St. GEORGE, Utah — Rolling through the desert at 75 mph in a Jeep Wrangler is many things, but “relaxing” and “contemplative” are not normally words that come to mind. Not until the 2024 Wrangler added laminated glass, insulating foam and other goodies to reduce noise inside the cabin by a whopping 5 decibels. That’s… Continue reading 2024 Jeep Wrangler can climb over rocks or rock a baby to sleep
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Ford confirms salaried worker layoffs wrapping up in U.S., Canada
Ford Motor Co. worked to wrap up layoffs of salaried employees in the U.S. and Canada by late afternoon Wednesday, the automaker confirmed to the Detroit Free Press. “Notifications are largely finished,” T.R. Reid, Ford spokesman, told the Free Press. “People who were affected are being provided with severance benefits and assistance in finding new… Continue reading Ford confirms salaried worker layoffs wrapping up in U.S., Canada
Residents file lawsuit to fight massive Ford battery plant in Marshall
A group of Marshall residents sued local officials Tuesday in a new bid to derail a massive Ford battery plant slated for the bucolic west Michigan community. The lawsuit, filed in Calhoun County Circuit Court, is the latest effort to force Marshall city officials to recognize a citizen-led drive to reverse a local regulatory decision… Continue reading Residents file lawsuit to fight massive Ford battery plant in Marshall
Transformed Ford Bronco is unlike any other — and could be game-changer for firefighters
Ford Motor Co. is donating a highly customized Ford Bronco to help emergency wildfire crews in New Mexico, the automaker announced Wednesday. The unique vehicle could offer insight into how its high-tech design and advanced communications gear could have potential for broader use in hot spots such as California, Oregon and Arizona. The Bronco wildland… Continue reading Transformed Ford Bronco is unlike any other — and could be game-changer for firefighters
GM Energy’s Ultium Home products provide backup power to your home in outage
General Motors’ new business unit, GM Energy, will offer an initial vehicle-to-home group of products called the Ultium Home energy system for people who want a backup energy source. The products will provide vehicle-to-home bidirectional charging technology, stationary storage and additional energy management products to residential customers through GM Energy. The products will give people… Continue reading GM Energy’s Ultium Home products provide backup power to your home in outage
Chevy, Ford, Jeep, Nissan, Toyota pickups all fail to get ‘good’ rating in crash test
There won’t be any gold stars for the makers of several pickups based on crash test results announced Wednesday affecting back-seat passengers. None of the five crew cab trucks tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety — the Chevrolet Colorado, Ford Ranger, Jeep Gladiator, Nissan Frontier or Toyota Tacoma — earned a good rating… Continue reading Chevy, Ford, Jeep, Nissan, Toyota pickups all fail to get ‘good’ rating in crash test
GM CEO Mary Barra opens up on slow EV rollout, return to office
General Motors has a logistics problem and the slow ramp-up of its battery cells manufacturing is constricting some production of new vehicles, including electric cars, CEO Mary Barra said. In a wide-ranging interview Monday with NBC News President of Editorial Rebecca Blumenstein at the annual Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado, Barra talked about those issues as… Continue reading GM CEO Mary Barra opens up on slow EV rollout, return to office
Automotive pioneer Gerald C. Meyers, former CEO of American Motors, dies at 94
Gerald C. Meyers, who went from top product engineer to CEO at American Motors Corp. during an era that produced the AMC Pacer and Gremlin vehicles, died on June 19. Meyers, 94, died of natural causes at his home in West Bloomfield, according to his family. The son of a successful immigrant tailor from Poland,… Continue reading Automotive pioneer Gerald C. Meyers, former CEO of American Motors, dies at 94
Jeep-parent Stellantis launches new EV charging business unit
Jeep- and Chrysler-parent Stellantis is launching a new business unit to encompass its charging and energy management offerings. The unit will manage a service called Free2move Charge to deal in everything from home charging wall boxes to public charging network aggregation, according to the announcement, which said the new service would address “electric vehicle customer… Continue reading Jeep-parent Stellantis launches new EV charging business unit
Stellantis says equipment in place to deal with odors from Detroit Jeep plant
Stellantis says it has now installed the equipment needed to address the chronic odor issues that the residents living near the company’s newest Jeep plant say have severely degraded the quality of life in their east-side Detroit neighborhood. In a letter to the community dated Monday, Linda Trbizan, Stellantis senior vice president and head of… Continue reading Stellantis says equipment in place to deal with odors from Detroit Jeep plant