Lindsay Chappell

North American auto plants have added just 4,000 vehicles to their tally of microchip-related production cuts.

The big waves of recent factory cuts have paused in North America — at least for a moment. 

The site where the automaker plans to build an EV battery complex was once the scene of a costly land dispute between the state and a farmer who didn't want to sell.

The auto business has a dire need for more workers and a stubborn problem hiring them.

In an era of electrification, autonomous technology and digitalization, suppliers are churning out innovations.

Suppliers have been coping with a tough labor market for a long time. Part of the problem is a robust industry, despite the pandemic.

Nissan, which reduced its manufacturing headcount as the pandemic disrupted the industry, now needs several hundred more plant employees, and it's having to work harder to recruit them.

In a sign of the times, several of the this year's winning technologies were advances in vehicle electrification.

The company has come up with a substance that goes on quickly and holds down battery temperatures.

Recent weeks have seen massive new cuts in vehicle production. But new data shows a leveling off.

The projection is up by nearly 55 percent from AFS’ estimate two months ago.

State agencies have mobilized to attract new kinds of auto industry suppliers and to reimagine the job skills they will require.

The EV maker hopes to launch its gigafactory by the end of this year. Suppliers are beginning to appear in the area.