@FCA: Stellantis Expands and Enhances Parts Business in North America

August 8, 2023 , Auburn Hills, Mich. –  To further enhance and expand its replacement parts and service business in North America, Stellantis today announced the bproauto aftermarket parts brand as its new line of high-quality, competitively priced, replacement parts.   Following decades of success in Europe and other international markets, including the Middle East and South… Continue reading @FCA: Stellantis Expands and Enhances Parts Business in North America

@FCA: Stellantis Expands and Enhances Parts Business in North America

Introduces bproauto® as competitively priced, private-label replacement parts New parts line complements Mopar, the global original-equipment parts and authentic accessories brand for Stellantis Proven second-line brand of high-quality aftermarket parts cost less than original-equipment (OE) offerings and are backed by a standard two-year/unlimited-kilometre warranty 30 parts categories will be available from a comprehensive, quality-tested and… Continue reading @FCA: Stellantis Expands and Enhances Parts Business in North America

Exclusive: As US navigates summer of strikes, Biden’s top labor adviser exits, source says

[1/2]U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Celeste Drake while delivering remarks after U.S. railroads and unions secured a tentative deal to avert a rail shutdown, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin… Read more Aug 8 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s… Continue reading Exclusive: As US navigates summer of strikes, Biden’s top labor adviser exits, source says

German Manager Magazin: ID models: Volkswagen (VW) sells more electric cars than Tesla002652

The VolkswagenGroup has the top position in pure electric cars in Germany Tesla conquered. With 41,475 first registrations in the first seven months of the year, the Wolfsburg brand pushed ahead of its US competitors. Tesla sold 40,289 cars in the same period. This is based on publications by the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA)… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: ID models: Volkswagen (VW) sells more electric cars than Tesla002652

Cleantechnica: EVs Take 26% Share In Germany — First BMW i5 Deliveries002944

July saw plugin EVs take 26% share in Germany, up from 25.5% year on year. Behind the apparently scant growth, full electrics grew market share by 1.43× to 20.0%, whereas plugin hybrids lost share. Overall auto volume was 243,277 units, up by 18% year on year, though still below long-term seasonal norms (over 300,000). The… Continue reading Cleantechnica: EVs Take 26% Share In Germany — First BMW i5 Deliveries002944

With strike talk prevalent as UAW negotiates, labor expert weighs in

With UAW leadership taking a much more assertive approach publicly to negotiations with the Detroit Three than in the recent past, the prospect of a strike has been a hot topic even before talks got underway last month. But there’s more to a strike than employees just walking off the job and hoisting signs. Marick… Continue reading With strike talk prevalent as UAW negotiates, labor expert weighs in

Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar

After qualifying was finished for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in March, Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, condemned his own car. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, the team’s drivers, had finished over six-tenths of a second behind the leading time set by the reigning champion, Max Verstappen of Red Bull, which is a huge… Continue reading Mercedes’ F1 Performance Improves After Adjustments to Its Racecar

F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026

Formula 1’s 2023 season isn’t even half over, but manufacturers are already working on 2026. That is when revised power-unit regulations, running through 2030, will take effect. It will be the biggest overhaul to the rules since the introduction of 1.6-liter V6 turbocharged engines in 2014. There will be more manufacturers and a step toward… Continue reading F1 Teams Are Already Working on the Power Units Coming in 2026