G.M.’s Contract Deal With U.A.W. Faces Surprisingly Stiff Opposition

Many longstanding General Motors workers have been voting against the tentative accord, which they feel insufficiently improves retirement benefits.

A New Law Supercharged Electric Car Manufacturing, but Not Sales

President Biden’s 2022 climate act spurred big investments in U.S. battery factories, but it has not similarly boosted E.V. sales.

Automakers Delay Electric Vehicle Spending as Demand Slows

Growth is brisk but slower than expected, causing automakers to question their multibillion-dollar investments in new factories and raising doubts about the effectiveness of federal incentives.

Chasing Big Mergers, Oil Executives Dismiss Peak Oil Concerns

Exxon Mobil and Chevron are spending tens of billions of dollars buying oil and gas assets, betting that the International Energy Agency’s predictions of declining oil demand are wrong.

U.S. Tightens China’s Access to A.I. Chips

The further limits on shipments could cripple Beijing’s A.I. ambitions and dampen revenues for U.S. chip makers, analysts said.

Strike Is a High-Stakes Gamble for Autoworkers and the Labor Movement

Experts on unions and the industry said the U.A.W. strike could accelerate a wave of worker actions, or stifle labor’s recent momentum.