Category: US Motoring Press

GM, Lockheed Martin team up to develop lunar vehicles

Detroit — General Motors Co. is partnering with Lockheed Martin, a security and aerospace company, to develop lunar vehicles to potentially carry astronauts on the moon, the companies said Wednesday. NASA has asked industry leaders to send ideas for lunar rovers and for a new lunar terrain vehicle, or LTV, for its Artemis program, which is working to get astronauts back on… Continue reading GM, Lockheed Martin team up to develop lunar vehicles

Defiant Ghosn pins hopes on French probes to clear his name

Beirut — Auto magnate-turned-fugitive Carlos Ghosn is campaigning to clear his name, and hopes a visit by French investigators to his home in exile in Lebanon will be his first real opportunity to defend himself since the bombshell arrest that transformed him from a visionary to a prisoner overnight. In an interview with The Associated… Continue reading Defiant Ghosn pins hopes on French probes to clear his name

UAW Vice President Gerald Kariem, key liaison to Ford, announces retirement

UAW Vice President Gerald Kariem, the key liaison to Ford Motor Co. for the labor union, announced Tuesday that he will end his term early and retire next month. He plans to serve in his role through June 30. An appointment will be made to fulfill the balance of his term, which ends in June 2022.  Kariem,… Continue reading UAW Vice President Gerald Kariem, key liaison to Ford, announces retirement

GM now says it will support union at new battery factories

Detroit — General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution on Tuesday expressed support for unions and recognized the workers’ rights to unionize the companies’ joint venture Ultium Cells LLC battery plants.  In the past, GM and LG, through Ultium Cells, remained neutral on the topic, saying it would be up to the workforce at the plants… Continue reading GM now says it will support union at new battery factories

Farley faces pressure to detail Ford’s path to an electric future

Riding a rising stock price, a splashy new model intro and a friendly presidential visit, new Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley faces his biggest test yet: Explaining his strategy for making the 118-year-old automaker relevant in the electric age. Farley on Wednesday convenes the company’s long-awaited Capital Markets Day, where investors and… Continue reading Farley faces pressure to detail Ford’s path to an electric future

UAW Ford VP Gerald Kariem to retire next month

The director of the Ford Department for the United Auto Workers will retire next month, the union said Tuesday. Gerald Kariem, 65, of Saginaw will continue in his position through June 30. He is one of the longest-serving members of the international’s union board after being elected to it in 2010. The board will appoint… Continue reading UAW Ford VP Gerald Kariem to retire next month

Ford’s Sterling Heights components plant renamed to reflect transition to EVs

Ford Motor Co. announced Monday it is changing the name of one of its components plants in southeast Michigan to reflect the automaker’s transition to electrified powertrains. The Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Sterling Heights will now be known as the Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center, according to a news release.  The name change reflects the plant’s addition… Continue reading Ford’s Sterling Heights components plant renamed to reflect transition to EVs

UAW gets more than 10,000 signatures to organize 10 University of California campuses

A quiet campaign by UAW organizers at the University of California ended Monday with more than 10,000 signed cards officially submitted to authorities that would create the Student Researchers United-UAW, representing more than 17,000 higher education workers. These union activists are not required to hold a formal election and can, instead, submit the signed 10,441 cards to California’s Public Employee Relations… Continue reading UAW gets more than 10,000 signatures to organize 10 University of California campuses