/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鈥� 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鈥� 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鈥� 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鈥� 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鈥� 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鈥� Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:18:00 GMT /news/2020-07-01/ohio-attorney-general-to-gm-we-want-our-money-back Jo Ingles