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No Ford plant will be left behind in path to electrification

Apr 29, 2022By UNITElive

Unite has pledged to ensure that no Ford plant in the UK will be left behind as the company moves to electrify its vehicles. Unite’s primary focus is in securing the long-term future of Ford’s…Read more…

Apr 29, 2022UNITElive

Ford Halewood electric drive investment strongly welcomed

Oct 20, 2021By UNITElive

Unite has strongly welcomed the announcement on October 18 that Ford will build its new electric drive units at its factory in Halewood, Merseyside.

The post Ford Halewood electric drive investment…Read more…

Oct 20, 2021UNITElive

GKN Driveline workers vote for strike action

Sep 1, 2021By UNITElive

Workers at GKN Driveline in Birmingham have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in the battle to prevent the closure of the factory on Chester Road. The closure would mean the transfer of…Read more…

Sep 1, 2021UNITElive

‘Secure our green recovery’ call

Jun 29, 2021By UNITElive

Amid speculation that the UK could at long last see its first giga-factory manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles, Unite, the country’s leading union, has called for the government to…Read more…

Jun 29, 2021UNITElive

All-electric future

Feb 19, 2021By UNITElive

Unite has welcomed news that British car manufacturers are embracing an all-electric future, with two major automotive firms announcing plans this week to exclusively produce electric cars within the…Read more…

Feb 19, 2021UNITElive

Ford’s electric future welcomed

Feb 17, 2021By UNITElive

Auto giant Ford’s blueprint for an electric future for its vehicles has been welcomed by Unite today (February 17). Unite has also called on Ford to direct more investment to the UK, given Ford cars’…Read more…

Feb 17, 2021UNITElive

Unite welcomes Coventry Gigafactory plans

Feb 16, 2021By UNITElive

Unite has welcomed plans by Coventry City Council and Regional City Airports to create an electric car battery factory, also known as a gigafactory, at Coventry airport. Coventry Council and Regional…Read more…

Feb 16, 2021UNITElive

Gigafactory plans welcomed

Dec 11, 2020By UNITElive

Commenting on BritishVolt’s announcement today (December 11) that it plans to invest £2.6bn in an electric vehicle battery plant in Wansbeck, Northumberland, which coincided with a visit by prime…Read more…

Dec 11, 2020UNITElive

Gov’t must ‘up its game’ to support transition to electric cars

Sep 4, 2020By UNITElive

The government must urgently take action to support the development and purchasing of electric vehicles, as a major new poll finds the British public remains largely unconvinced about switching to…Read more…

Sep 4, 2020UNITElive

Leadership and incentive now call

Jun 9, 2020By UNITElive

“The transition to electric vehicles will not occur overnight.  During this period the government must also be promoting and assisting the new generation of low emission, internal combustion engines…Read more…

Jun 9, 2020UNITElive

Trailblazing result

Jul 4, 2019By UNITElive

Confirmation that Jaguar Land Rover will build a new all electric model at its Castle Bromwich plant is a ‘fantastic boost’ to the car industry and testament to the skill and hard work of Unite…Read more…

Jul 4, 2019UNITElive

Planned approach call

Oct 19, 2018By UNITElive

Unite, the UK’s largest union for car workers, cautioned that a call to bring forward the government’s target to ban new sales of petrol and diesel vehicles to 2032 could be undeliverable because of…Read more…

Oct 19, 2018UNITElive

‘Ludicrous’ cuts

Oct 9, 2018By UNITElive

Unite called on the chancellor Philip Hammond to rule out rumoured cuts to subsidies for electric vehicles amid yesterday’s (October 8) climate change warnings from the United Nations…Read more…

Oct 9, 2018UNITElive

‘Just transition’ call

Oct 5, 2018By UNITElive

At least 290,000 jobs in the UK and Europe will be at risk by 2030 under carbon emission targets for new cars without a plan for a transition from combustible engines to electric vehicles, Unite has…Read more…

Oct 5, 2018UNITElive

‘Token funding’

Sep 11, 2018By UNITElive

Unite described a £106m funding package for the research and development of zero-emission vehicles as ‘chicken feed.’   The funding, announced by prime minister Theresa May at the Zero Emission…Read more…

Sep 11, 2018UNITElive

‘Road to Zero’?

Jul 10, 2018By UNITElive

The government’s strategy to curb vehicle emissions lacks clarity and could damage the UK’s motor industry, Unite has said.   The ‘Road to Zero’ strategy, announced yesterday (July 9), proposes…Read more…

Jul 10, 2018UNITElive

‘Road to Zero’?

Jul 9, 2018By UNITElive

Unite which represents thousands of car workers including those in supply chains and engine manufacturers, has warned that the government’s ‘Road to Zero’ strategy which proposes that all new cars…Read more…

Jul 9, 2018UNITElive

Jobs ‘car crash’?

May 22, 2018By UNITElive

The environment secretary Michael Gove’s ambition to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 risks being a ‘car crash’ for jobs and skills, unless it is part of an industrial strategy…Read more…

May 22, 2018UNITElive

Road to nowhere?

May 8, 2018By UNITElive

Drip feeding the media on plans to ban internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2040 is no way to tackle an issue that will affect thousands of Unite members in the UKs automotive manufacturers, the auto…Read more…

May 8, 2018UNITElive

Heed Unite EV strategy call

Apr 23, 2018By UNITElive

Unite has cautiously welcomed an agreement between the UK and Michigan to collaborate on autonomous cars and other developments in road transport, warning that it should not be interpreted as a…Read more…

Apr 23, 2018UNITElive
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