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GM, Ford confident they'll offset costly new contracts with unions

Ford pegged the cost of its four-and-a-half-year deal with the UAW at US $8.8 billion — double its expectation — while GM said its two new North American labour contracts would raise expenses by US $9.3 billion.

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Ford says UAW strike cut profits by US $1.7B; new contract to cost US $8.8B

Ford said the UAW's new contract would increase labour costs by US $8.8 billion, or an average of US $900 per vehicle in 2028.

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UAW, Stellantis reach tentative contract deal, strike ending

The deal reached Saturday is expected to match Ford's 25-per-cent average pay hikes and a commitment to reopen the idled Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant.

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Ford deal a ‘stunning victory' for UAW; automaker begins slow production restart

Ford will discuss the financial impact of the strike, expected to top US$1 billion, when it reports third-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon.

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UAW calls off strike against Ford after tentative contract reached with 25% raises

If ratified, the deal would provide roughly 57,000 hourly workers with 25-per-cent raises over four years and bring an end to asix-week-old strike.

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UAW strikes GM's high-profit, big SUV plant; 5,000 more workers walk off the job in Texas

UAW President Shawn Fain ordered 5,000 workers to walk out Tuesday at Arlington Assembly, which builds the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Cadillac Escalade.

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Ford promotes Kumar Galhotra to COO; Andrew Frick to lead Ford Blue

The move is part of Ford's push to simplify its business to deliver on the growth plan it laid out in 2021.

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Bill Ford: Future of auto industry at stake in ‘acrimonious' UAW negotiations

Ford Motor Co.'s executive chair says the monthlong strike will devastate communities across the U.S. and harm the economy if it continues.

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UAW expands strike to Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, adding 8,700 workers to picket lines

The union announced the walkout, effective immediately, late Wednesday on social media, saying Ford "refuses to make further movement in bargaining."

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Ford gives UAW 'costly' new offer with more than 20% raises

Ford said it was offering to increase temporary workers' pay 26 per cent to US$21 an hour, vs. US$20 in the last publicly known proposal, and raise most full-time workers' pay by "more than" the 20 per cent over four years it previously offered.

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UAW adding more Ford, GM workers to strike Friday

About 7,000 workers at a GM plant in Lansing, Mich., and Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant are joining the strike Friday. They build the Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator.

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UAW to expand strike Friday unless ‘serious progress'

UAW President Shawn Fain plans to announce another wave of workers joining the strike on Friday if he doesn't think talks have been sufficiently productive.

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UAW adds 38 GM, Stellantis parts distribution centres to strike but spares Ford with progress made

UAW President Shawn Fain said he is not adding new Ford sites to the strike because the automaker had increased its offers for profit-sharing payouts and job security.

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Detroit 3 push back on UAW strike messaging as deadline looms

The Detroit three defend their positions with fact checks on UAW President Shawn Fain's statements.

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UAW chief: Strike to grow Friday if no progress

UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at more plants would be called to join the strike starting on Friday if the union is not satisfied with the state of negotiations.

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