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
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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
2 Michigan moms take action on car seats with new app for automaker
Parents often fail to realize they’re installing car seats wrong, risking injury to their children. Go to Source
Ford promises businesses electric F-150 Lightning Pro will deliver more features, cost less
Ford revealed details of a less powerful version of its upcoming 2022 F-150 Lightning electric pickup for business and government fleets on Monday. Called the Lightning Pro, it’s equipped with a standard battery that’s good for an estimated 230 miles and costs $39,974, the same as the base price for retail F-150 Lightnings. The base… Continue reading Ford promises businesses electric F-150 Lightning Pro will deliver more features, cost less
Ford introduces F-150 Lightning Pro for commercial customers
Ford Motor Co., building on its reveal last week of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, on Monday introduced a version of the vehicle that’s designed for commercial customers. The Blue Oval debuted and opened reservations for what it’s calling the F-150 Lightning Pro. The vehicle, which launches next year, will join the E-Transit, a forthcoming… Continue reading Ford introduces F-150 Lightning Pro for commercial customers
Tesla tests Luminar sensor that Musk scorned as ‘fool’s errand’
Tesla, whose boss Elon Musk says he can develop a fully self-driving car without using laser-sensor technology, has a contract to use such sensors. Go to Source
Vaccine shortage in Taiwan threatens semiconductor supply
Back in February, as the world was beating a path to Taiwan’s door for help to tackle a shortage of semiconductors, the health minister got into a scrap with China over COVID-19 vaccines. Beijing, he suggested, had used political pressure to derail Taiwan’s plan to purchase 5 million doses directly from Germany’s BioNTech SE, rather… Continue reading Vaccine shortage in Taiwan threatens semiconductor supply
Ford CEO: Electric vehicle demand will transform industry
Dearborn – A new electric version of Ford’s immensely popular F-150 pickup truck might just be the catalyst that hastens America’s transition from gasoline to battery-powered vehicles. Jim Farley, the company’s new CEO, calls the introduction of an electric version of the nation’s top-selling vehicle a watershed moment for Ford as well as for the… Continue reading Ford CEO: Electric vehicle demand will transform industry
Ford CEO says US needs to regulate automated driving systems
Detroit – The CEO of America’s second-largest auto company is calling for the federal government to set standards for fully or partially automated vehicles to tighten the safety of electronic driving systems. In urging federal regulation, Ford CEO Jim Farley becomes the highest-profile auto executive to publicly recognize a need to more closely monitor the emerging… Continue reading Ford CEO says US needs to regulate automated driving systems