Maruti Suzuki could cut December output by 30% due to chip woes, softening demand for entry level cars Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has lowered its actual production target for December 2022 by as much as 30 percent, sources have told Autocar Professional. While the company had projected around 183,000 units in total production in… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki could cut December output by 30% due to chip woes, softening demand for entry level cars
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Kia India breaks through 600,000 sales in just 40 months, chases further growth
With sale of 24,025 units in November 2022, Kia India has driven past the 600,000-units cumulative sales milestone in the domestic market. The landmark comes just 40 months after Kia, which belongs to the Hyundai Motor Group, began retail sales in the Indian market with the launch of the 16-variant Seltos midsize SUV on August… Continue reading Kia India breaks through 600,000 sales in just 40 months, chases further growth
Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
Electric vehicle drivers are finding themselves with unexpectedly large neighbors at DC fast charging stations around metro Detroit this holiday season. What they are seeing: electric Amazon delivery vans, undergoing final testing on public roads. The blue-gray vans are doing simulated work shifts, according to sources with knowledge of the program but who are not… Continue reading Electric Amazon vans spotted around metro Detroit are carrying trade secrets, not goods
Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Ford Super Duty trucks did it again. The Dearborn automaker shattered a sales record for the month of November after reaching a record-setting pace of 52,518 new orders for the 2023 Super Duty pickup in the last five days of October, when it averaged more than 10,000 trucks a day, according to monthly sales data.… Continue reading Latest Ford Super Duty orders set ‘insane’ pace
Prefix on M1: How a stealthy auto supplier got a Woodward showcase
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Incoming UAW officials to be sworn in Dec. 12
The incoming international officers for the United Auto Workers will be sworn in on Dec. 12, Ray Curry, president of the Detroit-based union, said in a statement Saturday. The swearing in of new leaders follows the historic first-ever direct elections of International Executive Board members, a process that gave rank-and-file members the chance to vote… Continue reading Incoming UAW officials to be sworn in Dec. 12
UAW vote results: Change coming to top leadership ranks
Change is coming to the top ranks of the United Auto Workers’ leadership. That was one of the takeaways as vote tabulation in the historic first-ever direct election of the Detroit-based union’s International Executive Board members wound down Friday. The election will determine who serves in the IEB’s 14 roles: president, secretary-treasurer, three vice presidents… Continue reading UAW vote results: Change coming to top leadership ranks
Biden tempts battery makers balking at steep German energy bills
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Union, GM make deal to avoid Corvette plant temp worker layoffs
General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers Local 2164 came to an agreement Friday afternoon on the use of temporary workers at the Chevrolet Corvette plant in Kentucky, avoiding layoffs of those employees. The dispute over retaining temporary workers at Bowling Green Assembly could have led to the cancellation of the second shift at… Continue reading Union, GM make deal to avoid Corvette plant temp worker layoffs
Hero MotoCorp partners Paralympic Committee of India
Above: Dr. Deepa Malik, President – Paralympic Committee of India with Bharatendu Kabi, Head – CSR and Corp Communication, Hero MotoCorp (right). Two-wheeler major Hero MotoCorp has partnered with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) today, which is World Disability Day 2022. As part of this partnership, which is an initiative under the ‘Khelo Hero’… Continue reading Hero MotoCorp partners Paralympic Committee of India