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DETROIT – General Motors' long-time head of manufacturing is retiring, and the company has hired a former Tesla and Google executive to fill his shoes. The Detroit automaker said on Tuesday that Gerald Johnson, executive vice president of Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, will pass the baton to Jens Peter "JP" Clausen, a former executive with Tesla, Lego and, most recently, Google. Johnson's departure isn't unexpected after a 44-year tenure with the automaker, however GM also announced another more surprising departure on Tuesday: that of Mike Abbott, executive vice president of software and services. Baris Cetinok, current vice president of product in software and services, has been named Abbott's interim replacement while a search is conducted. The company's board members include former Tesla President of Global Sales and Service Jon McNeill.

Persons: Gerald Johnson, Jens Peter, JP, Clausen, Johnson, Mike Abbott, Abbott, Baris Cetinok, Elon Musk, JB Straubel, Tesla's, Tesla, Gingko Bioworks, Jon McNeill Organizations: Motors, Global Manufacturing, Labor, DETROIT –, Google, Detroit, Sustainability, GM, Apple, Tesla, Softbank, company's, Technology, Global Sales Locations: Warren , Michigan, DETROIT, Nevada, Reno, Zymergen

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) said Monday that 64% of workers at the Detroit Three automakers voted to ratify new record contracts after a six-week targeted strike, as the union turns its attention to organizing foreign-owned and Tesla auto plants. The UAW for decades has unsuccessfully sought to organize auto factories operated by foreign automakers. In recent weeks, Hyundai Motor (005380.KS), Toyota Motor (7203.T) and Honda Motor (7267.T) have all announced they would hike U.S. factory wages after the UAW contract. Fain told Reuters last week that the UAW was getting expressions of interest in organizing from many Tesla (TSLA.O) workers. Automakers, looking to trim costs as they make the shift to electric vehicles, face higher hourly labor costs.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Jim Farley, Farley, Mary Barra, Gerald Johnson, Mark Stewart, David Shepardson, Chizu Nomiyama, Sriraj Kalluvila, Jonathan Oatis, Aurora Ellis Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Detroit Three, Hyundai Motor, Toyota, Honda, Reuters, “, Tesla, Ford, General Motors, Thomson Locations: U.S, Washington

DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain is expected to update members Friday afternoon on progress in contract talks with Detroit's three automakers as movement was reported with General Motors. The union's strikes at targeted plants at each company began on Sept. 15 and are nearing the start of their sixth week. A person briefed on the talks says the union is exchanging offers with GM and will meet again Friday with the company. The strikes started with one assembly plant from each company after contracts expired at 11:59 p.m. Sept. 14. The union later added the parts warehouses, then one assembly plant each from Ford and GM.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, they’re, Gerald Johnson, ” Johnson, Ford, Stellantis Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, GM, UAW, Ford, Equipment Market Association, Los Angeles Auto Show, CES Locations: America, Louisville , Kentucky, Kentucky

☆ Auto workers worry it takes less labor to build electric cars. Maybe not, some researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It’s not that simple, though, and some researchers argue that the labor savings of electric vehicles have been greatly overstated. These were among several research reports that found little total difference in the labor hour requirements of EV manufacturing compared to gas-powered cars. Boston Consulting estimates that making battery cells takes up about 8% of the total labor to produce an entire automobile. That’s slightly higher than the percentage of labor needed to produce a gasoline engine, he said. Ford also expects to train 5,000 people to work at a joint-venture battery manufacturing facility currently under construction in Kentucky.

Persons: That’s, Turner Cotterman, Cotterman, ”, Erica Fuchs, Nathan Niese, Gerald Johnson, “, Fuchs, “ You’ve, ” Ford, Ford, that’s, Niese, They’ve Organizations: CNN, United Auto Workers, Carnegie Mellon University, McKinsey, Company, Carnegie Mellon, Boston Consulting, EV, General Motors, Battery, Toyota, BMW, Hyundai, UAW Locations: United States, Marshall , Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Boston

