Category: US Motoring Press

GM to help get astronauts to moon’s dangerous South Pole with new lunar roving vehicle

General Motors and Lockheed Martin will help astronauts reach the moon’s dangerous South Pole. GM announced Wednesday it is partnering with the aerospace and defense company to develop the next generation of electric lunar roving vehicles that will travel greater distances than those did in the past. It provided no financial details of the partnership.  The vehicles… Continue reading GM to help get astronauts to moon’s dangerous South Pole with new lunar roving vehicle

2022 Volkswagen Taos hits sweet spot for subcompact SUVs

After years banging its head on the wall trying to convince American drivers to buy small cars, Volkswagen tried something novel a couple of years ago: selling what we wanted, not what the German automaker felt like building. The result has been a string of successes. Who could’ve guessed? Starting with the family-hauling Atlas three-row… Continue reading 2022 Volkswagen Taos hits sweet spot for subcompact SUVs

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