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Toyota’s output hits monthly record for May after 35% jump
Toyota said its global output last month soared 35% from a year earlier to a May record of 947,874 vehicles as pandemic-related supply disruptions continued to ease, while sales rose 11%. Output of Toyota-branded cars and Lexus models reached 847,000 units, according to a statement Thursday, broadly in line with the company’s forecast. Including brands… Continue reading Toyota’s output hits monthly record for May after 35% jump
H-1B visa: Canada launches new bid to poach skilled tech workers from US
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As revised trade deal turns 3, optimism rises for American, Mexican workers
Washington — To President Donald Trump, America’s trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable. He seethed over the U.S. trade deficit and the shuttered factories in America’s heartland. “No longer,’’ he vowed six years ago, “are we going to allow other countries to break the rules, to steal our jobs and drain our wealth.” So Trump… Continue reading As revised trade deal turns 3, optimism rises for American, Mexican workers
Payne: Mighty Jeep Wrangler army fights Bronco with more tech, huge tires
St. George, Utah — When I was a kid in West Virginia, my friends and I would play in a sandbox with Tonka trucks and Matchbox cars. Six decades later, not much has changed. But the toys are better. Bouncing through the red sand of Sand Hollow State Park in Utah, I floored the 470-horsepower… Continue reading Payne: Mighty Jeep Wrangler army fights Bronco with more tech, huge tires
Planning an EV road trip? Good luck finding a hotel with a charger
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Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries
Beijing — Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure “white gold” in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile. General Motors Co. and the parent company of China’s BYD Auto Ltd. went straight to the source and bought stakes in lithium… Continue reading Threatened by shortages, electric car makers race for supplies of lithium for batteries
Stellantis boosts marketing efforts to reach Black customers with TKT Collab
The maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and other vehicles is boosting its marketing efforts to reach Black customers and other multicultural communities. Stellantis NV on Wednesday said it has added TKT Collab — a division of Kentucky-based TKT & Associates, a Black- and woman-owned business — to its North America creative roster. It is… Continue reading Stellantis boosts marketing efforts to reach Black customers with TKT Collab
Auto group’s move pushes Tesla EV charger closer to becoming the industry standard
Detroit — A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs. The move Tuesday by SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, comes just weeks after Ford, General Motors and Rivian said they would… Continue reading Auto group’s move pushes Tesla EV charger closer to becoming the industry standard
MEDC governing board extends deadlines for LG, Magna projects
The Michigan Strategic Fund board voted Tuesday to extend deadlines for two previously approved projects. The governing body of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. agreed to extend milestone deadlines for LG Energy Solution’s expansion of its Holland electric-vehicle battery plant, which was previously approved for a $10 million Michigan Business Development Program grant and a… Continue reading MEDC governing board extends deadlines for LG, Magna projects