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Where Ford will slash jobs in EuropeWhere Ford will slash jobs in Europe

July 27, 2024| 9:16 am

Workers were told to expect concrete numbers of job losses from the automaker in mid-February, according to Cologne’s daily paper, the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Industrial action threats Ford’s plans triggered a union threat of Europe-wide disruption. “If negotiations between the works council and management in coming weeks do not ensure the future of workers, we will join the process. We will not hold back from measures that could seriously impact the company not just in Germany but Europe-wide,” IG Metal said. Ford of Europe produces, sells and services Ford brand vehicles in 50 markets, employing around 45,000 people at its own… [...]

Stellantis first sales gain in two years, aims for momentumStellantis first sales gain in two years, aims for momentum

July 17, 2023| 2:20 pm

Chris Glenn, Stellantis’ vice president of US dealer relations and retail strategies, said the plan is to maintain an “aggressive nature at retail, stay close to our business center, stay close to our dealers, communicate out our plans. “We just launched this month a 60-day retail campaign, which will be carried and supported at Tier 1 and Tier 2,” Glenn told Automotive News. “We’re not taking our foot off the gas on the retail side.” After that 60-day promotion, Glenn said the company will transition to another sales event in the fall and is formulating a plan to close the… [...]

Consider This Before Repairing Your WindshieldConsider This Before Repairing Your Windshield

May 25, 2023| 6:57 pm

Does your windshield currently have a crack, chip, or some sort of break? While you may not believe the damage is too significant right now, it can turn into a real problem for your safety. As such, windshield repair and replacement are important and should be pursued urgently. The skilled, friendly, and professional team at Lucky Dog Auto Glass has put together a list of questions for you to consider before choosing how to deal with windshield damage–take a look! How bad is the chip in the windshield? Yes, chips may seem small or, as stated above, insignificant, but they’re… [...]

Canada’s Linamar will ‘immediately’ break ground on new plantCanada’s Linamar will ‘immediately’ break ground on new plant

May 18, 2023| 6:12 pm

Canadian auto supplier Linamar Corp. plans to break ground “immediately” on a new plant in Welland, Ont., that will house three giga-casting presses capable of producing very large aluminum structural parts for electric vehicles. The Guelph, Ont.-based parts supplier announced the new site in the city south of Niagara Falls as it reported its first-quarter earnings on Wednesday. Company CEO Linda Hasenfratz said the state-of-the-art plant will be a “flagship location” for the company’s structural castings business. “As the first supplier to invest in this equipment in North America, Linamar will naturally take a market leadership position in this technology,”… [...]

France beats Germany, Netherlands to host the ProLogium battery plantFrance beats Germany, Netherlands to host the ProLogium battery plant

May 16, 2023| 5:30 pm

Macron, who personally met with ProLogium CEO Vincent Yang at the start of the vetting process, was due on Friday to officially announce in Dunkirk the 5.2-billion-euro ($5.7 billion) investment. Gilles Normand, ProLogium executive vice-president, said that after Macron, a former investment banker, pitched Yang more than a year ago Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire followed up and helped make the company’s case with the European Commission for EU financial incentives. “There was then the realization that there might be some interesting possibilities, which was maybe a little bit different from the clichés about France,” Normand told a small group… [...]

Self-driving requires trust that you’ll arrive safe and soundSelf-driving requires trust that you’ll arrive safe and sound

April 15, 2023| 11:39 am

SAN FRANCISCO — My first trip in a driverless vehicle went smoothly — until the car was pulled over and the ride ended. I arranged to ride in one of the autonomous, electric Chevrolet Bolts deployed by General Motors-backed Cruise to try out self-driving technology for myself while I was here last month for a GMC Hummer EV SUV media drive. As the new GM reporter for Automotive NewsI have heard executives talk about Cruise’s plans to expand this year and beyond, and it’s important that I become familiar with the company if I’m going to track Cruise’s progress toward… [...]

VW halts sale of some ID4 EVs over door riskVW halts sale of some ID4 EVs over door risk

April 9, 2023| 9:39 am

Volkswagen Group has ordered dealers in the US and Canada to stop selling it ID4 electric compact crossover because its doors might open while in motion, and the German carmaker doesn’t yet have a fix for the problem. Nearly 18,000 vehicles were built at VW’s Chattanooga assembly plant in Tennessee may have door handles that are malfunctioning because of water seeping in, according to a stop-sale notice dated April 3. This can “cause a situation where a vehicle door could open unexpectedly” at low speed, VW said. First reports of ID4 driver and passenger doors opening surfaced in January, prompting… [...]

Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Corolla race car catches fireToyota’s hydrogen-powered Corolla race car catches fire

March 18, 2023| 6:48 pm

But Toyota executives said the fire, which occurred during a private test run at Fuji International Speedway, was unrelated to the car’s adoption of hydrogen fuel instead of gasoline. The cause, the company said, was a pipe joint loosened by vehicle vibration. “What I want everyone to understand today is that hydrogen was not the cause of this problem,” Tomoya Takahashi, president of Toyota’s Gazoo Racing Company, said at a briefing. “Rather, it is as the insufficient consideration of our design work,” he said. “Whatever fuel we used could have leaked and caught fire.” Despite the setback, Toyoda himself ordered… [...]

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