General Motors is stepping back a bit on a return-to-work policy it revealed to salaried employees last week. On Tuesday, CEO Mary Barra sent out a note to the salaried workforce offering an apology of sorts for the timing of putting out a new policy late in the day Friday saying that employees would have… Continue reading GM steps back on new return-to-office policy after backlash from salaried workers
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Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at truck plant in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — ]ord will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years. The company made the announcement Tuesday after a state board approved incentives Ford’s investment in the state. Most of the money will go to retool the truck plant, which… Continue reading Ford to invest $700M, add 500 jobs at truck plant in Louisville
GM taps NASA’s sound of the sun recording for feature on Cadillac Lyriq
General Motors engineer Jay Kapadia spends long hours in a laboratory deep in the carmaker’s Milford Proving Grounds studying a vehicle’s design — from the body to the wheels to the seat fabric. He then takes all of what he sees, combines it with data from GM marketing studies, and heads to a sound studio… Continue reading GM taps NASA’s sound of the sun recording for feature on Cadillac Lyriq
Ford CEO Farley eyes Norway for secret to Tesla’s future strategy
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GM shifts course, will call workers back to office
GM employees who have been working remotely due to the pandemic will be required to return to the office at least three days a week, starting later this year, the automaker confirmed Friday. An internal message to employees, first obtained by Automotive News and confirmed by GM on Friday, attributed the shift in GM’s Work… Continue reading GM shifts course, will call workers back to office
Biggest events, coolest angles captured by Freep photographers at Detroit auto show
The long-awaited 2022 Detroit auto show has made a return after a three-year hiatus. It attracted thousands of media professionals, industry leaders — and what is said to be the world’s largest rubber duck — to Huntington Place and Hart Plaza on Wednesday and Thursday. The Buick Wildcat concept car captivated the attention of onlookers… Continue reading Biggest events, coolest angles captured by Freep photographers at Detroit auto show
GM to invest $760M in Toledo propulsion plant to make important part for EVs
General Motors will invest $760 million at its Toledo Propulsion Systems plant to prepare it to make drive units that will be used in future GM electric vehicles. The automaker said Friday that the drive units will be used in the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV, 2024 GMC Sierra EV and current GMC Hummer EVs. GM’s… Continue reading GM to invest $760M in Toledo propulsion plant to make important part for EVs
Ford now building its biggest, most high-tech plant in west Tennessee
Within 12 months of revealing to the world that Ford Motor Co. would build its biggest and most high-tech plant in 119 years, the automaker has laid almost 370,000 tons of stone, the weight of not just one Statue of Liberty — the iconic New York harbor sculpture gifted to the U.S. by France —… Continue reading Ford now building its biggest, most high-tech plant in west Tennessee
UAW presidential candidates face off in forum
UAW candidates for the union’s top office faced off Thursday night in a candidate forum, setting another milestone in a year of firsts. It’s a milestone because members were able to hear from five candidates for president ahead of an upcoming election. Previously, the president and other top union leaders were picked by delegates at… Continue reading UAW presidential candidates face off in forum
GM has foot in EV, gas worlds: How its brands are handling marketing conflict
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