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Major suppliers to the Detroit 3 plants on strike include Lear Corp., Dana Corp., Superior Industries, Cooper Standard, Tenneco and Martinrea, to name a few.

At an event bursting with technology to accelerate the industry’s transition to electrification, experts say the charging experience of today remains a major hurdle.

An Indiana factory, Subaru’s only assembly plant outside Asia, could well become the most-favored location for the automaker to establish an electric vehicle production site in the world’s biggest economy, CEO Atsushi Osaki said.

The German powertrain supplier is considering greenfield and brownfield sites throughout the U.S., with rough plans to open its new factory in 2026.

Several dealership groups are investing in Orbee, which provides data management and digital marketing services for the sector.

Tesla appears to have solved the “gigacast dilemma,” which will allow the automaker to slash EV manufacturing costs.

Ford said it never received a “substantive counterproposal” from the UAW until 8 p.m. Thursday, four hours before the strike began. UAW President Shawn Fain called company complaints “complete BS.”

Talks stalled in the final hours of negotiations, even as the automakers offered record raises as high as 20 percent. GM CEO Mary Barra on Friday said she hoped for a quick return to the bargaining table.

GM CEO Mary Barra said the automaker is offering to increase workers’ pay 10 percent in the first year. The proposal matches the 20 percent raises that Ford Motor Co. offered on Tuesday.

Girsky appeared stiff and awkward as he confirmed the delivery timeline for the fuel cell truck, despite a battery-electric truck recall.