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Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

Consumer Reports: Electric vehicles less reliable, on average, than conventional cars and trucks

DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicles have proved far less reliable, on average, than gasoline-powered cars, trucks and SUVs, according to the latest survey by Consumer Reports, which found that EVs from the 2021 through 2023 model years encountered nearl
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UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit

UAW will try to organize workers at all US nonunion factories after winning new contracts in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) — Less than two weeks after ratifying new contracts with Detroit automakers, the United Auto Workers union announced plans Wednesday to try to simultaneously organize workers at more than a dozen nonunion auto factories.
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Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

HELSINKI (AP) — NATO member Finland on Wednesday closed its last remaining border crossing with Russia after the government decided to seal the entire border with its eastern neighbor amid rising political tensions.
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GM says strike cost $1.1B, but it can absorb rising labor costs as it raises dividend

GM says strike cost $1.1B, but it can absorb rising labor costs as it raises dividend

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says pretax earnings took a $1.1 billion hit this year from a six-week strike by autoworkers, but the company expects to absorb the costs of a new contract and is even raising its dividend.
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Edmunds tests the best automotive hands-free driving systems

Edmunds tests the best automotive hands-free driving systems

While fully automated vehicles are still a ways off, the stepping stone of hands-free driving technology has become prevalent in the past few years. These assist systems allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel in certain situations.
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In the news today: Canadian housing, health-care woes fuelled by higher immigration?

In the news today: Canadian housing, health-care woes fuelled by higher immigration?

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Toyota selling part of Denso stake to raise cash to develop electric vehicles

Toyota selling part of Denso stake to raise cash to develop electric vehicles

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is selling a part of its stake in components maker Denso to raise cash for its drive toward electric vehicles and other innovations, Japan's top automaker said Wednesday.
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Finland will close its entire border with Russia over migrant concerns

Finland will close its entire border with Russia over migrant concerns

HELSINKI (AP) — Finland said Tuesday it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of “hybrid warfare” to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO.
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Electric vehicle maker Lion Electric cutting 150 jobs to reduce costs

Electric vehicle maker Lion Electric cutting 150 jobs to reduce costs

MONTREAL — The Lion Electric Co. says it is cutting 150 jobs or about 10 per cent of its total workforce in a move to reduce costs and improve its ability to reach its profitability objectives.
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AP News in Brief at 6:04 a.m. EST

Fragile truce in Gaza is back on track after hourslong delay in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track early Sunday after the release of a second
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