☆ UAW announces new strikes at GM and Ford plants, spares Stellantis citing 'momentum' in talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT – The United Auto Workers union will expand strikes against General Motors and Ford Motor to two U.S. assembly plants at noon ET, UAW President Shawn Fain said Friday. Fain said Chrysler-parent Stellantis was spared from additional strikes because of recent progress in negotiations with that company. "To restore the balance of power, we have to restore the strike," Fain said Friday, citing several other UAW strikes aside from the Detroit automakers. The UAW originally initiated work stoppages on Sept. 15 at three assembly plants — one each for the Detroit automakers. At that time, the UAW spared Ford from expanded strikes, citing progress in those negotiations.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Fain, Stellantis, Gerald Johnson, GM's Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Ford Motor, UAW, Chicago Assembly, Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator, Buick Enclave, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Detroit, GM, Ford, Detroit automakers Locations: Illinois, Lansing Delta, Michigan

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says its two-week strike against Detroit automakers will spread to 7,000 more workers at a Ford plant in Chicago and a General Motors assembly factory near Lansing, Michigan. Union President Shawn Fain told workers on a video appearance Friday that negotiations haven’t broken down but Ford and GM have refused to make meaningful progress. The GM plant in Delta Township, near Lansing, makes large crossover SUVs such as the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick Enclave. The Chicago Ford plant makes the Ford Explorer and Explorer Police Interceptors, as well as the Lincoln Aviator SUV. The union went on strike Sept. 15 when it couldn’t reach agreements on new contracts with the companies.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Stellantis, Fain, ” Fain, “ I’m, ”, Gerald Johnson, “, doesn’t, ” Johnson, Ford, ____ Koenig Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Detroit, General Motors, Union, Ford, GM, Chevrolet Traverse, Buick, Chicago Ford, Ford Explorer, Explorer Police, Lincoln Aviator, Facebook, UAW Locations: Chicago, Lansing , Michigan, Delta Township, Lansing, Missouri , Ohio, Michigan, Dallas

A person carries a flag with the patch from the United Auto Workers (UAW) labor union during a May Day rally for media workers held by The NewsGuild of New York on International Workers' Day in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDETROIT, Sept 15 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union launched simultaneous strikes at three Detroit Three factories early on Friday, kicking off the most ambitious U.S. industrial labor action in decades. Fain's decision to go with targeted walkouts could limit the cost to the union of strike pay. UAW President Fain has taken an unorthodox approach to the negotiations, bargaining with all three Detroit automakers simultaneously. But the Detroit automakers build some of the U.S. market's best-selling vehicles, such as the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks and Jeep SUVs.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Shawn Fain, Fain, Stellantis, Sam Fiorani, Ford, Gerald Johnson, Jim Farley, Joe Biden, Biden, Biden's, Dan Ives, market's, Joseph White, David Shepardson, Peter Henderson, Mehr Bedi, Jamie Freed Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, International Workers, REUTERS, Rights, Detroit, Ford Bronco, Chevrolet, General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Cox Automotive, Forecast Solutions, Bronco, Tesla, GM, Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, Chevrolet Silverado, Deutsche Bank, Thomson Locations: New York, Manhattan , New York City , New York, U.S, Chevrolet Colorado, Wayne , Michigan, Wentzville , Missouri, Toledo , Ohio, Toledo, Detroit Three's U.S, United States, Detroit, Washington, San Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ Auto workers union strike looms with less than two weeks to deadline
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

In contrast, when UPS was faced with a possible August 1 strike, the company and the Teamsters union both repeatedly said they were close to a deal. Those two sides eventually averted a strike with a deal overwhelmingly approved by the membership. No predictions a deal is closeThe current contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the three automakers all expire at 11:59 pm on September 14, raising the possibility of one or more strike on September 15. The move had relatively limited legal significance since the National Labor Relations Board won’t rule on it before the September 15 strike deadline. A summer of strikesDespite the deal that averted a strike at UPS, this has been a summer of strikes.

