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China Wants to Move Ahead, but Xi Jinping Is Looking to the Past
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China Wants to Move Ahead, but Xi Jinping Is Looking to the Past

Dec. 27, 2023 11:00 pm ETListen to article(1 minute)A song called “Tomorrow Will Be Better” became a sensation in mainland China in the 1980s, when the nation was emerging from the poverty and turmoil of Mao Zedong’s rule.Its inspirational lyrics, which exhorted listeners to “look upward for the wings in the sky,” came to represent a generation that was starting to believe in a brighter future.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
North Carolina’s Billion-Dollar Bet on an EV Outsider
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North Carolina’s Billion-Dollar Bet on an EV Outsider

Updated Dec. 11, 2023 12:13 am ETHAIPHONG, Vietnam—When electric-car startup VinFast Auto was looking to build a factory in the U.S., one state caught its attention in particular: North Carolina. For years, officials there had been trying to get an automobile manufacturer to set up shop in rural Chatham County. More than a billion dollars of incentives got them the Vietnamese upstart with huge ambitions but a limited record.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
The Megafactories Are Coming. Will the Workers Show Up?
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The Megafactories Are Coming. Will the Workers Show Up?

By John Keilman | Photos by Maddie McGarvey for The Wall Street Journal COLUMBUS, Ohio—Enormous factories are sprouting outside of this capital city. Now comes the hard part—finding people to work in them.Manufacturing jobs are tough to fill around Columbus, which has one of Ohio’s lowest unemployment rates and a flourishing logistics industry that competes for the same employees. The region’s plants have thousands of open positions, a shortage that is causing some managers to join their workers on the production line.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
UAW Workers at GM’s Largest Plant Back Labor Pact, Boosting Deal’s Chances
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UAW Workers at GM’s Largest Plant Back Labor Pact, Boosting Deal’s Chances

A majority of workers at General Motors’ largest U.S. factory voted in favor of a tentative contract with the United Auto Workers, bolstering the deal’s chances for approval as a tight vote enters its final hours.Workers at GM’s factory in Arlington, Texas, which makes large SUVs including the Cadillac Escalade and Chevrolet Tahoe, voted yes by more than 60%, according to Wednesday results from the local union chapter.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
UAW Urges Honda, Subaru Workers to Join Union
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UAW Urges Honda, Subaru Workers to Join Union

Updated Nov. 10, 2023 12:17 pm ETThe United Auto Workers is mounting union-organization drives at Honda Motor and Subaru by asking workers to sign authorization cards indicating that they would like to join the union.The union on Friday posted links to social-media site X that included online forms workers at Honda and Subaru in the U.S. can fill out to express their support for UAW representation.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Honda Gives U.S. Factory Workers 11% Pay Bump Following UAW Wins in Detroit
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Honda Gives U.S. Factory Workers 11% Pay Bump Following UAW Wins in Detroit

Nov. 10, 2023 10:21 am ETHonda Motor is giving many U.S. factory workers a 11% pay bump and making other improvements for these employees, a move that follows major gains secured by the United Auto Workers union in Detroit last month.The base wage increase is effective in January, according to a memo reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The Japanese automaker is also cutting the time it takes to reach the top wage in half from six to three years, a change that is similar to one won by the UAW in its negotiations with General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler-parent Stellantis.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Nissan, Honda get some relief as weak yen amplifies uptick in sales
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Nissan, Honda get some relief as weak yen amplifies uptick in sales

Nissan Motor and Honda Motor on Thursday said they expect higher profits this year than previously forecast, a sign of how Japan's automakers are seeing some benefit from a weak yen currency and a recovery in sales.   That outlook, however, is tempered by the scope of the challenges they face in China, the world's top car market, where Japanese car makers, like other foreign brands, face the rise of domestic players, the popularity of electric vehicles and growing price competition, hurting prospects.   "We would look to put our China business back on a growth track despite the continuing harsh conditions," Nissan Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida told a briefing following the release of results, unveiling new steps for China.   Nissan rep...
Honda Motor’s Motorcycle, Auto Operations Buoy Net Profit
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Honda Motor’s Motorcycle, Auto Operations Buoy Net Profit

Honda Motor’s net profit climbed sharply in the first half of its fiscal year, thanks to its highly profitable motorcycle operations and substantially improved profitability of its automobile operations.Net profit rose to 616.30 billion yen ($4.08 billion) in the April-September period, 82% higher compared with the same period a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Thursday. That was below the estimate of Y628.92 billion from a poll of analysts by Quick. Sales revenue increased to Y9.61 trillion from Y8.09 trillion.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8