Elon Musk says the UAW's strike demands will drive America's big 3 automakers 'bankrupt'

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Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla.

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'Just shut your mouth:' Populist Republicans back UAW workers' demands while slamming union leadership

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From left: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
From left: Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, UAW President Shawn Fain, and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.

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GM dismissed Tesla in 2009 as a 'bunch of engineers playing with laptop batteries,' Nikola's CEO says

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Elon Musk.

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The boss of the United Auto Workers union said Tesla workers are 'scraping to get by' so that 'greedy people like Elon Musk can build more rocket ships'

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UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.

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The UAW strike and the inexorable math of electric vehicles

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Robots during the production of the Tesla Model Y in the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, October 2021.
Robots during the production of the Tesla Model Y in the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, October 2021.

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The average monthly payment for a new car was $733 in the second quarter of 2023. That could rise if auto workers strike long enough.

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Auto workers went on strike against Ford, GM, and Stellantis after a contract agreement could not be reached Thursday night.

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The real winner from the big strike in Detroit? Tesla

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