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UAW Report Reveals Unsafe Conditions, Low Wages At GM-LG Battery Plant In Ohio
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 - 7:17am | 476The United Auto Workers union has released a report shedding light on the dangerous working conditions and inadequate wages at Ultium Cells Lordstown in Ohio. This facility, a joint venture between General Motors (NYSE:GM) and LG Energy Solution, produces batteries for GM...
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Lordstown CEO Was Snubbed By Foxconn Arm In Taiwan: Report
Thursday, June 29, 2023 - 1:14am | 510Ed Hightower, CEO at Lordstown Motors Corp. (NASDAQ:RIDE), embarked on a trip to Taiwan for a meeting with Foxtron, an affiliate of Foxconn Technology Group, to discuss the development of a new electric vehicle. However, the Foxtron CEO failed to show up, marking the beginning of a series of...
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Elon Musk On Tesla Making Zero Profit, Rivian Reclaims Partial Tax Credit, Lordstown Mulls Reverse Stock Split And More: Biggest EV Stories Of The Week
Saturday, April 22, 2023 - 11:02am | 880Electric vehicle stocks moved down alongside the broader market in the week ending April 21. Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) set the ball rolling with mixed quarterly results. Here are the key events that happened in the EV space during the week: Tesla’s Q1, Price Adjustments And...
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Tesla Stock Falls, Ford F-150 Lightning Recall, And More: Biggest EV Stories Of The Week
Saturday, March 11, 2023 - 12:11pm | 1106The week was marred by negative headlines surrounding electric vehicle companies, and, unsurprisingly, a number of EV stocks ended deep in the red. Here are several key events that happened during the week: Tesla Drops Prices Further, Faces Regulatory Scrutiny And...
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Electric Trucks: What Tesla, Rivian, The Big 3 Are Bringing To Market
Friday, November 22, 2019 - 5:43pm | 1426It's been a big week for electric trucks. Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) got most of the attention with the theater of its Cybertruck roll-out, with Elon Musk going onstage to present the company's concept for a tank-looking truck that Tesla will start producing in 2021. Also this week,...
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Workhorse Group Trades Higher Despite Weak Q3 Sales
Friday, November 8, 2019 - 9:40am | 199Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS) reported third-quarter sales of $4,000 on Friday, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $60,000. The company reports third-quarter net loss of $11.5 million versus net losses of $5.5 million in the same quarter last year. See Also: GM To Sell Lordstown Plant...
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GM To Sell Lordstown Plant To Startup Electric Truck Company
Thursday, November 7, 2019 - 5:22pm | 456General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) planned to announce Thursday that it has sold its Lordstown, Ohio plant to an electric truck startup, Bloomberg reported. Terms of the deal with Lordstown Motors Corp., which was created to buy the GM plant, weren't disclosed. Shares of Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ...
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Pence Boosts Hopes In Lordstown, Workhorse Stock With Comments On Idled GM Plant
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 - 12:33pm | 389Workhorse Group Inc (NASDAQ: WKHS) stock was soaring oWednesday after Vice President Mike Pence told reporters the company has secured financing to buy an idled auto plant in Lordstown, Ohio to build electric trucks. The excitement around the stock was being matched in the northeast Ohio community...
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Barra Defends GM's Lordstown Sale
Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - 2:17pm | 257General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) CEO Mary Barra defended the company's plans to sell a Lordstown, Ohio-based assembly plant to electric vehicle maker Workhorse Group (NASDAQ: WKHS), commenting that GM did “a lot of vetting,” according to Reuters. GM said in early May it was in...
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Trump Says GM Is Selling Lordstown Plant To Workhorse
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 11:43am | 566Workhorse Group Inc (NASDAQ: WKHS) surged 40 percent Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump claimed it would purchase General Motors Company (NYSE: GM)’s Lordstown plant. According to a presidential tweet, GM CEO Mary Barra struck an agreement with the UAW to sell the Ohio plant for...
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What To Know About GM, Lordstown And Trump
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 11:40am | 1041General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) said it will negotiate with the United Automobile Workers — and the UAW only — this fall to decide the fate of the recently shuttered Lordstown, Ohio, plant. But some stakeholders are growing impatient. “Why wait, start them now!”...