Category: Chattanooga (Tenn)

Volkswagen to End E.V. Production at Tennessee Plant

The New York Times – Business:
The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.
Volkswagen Suffers More Than Rivals From Auto Industry Woes

The German automaker’s sales in the United States plunged last year, hit by tariffs and the end of tax credits for electric vehicles.
You Won’t Be Roughing It at These Outdoor Resorts

Glamping tents, decked-out tree houses, vintage R.V.s: A handful of new or updated U.S. accommodations puts you in the middle of nature without stinting on comfort.
VW Workers in Tennessee Vote for Union

The Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga is set to become the first unionized auto factory in the South not owned by one of Detroit’s Big Three.
VW Workers in Tennessee Start Vote on U.A.W., Testing Union Ambitions

The United Automobile Workers hopes contract gains at the Big Three carmakers will provide momentum in a broad effort to organize nonunion plants.
VW Workers in Chattanooga Seek Vote to Join Union

The United Automobile Workers union said that 70 percent of the 4,000 eligible Volkswagen workers at a Chattanooga factory had signed cards expressing support.
After Gains at Big Three, U.A.W. Aims at Nonunion Plants

A looming union election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga could determine the trajectory of union organizing at more than a dozen auto factories.