CLOSE A 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is on the skillet line at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant in May 2016. FCA announced Thursday that it would cut a shift at the plant this year, affecting 1,500 workers. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to cut a shift this year at its Windsor… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to cut shift at Windsor Assembly Plant; move affects 1,500 workers
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Audi announces three-motor performance versions of the E-Tron
Audi will make and sell sportier performance versions of its E-Tron and E-Tron Sportback electric cars powered by a three-motor system, the company announced on Friday. The news comes as parent company Volkswagen says it has tapped Audi to “take the lead for research and development” for the entire Volkswagen Group. The new performance models… Continue reading Audi announces three-motor performance versions of the E-Tron
Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots
Chat bots were central to Facebook Messenger’s strategy three years ago. Now they’re being hidden from view in the app along with games and businesses. Facebook Messenger is now removing the Discover tab as it focuses on speed and simplicity instead of broad utility like China’s WeChat. The changes are part of a larger Messenger… Continue reading Facebook Messenger ditches Discover, demotes chat bots
Bio Roundup: COVID-19 Trials, Esperion’s Approvals, NASH News & More
February 28th, 2020 Xconomy National — Clinical trials have historically hewn to a rigid format. A trial is designed, conducted according to that design, and then results are analyzed. Making changes in the midst of the study was a no-no. In recent years, regulators have showed openness to clinical trial designs intended to make drug… Continue reading Bio Roundup: COVID-19 Trials, Esperion’s Approvals, NASH News & More
Audi unveils new e-tron S, claims will be ‘first electric cars worldwide with three motors in mass production’
Audi is unveiling its new e-tron S models and the company claims that they will be “the first electric cars worldwide with three motors in mass production.” The German automaker unveiled the concept of the e-tron Sportback not long after the e-tron concept in 2017, and it always planned to release the vehicle soon after… Continue reading Audi unveils new e-tron S, claims will be ‘first electric cars worldwide with three motors in mass production’
Tesla could be worth $1.5 trillion by the end of the decade, says Ron Baron
Ron Baron, a billionaire stock investor and Tesla shareholder, says that Tesla could be worth $1.5 trillion by the end of the decade. From 2014 to 2016, Baron got sold on Tesla and Elon Musk’s vision and started buying shares of the company. He has since been extremely vocal about his investment and has made… Continue reading Tesla could be worth $1.5 trillion by the end of the decade, says Ron Baron
GM to add shifts, 1,200 jobs at Lansing plants
Detroit — General Motors Co. will add more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing factories to meet customer demand for its mid-size SUVs and to support the introduction of two all-new Cadillac sedans, the Detroit automaker said Friday. GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly will get a second shift resulting in the addition of almost 400 employees to build the new Cadillac CT4 and… Continue reading GM to add shifts, 1,200 jobs at Lansing plants
Fiat Chrysler to cut Windsor’s 3rd shift as it drops Dodge Grand Caravan
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said Thursday it will cut the third shift at Windsor Assembly this summer as it begins to phase out production of the Dodge Grand Caravan. The June 29 deadline is the fourth new deadline granted to the 1,500 employees working in the minivan plant. It comes as the company “works to align volumes… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to cut Windsor’s 3rd shift as it drops Dodge Grand Caravan
Fix your intersection, fix your city
On a chilly mid-December morning, an oversized, slow-moving vehicle rattled to a halt in front of my house. As I ran outside to see what all the racket was, a smiling man wearing a brightly colored vest emerged, cradling a large red octagon. “Merry Christmas,” he said. And it was. After four years of asking… Continue reading Fix your intersection, fix your city
FIA make private settlement with Ferrari over F1 engine
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Pre Season Testing – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – February 20, 2019 A Ferrari engineer holds a placard with the times as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel drives during testing REUTERS/Albert Gea LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body said on Friday it had reached a settlement with Ferrari after… Continue reading FIA make private settlement with Ferrari over F1 engine