Persons: Joe Biden, I’m, ” Biden, Spokespeople, Stellantis –, Shawn Fain, “, ” Fain, ”, Gerald Johnson, Fain, Biden, he’s, hasn’t, Wheaton, ’, –, Betsy Klein Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor, –, Motors, Ford, CNN, UPS, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UAW, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, National Labor Relations Board, GM, ”, Guild of America, SAG, Cornell University, Cornell University’s Industrial, Labor Relations Locations: New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Wheaton

☆ GM exec says UAW demands 'would threaten...manufacturing momentum'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

The GM logo is seen on a water tank of the General Motors assembly plant in Ramos Arizpe, in Coahuila state, Mexico February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies General Motors Co FollowDETROIT, Sept 5 (Reuters) - General Motors' (GM.N) global head of manufacturing, Gerald Johnson, said in a video statement released on Tuesday the demands received from the United Auto Workers union have “significant costs attached that would threaten our ability to maintain our manufacturing momentum.”Johnson appeared in the video with GM President Mark Reuss. Both executives reiterated they want to reach a "fair" agreement without a strike. The executives did not detail GM's economic proposals to the UAW. Reporting By Joe White; Editing by Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Daniel Becerril, Gerald Johnson, ” Johnson, Mark Reuss, Joe White, Leslie Adler Organizations: Motors, Ramos Arizpe, REUTERS, General Motors, United Auto Workers, GM, UAW, Thomson Locations: Ramos, Coahuila, Mexico, DETROIT

☆ UAW files unfair labor practice charges against GM, Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Both GM and Stellantis denied the unfair labor charges. Fain said the Detroit automakers want the ability to close U.S. auto plants and move them to low-wage countries, adding that threats by the automakers to close U.S. plants are "economic terrorism." The current four-year labor agreements covering 146,000 workers at the Detroit Three automakers expire on Sept. 14. Stellantis said it was shocked by the UAW claims "that we have not bargained in good faith. Stellantis also said it was disappointed that Fain "is more focused on filing frivolous legal charges than on actual bargaining."

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Fain, Ford, Gerald Johnson, Johnson, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Leslie Adler Organizations: General Motors, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, National Labor Relations, Chrysler, Ford, Reuters, Detroit automakers, Tesla, Detroit, UAW, U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S

☆ UAW files unfair labor practice against GM, Stellantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 31 (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union said on Thursday it filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against General Motors (GM.N) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis (STLAM.MI), saying they have refused to bargain in good faith. Both GM and Stellantis denied the unfair labor charges. The current four-year labor agreements covering 146,000 workers at the Detroit Three automakers expire on Sept. 14. Stellantis said it was shocked by the UAW claims "that we have not bargained in good faith. GM manufacturing chief Gerald Johnson said the company strongly refuted the unfair labor charge.

Persons: Rebecca Cook, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Fain, Ford, Gerald Johnson, Johnson, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Leslie Adler Organizations: Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle, REUTERS, United Auto Workers, National Labor Relations, General Motors, Chrysler, Ford, UAW, Detroit automakers, Tesla, Detroit, U.S, Thomson Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, U.S

☆ Union alleges GM, Stellantis not bargaining in good faith
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The complaint accuses the automakers of not bargaining in good faith by not providing any response to the union’s economic demands at the bargaining table. Both GM and Stellantis, which makes vehicles under the Jeep, Ram, Dodge and Chrysler brands, deny the union’s charge that they are not bargaining in good faith. “We have been hyper-focused on negotiating directly and in good faith with the UAW and are making progress. It said it would pay workers far more than employees at the nonunion US auto plants operated by Tesla and foreign automakers. There are 145,000 UAW members at the nation’s three unionized automakers.

Persons: Shawn Fain, ” Fain, Todd Vachon, there’s, ”, Vachon, “ It’s, “ Stellantis, Fain’s, Fain, ” Gerald Johnson, ” Johnson, “, Ford Organizations: New, New York CNN — United Auto Workers, General Motors, Motors, Stellantis, CNN, Facebook, YouTube, National Labor Relations Board, Rutgers University, “, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, UAW, Ford, Tesla, GM Locations: New York

☆ GM vows to boost jobs next year despite EV shift
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

GM, Ford Motor (F.N) and Chrysler-parent Stellantis last month opened contract talks with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union ahead of the Sept. 14 expiration of the current four-year labor deals. GM manufacturing chief, Gerald Johnson, said on Friday he did not agree it would need fewer workers for EV production. Separately, CFRA Research on Friday downgraded GM on concerns about a possible strike after the UAW sought large pay and benefit hikes. The UAW wants new limits on temporary workers and for them to receive profit sharing. Sources said the union wants the companies to agree to the equivalent of a paid day-off per week, at a time of growing trials globally of a four-day working week.

