China’s Automotive Wiring Harness Market Forecast to 2030: Featuring Key Players Yazaki, Sumitomo Electric, LEONI and Delphi

DUBLIN, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The “Research Report on China’s Automotive Wiring Harness Industry, 2022-2030″ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. According to this analysis, the global market share of Japanese automotive wiring harness manufacturers Yazaki and Sumitomo Electric adds up to over 50%, and the global market share exceeds 60% if Fujikura… Continue reading China’s Automotive Wiring Harness Market Forecast to 2030: Featuring Key Players Yazaki, Sumitomo Electric, LEONI and Delphi

People Digest: B Capital appoints chief people officer; Google Cloud names SG, MY country head …

B Capital Group appoints Sandi Sadek as partner and chief people officer while Google Cloud appoints Cherie Ng as Singapore and Malaysia country director. Sandi Sadek is B Capital’s new partner and chief people officer B Capital Group has appointed Sandi Sadek as partner and chief people officer, according to a company statement. Sadek is… Continue reading People Digest: B Capital appoints chief people officer; Google Cloud names SG, MY country head …

S Korea’s POSCO to acquire Australia’s Senex Energy in $610m deal

Australian coal-seam gas producer Senex Energy Ltd agreed on Monday to be acquired by POSCO International Corp in an A$852.1 million ($610.02 million) deal, as the South Korean firm accelerates its expansion into global natural gas exploration and production. POSCO International, the trading arm of steel giant POSCO, received Senex‘s approval nASXgtX7Q for the deal after hiking its… Continue reading S Korea’s POSCO to acquire Australia’s Senex Energy in $610m deal

Gig platform report calls for transparency to fix abuse

A not-for-profit set up by a former Uber driver who successfully challenged the ride-hailing giant’s misclassification of drivers’ employment status in the UK, has published a timely report pressing the case for proper oversight of the algorithms and data used to remotely surveil and control the labor of platform workers. Timely — given the European… Continue reading Gig platform report calls for transparency to fix abuse

Despite Inventory Crunch and All-Time High Costs, U.S. Automobile Dealer Sentiment Remains Positive

ATLANTA, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With a historic inventory crunch and rising costs impacting the auto industry, U.S. dealer sentiment waned slightly in the fourth quarter but remains mostly positive and well above levels recorded in Q4 2020 and Q4 2019.  The current market index reading of 60 in the most recent Cox Automotive… Continue reading Despite Inventory Crunch and All-Time High Costs, U.S. Automobile Dealer Sentiment Remains Positive

ISM® REPORTS ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT TO CONTINUE IN 2022

Manufacturing Growth Expected in 2022; Revenue to Increase 6.5%; Capital Expenditures to Increase 7.7%; Capacity Utilization Currently at 88.7%; Services Growth Projected in 2022; Revenue to Increase 4.3%; Capital Expenditures to Increase 10.3%; Capacity Utilization Currently at 89.4% TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2022, say… Continue reading ISM® REPORTS ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT TO CONTINUE IN 2022

SiriusXM and AAA Club Alliance Team Up to Deliver Special Benefit to Drivers

AAA Club Alliance shops that enroll in the SiriusXM Service Lane for Shops Program can offer a complimentary three-month SiriusXM Platinum Plan subscription to eligible customers with a factory installed SiriusXM radio in their car. This enables the customer to listen to SiriusXM on the radio in their vehicle, and also via the SXM App… Continue reading SiriusXM and AAA Club Alliance Team Up to Deliver Special Benefit to Drivers

Daimler Reveals Chinese Partner Doubled Stake Years Ago

(Bloomberg) — When a Chinese billionaire became Daimler AG’s biggest shareholder in 2018, it caused quite a stir. Another Chinese investor took an even bigger stake the following year, the Mercedes-Benz maker just disclosed for the first time. Most Read from Bloomberg Daimler announced Monday that BAIC Automotive Group Co. almost doubled its stake in… Continue reading Daimler Reveals Chinese Partner Doubled Stake Years Ago

Supply Chain Tech Firm KlearNow Raises $50 Million to Alleviate Global Supply Chain Constraints

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — KlearNow, the smart Logistics as a Service (LaaS) pioneer founded in 2018, raised $50M in new capital to transform broken supply chains—simplifying and providing real-time cargo visibility to the customs clearance and drayage processes. KlearNow’s AI-powered platform eases the worldwide supply chain disruptions that have left businesses grappling with… Continue reading Supply Chain Tech Firm KlearNow Raises $50 Million to Alleviate Global Supply Chain Constraints

TIME Names the 2021 Person of the Year: Elon Musk

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, TIME names Elon Musk the 2021 Person of the Year. time.com/poy #TIMEPOY TIME Editor-in-Chief and CEO Edward Felsenthal writes, “Person of the Year is a marker of influence, and few individuals have had more influence than Musk on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too. In… Continue reading TIME Names the 2021 Person of the Year: Elon Musk