Hirings/Firings/Layoffs

Faraday Future appoints Xuefeng Chen as global CEO

The company is uncertain when it can complete first deliveries of its FF 91 EV

Jaguar Land Rover looks to hire hundreds of laid-off tech workers

Twitter, Meta, Amazon workers in London and Dublin may be in luck

Used-car retailer Carvana cuts another 1,500 jobs

Its stock price has fallen 97% in just the past year

Haas F1 cuts Mick Schumacher, replaces him with Nico Hulkenberg

'The subject is anything but closed for me. Setbacks only make you stronger'

Musk ultimatum to remaining Twitter staff: Go 'hardcore' or leave

They have a Thursday night deadline to agree by clicking a link — or get severance

Ford quality chief retires as CEO tries to boost reliability, reduce recalls

'We are not satisfied at all with our quality performance'

UAW wants U.S. to bar loans and subsidies for Hyundai over workplace issues

Children as young as 12 worked at a Hyundai-controlled metal stamping plant in rural Alabama

Honda, LG to build $3.5 billion battery plant, hire 2,200 in Ohio

Three existing Ohio factories will get a $700 million investment for EVs, too

Engine parts makers must cross a 'valley of death' to reach the EV era

Engine parts suppliers must either transform or diversify into other industries

VW may move production because of Russia's cutoff of natural gas

Porsche, Audi and other group brands may be affected

Ford starts construction of BlueOval City in Tennessee

Massive facilities there and in Kentucky will be key Ford's battery and EV goals

Ford shuffles management, seeks new global supply chain head

Farley's going for 'a different focus and mix of talent from the accomplished Ford team'

Elon Musk says Tesla will unveil a project Optimus prototype robot on September 30

The company is reportedly on a hiring spree for robot developers

Biden to check out the Detroit Auto Show

The focus is on EVs as many U.S. billion-dollar battery plants are in the works

Some Faraday Future employees call for removal of Chairperson Sue Swenson

The letter was reportedly signed by representatives of 140 employees

Panasonic plans another $4 billion U.S. EV battery plant

This one would be in Oklahoma, to join the one planned for Kansas

McLaren F1 parts ways with Daniel Ricciardo for 2023

Buys out his contract for a reported $15 million

Second Hyundai supplier in Alabama accused of child labor violations

SL Alabama admitted children had worked at the plant in a statement

Tesla loses race bias lawsuit challenge to California Department of Civil Rights

Tesla claimed the agency is rushing to sue businesses without conducting full investigations

Ford cutting 3,000 white-collar jobs in push to cut $3 billion in costs

'We are eliminating work, as well as reorganizing and simplifying functions'