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  1. Tesla Begins Delivery of the Cybertruck Today

    Two years behind schedule, the electric model has an unusual design that sets it apart from rival pickups, which could limit its sales.

  2. U.A.W. Announces Drive to Organize Nonunion Plants

    The United Automobile Workers’ effort, with a long-elusive goal, follows its success in securing big raises in contracts with the Detroit automakers.

  3. G.M. to Cut Spending on Cruise Self-Driving Unit

    General Motors will “substantially lower spending” on autonomous vehicle efforts in 2024 after accidents with its self-driving taxis in San Francisco.

  4. U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China

    Some firms argue that a law aimed at popularizing electric vehicles risks turning the United States into an assembly shop for Chinese-made technology.

  5. Ford Resumes Work on E.V. Battery Plant in Michigan, at Reduced Scale

    A battery plant in Michigan will be smaller than planned, Ford said, citing slower E.V. demand than expected, as well as labor costs.

  6. McLaren F1 Team Is No Longer Caught in the Middle

    The team started the year as another lackluster midfield team, but big changes have moved it to No. 4.

  7. Unions in Sweden Expand Blockade Against Tesla

    In sympathy with striking mechanics, unions representing dockworkers, electricians and others in the country are refusing to do work for the electric carmaker.

  8. U.A.W. Members at General Motors Ratify Contract

    The United Automobile Workers union hopes the agreements with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis will help it make inroads at other companies.

  9. So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up.

    The pollution control devices contain valuable metals, making them a hot commodity for recycling. Some beneficiaries of the thefts look the other way.

  10. A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

    President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

  11. Man vs. Musk: A Whistleblower Creates Headaches for Tesla

    An employee who was fired after expressing safety concerns leaked personnel records and sensitive data about driver-assistance software.

  12. Biden Bolsters Union Support in Illinois

    The trip, including a meeting with the president of the United Automobile Workers, offered the president a chance to celebrate a landmark labor deal.

  13. Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows

    Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives.

  14. G.M.’s Cruise Moved Fast in the Driverless Race. It Got Ugly.

    Cruise has hired a law firm to investigate how it responded to regulators, as its cars sit idle and questions grow about its C.E.O.’s expansion plans.

  15. G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition

    Many longstanding General Motors workers have been voting against the tentative accord, which they feel insufficiently improves retirement benefits.