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WSJ Minute Briefing

Strike Threatens to Stall GM’s Truck Output

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

News, Business News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Plus: Nvidia unveils a next generation lineup of laptops and desktops designed to run AI agents. And SoftBank leapfrogs Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company on news it will invest more than $50 billion in data centers in France. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.9

Nearly a thousand workers at GM parts supplier American Axel have got on strike in Michigan.

0:45.0

The work stoppage began just after midnight and is set to stall production of axles for GM's

0:50.2

Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, as well as for mid-sized trucks.

0:56.0

United Auto Workers' President Sean Fane announced the strike last night,

0:59.5

saying that pay hadn't recovered since 2008 when workers agreed to slash their wages to keep the plant running.

1:06.4

American Axel didn't immediately respond to requests for comment,

1:09.9

while a GM spokesman said the

1:11.4

company is monitoring the situation at its supplier. The strike comes as GM had been trying to

1:16.8

take advantage of limited pickup production at rival Ford due to an aluminum shortage.

1:22.9

Chipmaker, NVIDIA, is unveiling the firstever personal computers designed for running AI agents.

1:29.3

The range of laptops and desktops powered by newly designed versions of its signature AI chips

1:35.3

are being targeted at creators, AI developers, and gamers, with the company touting their ability

1:40.3

to render 3D scenes, generate AI video, and run massive LLMs locally.

1:46.5

The computers will be available starting this fall.

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