Category: US Motoring Press

GM eyeing ‘viable’ markets for fuel cells: locomotive and aerospace

Detroit — General Motors Co.’s hydrogen fuel cell business is attempting to prove its capabilities with news this week that it’s working with both locomotive and aerospace companies. Hydrotec, a small business within GM, and Liebherr-Aerospace, a global supplier of on-board aircraft systems, on Thursday said they signed a joint development agreement to work on a hydrogen fuel cell-based electrical power… Continue reading GM eyeing ‘viable’ markets for fuel cells: locomotive and aerospace

Flex-N-Gate adds 245 jobs with new Troy manufacturing facility

Global auto supplier Flex-N-Gate will add 245 jobs at a manufacturing facility in Troy, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. said Thursday. The tier-1 auto supplier, whose Troy business unit creates sequenced plastic fascias and welded underbody real rails, will privately invest $52.1 million. Flex-N-Gate’s venture, company leaders said in announcing the facility, will solidify the auto supplier’s position… Continue reading Flex-N-Gate adds 245 jobs with new Troy manufacturing facility

Lordstown Motors reverses, says it has no firm truck orders

TOLEDO, Ohio — Struggling electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said Thursday it doesn’t have any firm orders for its vehicles, just days after its president said the company had enough to maintain production through 2022. Questions have been mounting about whether Lordstown Motors has enough money to stay in business and about its previous claims… Continue reading Lordstown Motors reverses, says it has no firm truck orders