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    Claire Bushey

    Chicago correspondent

    Claire Bushey is the FT's Chicago correspondent. She reports on Boeing, Ford, General Motors and all US airlines. She has covered the 737 Max crisis, the Miami condo collapse, the troubles of EV maker Nikola, and the trial of the police officer who murdered George Floyd. She also has written about communal living, attending church and loneliness. Before joining the FT, she wrote for Crain's Chicago Business.
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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Shawn Fain
      How ‘true believer’ Shawn Fain reignited pro-union fervour in Detroit

      The UAW leader of a three-pronged strike is shaking US automakers

      UAW president Shawn Fain
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      News in-depthUnited Auto Workers
      UAW’s surgical strike pinpoints weak spots in carmaker supply chains

      US walkouts hit three of 70 plants owned by Ford, GM and Stellantis but union warns of more to come

      Striking workers outside a Ford car assembly plant in Michigan
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      United Auto Workers
      US car workers threaten to expand Detroit strikes

      UAW union says pay talks are being dragged out as spectre of Ford walkout in Canada looms

      A Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV on display
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
      A historic autoworkers strike

      Instacart raises IPO price range after success of Arm listing

    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      News in-depthUS society
      Illinois to become first US state to abolish cash bail

      Practice of demanding pretrial monetary bonds to be released from jail blamed for high incarceration rates

      Inmates walk in San Quentin state prison in San Quentin, California
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Mexico
      Mexican leader angers airlines as military leads aviation overhaul

      Armed forces run new airport and airline as leftist president relies on them to reshape economy

      National Guard members in front of a empty check-in counters at Felipe Angeles International Aiport
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      News in-depthUnited Auto Workers
      Strike pits US auto union in existential struggle over shift to electric vehicles

      Carmakers are building batteries with non-union labour, while EVs’ production may require fewer workers overall

      Senator Bernie Sanders and UAW President Shawn Fain speak at a rally in support of United Auto Workers members on September 15 in Detroit, Michigan
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Automobiles
      Tensions rise over US carmaker strike as Ford lays off 600 workers

      Joe Biden sends top aides to mediate as GM boss hits out at union’s rejection of ‘historic’ offer

      UAW members rally in Detroit in support of striking autoworkers
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Automobiles
      US car workers launch strike against big three Detroit automakers

      Union action against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis is first in almost a century

      Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers
    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      United Auto Workers
      Crunch time for Biden and US economy as auto industry strike looms

      President could be forced to pick a side as car workers demand pay rises from profitable Detroit Three

      UAW members and others gather for a rally after marching in the Detroit Labor Day Parade on September 4 in Detroit, Michigan
    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      FT SeriesThe battery revolution
      Why the EV battery race needs a recycling revolution

      Uncertainty over which cells will power tomorrow’s cars among factors complicating efforts to reuse raw materials

    • Friday, 18 August, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Bid for US Steel promises national security through consolidation

      Cleveland-Cliffs’ $10bn proposal would build scale but raise competition worries

      US Steel coke works in Clairton, Pennsylvania
    • Wednesday, 16 August, 2023
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      Vietnamese EV maker worth more than Ford or GM after US listing

      Lossmaking VinFast’s market capitalisation tops $85bn following New York debut

      A VinFast factory in Haiphong, Vietnam
    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      The new commodity superpowers

      US airlines ally with farmers to seek subsidies for corn as jet fuel

    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Airlines
      Airlines rush to avoid cancellations after engine recall

      More than 1,000 Pratt & Whitney engines are affected, forcing carriers to change schedules and ground craft

      A Pratt & Whitney GTF turbofan aero engine: P&W issued a recall after it discovered that contamination in the metal used for some engine parts could cause cracks
    • Saturday, 12 August, 2023
      Biofuels
      US airlines ally with farmers to seek subsidies for corn as jet fuel

      Aviation regarded as new market for refiners as electric vehicles endanger demand

      An Ethanol alcolol biofuels plant and a corn field
    • Tuesday, 8 August, 2023
      Rivian Automotive, Inc.
      Rivian boosts EV production target as supply problems ease

      Company reports narrowing loss as volumes forecast to hit 52,000 this year

      A Rivian electric SUV
    • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
      News in-depthAirlines
      Air traffic controllers shortage dents airlines’ post-lockdown recovery

      Delays and reduced schedules highlight structural problems that will not be easy to fix

      A plane takes off next to an air tower at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup in Denmark
    • Wednesday, 26 July, 2023
      Aircraft manufacturing
      Airbus and Boeing stick with plans for increased output

      Buoyant demand for bestselling jets despite supply chain problems hitting production

      Jet aircraft being assembled
    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
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      GM reverses plan to retire Chevrolet Bolt as it chases EV target

      Electric car with affordable retail price to be produced with newer Ultium battery technology

      A small fleet of electric Chevrolet Bolt vehicles are charged by a sun tracking solar panel car charging system
    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      United Airlines
      United to reduce flights at Newark airport after recent disruptions

      US airline tries to adjust operations at a New York area hub to avoid further delays and cancellations

      A United Airlines plane at Newark airport in New Jersey
    • Tuesday, 18 July, 2023
      United Airlines
      Why United Airlines’ huge bet on Newark airport is not paying off

      US carrier has gone all-in on New Jersey hub that suffered storm-related meltdown this summer

      A United Airlines jet takes off from Newark airport in New Jersey with the New York skyline in the background
    • Thursday, 13 July, 2023
      Delta Air Lines Inc
      Surge in transatlantic travel leads to Delta Air Lines earnings record

      Atlanta carrier raises guidance again on Americans’ pent-up demand for overseas flights

      Delta Air Lines luggage tags
    • Wednesday, 12 July, 2023
      Automobiles
      US carmakers face a union looking for its ‘defining moment’

      Contract talks carry risks for big three and Biden’s re-election push in battleground states

    • Saturday, 8 July, 2023
      Electric vehicles
      Sales of electric vehicles in the US are accelerating

      Tax credits, discounts and improved production capacity have lifted demand for EV manufacturers

      R1S model electric vehicles on the pilot production line at Rivian’s headquarters in Irvine, California
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