Car buying was finally getting better. The auto workers' strike will make it bad for everyone again.

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UAW member pickets during union strike at Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan.
United Auto Workers member Victoria Hall walks the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023.

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United Airlines becomes third major carrier to disclose it's been affected by suspicious engine parts

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A United Airlines plane.

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A worker was killed after being hit by a remote-controlled train in Ohio. Now, unions are calling for change.

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A railway worker was killed by a remote-controlled train Sunday, the third time an incident like this occurred, unions said.

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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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Auto workers threaten to strike at more factories if progress isn't made with automakers by Friday

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UAW member pickets during union strike at Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan.
United Auto Workers member Victoria Hall walks the picket line at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. So far the strike is limited to about 13,000 workers at three factories — one each at GM, Ford and Stellantis.

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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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People in red union t-shirts carry a Stand Up sign as they march throughout downtown Detroit.
UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.

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Ford and GM workers already make $20 more per hour than Tesla employees. Their union's demands would double that gap.

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People in red union t-shirts carry a Stand Up sign as they march throughout downtown Detroit.
UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit on September 15, 2023.

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Ford and GM could be losing $100 million every week with union workers on strike

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United Auto Workers members strike at the Ford Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.

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Elon Musk once reportedly hung up on a Tesla worker inside a burning factory and said 'don't bother me'

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Elon Musk speaks at the opening of a new Tesla factory.
Elon Musk.

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I drove Mercedes' $100,000 Tesla rival and loved almost everything about it except its controversial looks. Check out the EQE SUV.

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The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE 500 4MATIC SUV.
The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV is packed full of tech and luxury features.

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