Magna International Inc. is planning a new plant in Auburn Hills that would supply seats for future General Motors Co. electric vehicles, the Canadian auto supplier said on Thursday. The potentially more than $100 million investment is expected to create 500 new jobs, spokeswoman Tracy Fuerst said in a statement. It would replace the former… Continue reading Magna planning new $100M Auburn Hills EV seating plant with 500 jobs
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‘Under attack’: UAW leaders decry potential layoffs at Sterling Heights
Local United Auto Workers leaders representing employees at the Ram 1500 pickup assembly plant in Sterling Heights are decrying efforts by Stellantis NV that they say will cut and combine jobs and likely will result in layoffs. During an emergency meeting earlier this week, the plant’s management informed the UAW’s plant committee that it plans… Continue reading ‘Under attack’: UAW leaders decry potential layoffs at Sterling Heights
Price cuts driving surging demand for Tesla models, company shares
Tesla Inc. shares are set to mark their best-ever start to a year, buoyed by price cuts across the electric-vehicle maker’s lineup in a bid to boost sales. Investors will soon discover if all the enthusiasm was justified. The Elon Musk-led carmaker is expected to announce quarterly delivery and production figures in early April, providing… Continue reading Price cuts driving surging demand for Tesla models, company shares
Europe’s embryonic lithium mining industry digs deeper to meet demand
For 47 years, a chemicals producer in London’s commuter belt has been running a small lithium refinery that’s the only one of its kind in Europe. Now Leverton Lithium is expanding as the rush to secure supplies of the key battery metal intensifies. The pivotal role of lithium-ion batteries in the electric-vehicle revolution is driving… Continue reading Europe’s embryonic lithium mining industry digs deeper to meet demand
160 Driving Academy Celebrates Women’s History Month
EVANSTON, Ill., March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — This Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating the trending increase of women entering the trucking industry. At 160 Driving Academy, 59% of Senior leadership is female-led, with 25.2% female team members throughout the organization. 160 Driving Academy CEO, Steve Gold, was featured on WBBM | CBS Chicago, and offers… Continue reading 160 Driving Academy Celebrates Women’s History Month
German FAZ: Red Bulls free ride in the conflict005549
Such an internal climate is poisoned very quickly: Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez distrust each other. Image: picture alliance / NurPhoto The machine is superior, but what are the people doing? Red Bull is heading towards a conflict between its pilots. There’s something smoldering that easily explodes. Can the team take it? It was easy… Continue reading German FAZ: Red Bulls free ride in the conflict005549
German FAZ: New life at the Hauptwache005548
Farewell to vacancies: The former Esprit store near the Hauptwache will in future be the location for pop-up fashion stores. Image: Wonge Bergman It’s still there, the good news from retail. One of them: Life is moving back into the former Esprit store in Frankfurt, Freitag bags are back, and there are now two Happy… Continue reading German FAZ: New life at the Hauptwache005548
National Road Safety Conference Convenes in Seattle Amid U.S. Traffic Death Crisis
SEATTLE, March 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — As traffic deaths in the United States reach levels not seen in two decades, more than 1,600 national, state, and local traffic safety professionals will gather in Seattle starting this weekend for the annual Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 42,915 people… Continue reading National Road Safety Conference Convenes in Seattle Amid U.S. Traffic Death Crisis
There Will Be Fewer People Alive in 2100 Than Now, Experts Predict
This is a good thing, folks! Population Bob-omb A new report reevaluating the long-feared “population bomb” has found not only that such an explosion in birthrates is unlikely given our current trajectory, but also that the global population will likely peak within this century before falling. In a new study commissioned by the non-governmental organization… Continue reading There Will Be Fewer People Alive in 2100 Than Now, Experts Predict
Richard Branson Sacks 85% of Virgin Orbit
Ouch. Free Falling Virgin Orbit has announced that it will cut a total of 675 jobs — a staggering 85 percent of its workforce — in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing today. Earlier this year, Richard Branson’s satellite launch outfit failed to deliver its first satellites into orbit. The setback clearly has cost the… Continue reading Richard Branson Sacks 85% of Virgin Orbit