico, has ratified its first contract, with an 8.5 percent wage hike and benefit improvements—outstripping recent wage increases at other Mexican auto plants. The contract comes after workers voted last year by more than 3 to 1 to be represented by the National Independent Union for Workers in the Automotive Industry (SINTTIA)

Residents who have noticed white pickup trucks on vehicle carriers parked in a lot off Taylor Street in Fort Wayne may have wondered why the trucks were sitting there.

An independent union at General Motors in Silao, Mexico, has ratified its first contract, with an 8.5 percent wage hike and benefit improvements—outstripping recent wage increases at other Mexican auto plants. The contract comes after workers voted last year by more than 3 to 1 to be represented by the National Independent Union for Workers in the Automotive Industry (SINTTIA)

In a historic victory, the workers voted last year to be represented by an independent union. Now they have a contract.

The state has been aggressively snagging new EV plants, and automakers in nearby states may look Georgia's way for batteries and other components.

GM has been quietly testing allowing some salaried plant employees to work remotely. Its raising the ire of the line workers who have to come in.