FREMONT, CA—The UAW wants to unionize the Tesla Motors assembly plant here. Tesla’s factory is the only U.S. assembly plant owned by an American car company that does not have union representation.
LEBANON, OH—Siemens has opened its first U.S. assembly plant here to manufacture industrial personal computers. By moving production of the computers to Ohio, delivery times to U.S. customers will be cut by 40 percent, Siemens officials said.
TORONTO—Unifor’s Auto Council has decided that gaining investment in Canada’s automotive plants and winning new jobs are its top priorities as it heads into contract negotiations this summer with the Detroit Three automakers.
CHICAGO—Two high-ranking UAW Local 551 officials were shot outside the union hall here shortly after winning re-election to the executive board on Friday night.
DETROIT—Acknowledging that it had to choose between “two good friends,” the United Autoworkers union has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders.
GUANGZHOU, China—Police have seized some 33,000 counterfeit automotive parts at a factory here. , Collectively worth $1 million, the parts were destined for Toyota’s assembly plant in Australia.
EAGAN, MN—Medical device startup Corvida Medical will spend $3.1 million to expands its assembly plant here, which produces closed-system drug transfer products.