/tags/car-industry car industry en-US Copyright Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:12:44 GMT /2021-04-09/more-plants-at-gm-go-dark-as-chip-shortage-continues-to-bite Ford, Stellantis, and now GM again: Auto makers continue to close plants as they reel from a shortage of chips that poses a critical challenge for the sector. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:12:44 GMT /2021-04-09/more-plants-at-gm-go-dark-as-chip-shortage-continues-to-bite Camila Domonoske /news-partners/2021-03-24/boom-or-bubble-skeptics-take-aim-at-buzzy-electric-vehicle-market A ton of new vehicle start-ups are trying to follow in Tesla's footsteps but a battle between one electric pickup maker and a short seller shows how the heavily hyped industry is also a risky one. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:00:54 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-24/boom-or-bubble-skeptics-take-aim-at-buzzy-electric-vehicle-market Camila Domonoske /news/2021-03-02/ohio-congress-members-question-u-s-postal-service-contract-for-new-fleet For months, consumers have been less than pleased with the U.S. Postal Service because of slow deliveries and backlogged mail. Now, members of Ohio's… Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:19:22 GMT /news/2021-03-02/ohio-congress-members-question-u-s-postal-service-contract-for-new-fleet Sarah Taylor /news/2021-02-23/goodyear-tire-merging-with-findlay-based-cooper-tire-in-2-8-billion-deal Two of the biggest remaining American-owned and based tire manufacturers are joining forces. Akron-based Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is acquiring… Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:37:17 GMT /news/2021-02-23/goodyear-tire-merging-with-findlay-based-cooper-tire-in-2-8-billion-deal Sarah Taylor /news/2021-02-18/lordstown-motors-wants-change-in-state-law-to-sell-directly-to-consumers The electric truck manufacturer that took over the shuttered Lordstown General Motors plant near Youngstown wants a change in state law to help it sell… Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:49:33 GMT /news/2021-02-18/lordstown-motors-wants-change-in-state-law-to-sell-directly-to-consumers Karen Kasler /news-partners/2020-12-16/all-the-oomph-minus-the-vroom-electric-pickups-take-aim-at-american-market Automakers hope Americans will be willing to switch to battery-powered vehicles, for their trucks' sakes, as they race to bring the first electric pickup to market. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:00:27 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-16/all-the-oomph-minus-the-vroom-electric-pickups-take-aim-at-american-market Camila Domonoske /news/2020-09-29/ohio-claws-back-28-million-in-tax-credits-from-general-motors The state of Ohio is calling on General Motors to refund the state tens of millions of dollars in tax credits in reaction to closing the Lordstown auto… Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:50:30 GMT /news/2020-09-29/ohio-claws-back-28-million-in-tax-credits-from-general-motors Andy Chow /news-partners/2020-09-14/as-auto-industry-roars-back-worker-shortages-throw-up-roadblocks The U.S. auto industry has an absenteeism problem. The word might bring to mind people playing hooky, but during a pandemic there are lots of good reasons people might not show up to work. Mon, 14 Sep 2020 09:02:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-14/as-auto-industry-roars-back-worker-shortages-throw-up-roadblocks Camila Domonoske /news/2020-07-29/marysville-honda-plant-forces-office-employees-to-work-the-assembly-line Assembly line workers at the Honda manufacturing plant in Marysville have some new colleagues: office workers. COVID-related staffing shortages at the… Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:01:27 GMT /news/2020-07-29/marysville-honda-plant-forces-office-employees-to-work-the-assembly-line Paige Pfleger /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Ohio gave General Motors some $60 million in state tax credits for its Lordstown operation. Now the state's Attorney General is demanding the company pay… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:18:00 GMT /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Jo Ingles