Persons: Joe Biden, Jonathan Ernst, autoworkers, Gerald Johnson, Johnson, Ford, Stellantis, Shawn Fain, David Shepardson, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Hummer, Motors, REUTERS, General Motors, GM, Ford Motor, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, UAW, EV, Research, Company, U.S, Thomson Locations: Detroit , Michigan, U.S

☆ UAW head says it’s prepared to strike against Big Three automakers as negotiations start Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Ahead of contract negotiations set to begin Thursday, the head of the United Auto Workers union says they are declared that it’s prepared to strike against the Big Three US automakers. In a Facebook address to UAW members Tuesday, UAW President Shawn Fain said nearly 150,000 members will strike if Ford, Stellantis and General Motors do not meet their demands. And whether or not there’s a strike — it’s up to Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis, because they know what our priorities are. The UAW opens auto contract negotiations with Stellantis today, Ford on July 14, and General Motors on July 18. The last auto workers strike was in 2019, when 48,000 UAW members at General Motors walked off the job for six weeks.

Persons: it’s, Shawn Fain, Ford, We’ve, ”, Fain, Stellantis, we’re, Bill Pugliano, Jim Farley, Gerald Johnson, “, “ They’ve Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Big Three, UAW, General, General Motors, Motors, Sterling Heights Assembly, Ford Locations: New York, Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Stellantis

☆ GM to invest more than $500 mln in Texas plant for future SUVs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Companies General Motors Co FollowJune 8 (Reuters) - General Motors (GM.N) said Thursday it will invest more than $500 million in its Arlington, Texas assembly plant to prepare it for production of next-generation internal combustion engine full-size SUVs. Efforts to retool existing North American auto plants and introduce more efficient next-generation internal combustion models are also being planned, sources told Reuters. GM faces increasingly stringent emissions requirements from California and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). On Tuesday, GM said it would invest C$280 million ($210 million) in its Canadian Oshawa Assembly to produce the next-generation internal combustion engine full-size trucks. GM faces pressure from the United Auto Workers union, which will enter contract talks with the Detroit Three automakers this summer.

Persons: Mary Barra, Gerald Johnson, David Shepardson, Shivansh, Shilpi Majumdar, Diane Craft Organizations: General Motors, Detroit, Reuters, GM, Environmental Protection Agency, Chevrolet Tahoe, Suburban, Canadian Oshawa Assembly, EPA, Michigan, Capitol, United Auto Workers union, Detroit Three, UAW, Thomson Locations: Arlington , Texas, California, Flint , Michigan, Texas, Washington, Bengaluru

☆ GM investing $760 million in Toledo factory to make electric car drive units
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

(CNN) General Motors is investing $760 million in its Toledo Propulsion Systems factory, which builds transmissions for gas-powered vehicles, so that it can make electric drive units for electric vehicles, too. The drive units will be used in GM electric trucks, the automaker said, including the GMC Hummer EV, which is currently in production, and the upcoming Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV. It will be GM's first US engine or transmission factory adapted for electric vehicle-related production. Electric drive units include an electric motor, one-speed transmission and power electronics that bring power to and from the motor. For the now, at least, the factory will continue building transmissions for front- and rear-wheel-drive gas-powered vehicles along with the electric drive units, GM spokesman Dan Flores said.

☆ GM to invest $760 million to shift Ohio plant to EV-part production
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe new GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca CookToledo, OHIO/WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) said Friday it will invest $760 million at its Toledo, Ohio factory to build drive units for electric trucks, the automaker's first U.S. powertrain facility repurposed for EV-related production. Congress in August approved significant financial incentives for automakers to convert plants producing parts for gasoline-pore vehicles to electric models. Many autoworkers have expressed concerns about the shift to EVs and if it would impact current auto employment. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by David Shepardson and Joseph White Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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