Industry News
Volkswagen workers are confronting a new wave of uncertainty as management prepares to impose sweeping cost cuts on one of Germany’s most important industrial employers. CEO Oliver Blume has warned employees that Volkswagen’s position is...
By DCB Editorial
August 24, 2026
The collapse of the latest U.S.-Canada trade talks is not merely another dispute over tariffs. It is a warning about what happens when economic policy becomes an instrument of political intimidation. On Aug. 22, the...
By Anthony Henson
August 24, 2026
The workers at Hyundai are not merely fighting over wages. They are fighting over whether they will have a place in the future they are being ordered to build. Around 40,000 Hyundai Motor union members...
By Anthony Henson
August 21, 2026
Tesla has won. The workers have not. After nearly three years, Sweden’s longest and most bitter confrontation with the electric-car giant is coming to an end. The IF Metall union has called off its strike,...
By Anthony Henson
August 17, 2026
Geely founder Li Shufu has stepped down as chairman of Geely Auto as the Chinese carmaker seeks to strengthen its management team and support long-term growth. Li, 63, will remain chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding...
By DCB Editorial
August 17, 2026
Ford will stop importing the Lincoln Nautilus from China into the United States, shifting production to American factories from 2030 in a move that highlights the growing impact of US trade policy on the automotive...
By DCB Editorial
August 16, 2026