EV startup Slate Auto breaks cover with USD 25,000 pickup On April 15, multiple sources reported that Troy, Michigan-based electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has been developing a new two-seater electric pickup truck that it plans to launch by late 2026 from a new manufacturing facility near Indianapolis, Indiana, with a target price of around USD 25,000. An early prototype was recently spotted in Garden Grove, California, where the company has ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/18

VW offers 14% wage hike over four years to Chattanooga plant workers On December 11, Volkswagen extended a proposal to its newly unionized workforce at the Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly plant, offering a 14% wage increase over four years, improved healthcare benefits, and profit-sharing opportunities for the first time. The offer marked a significant development as VW negotiated its first contract with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, whic...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/13

Dicastal North America raided by U.S. FBI agents On July 18, U.S. FBI agents raided the offices of Dicastal North America in Greenville, Michigan, where agents sent employees home and seized office computers.The Chinese-owned wheel manufacturer is a major supplier of automotive wheels and has been operating at the Western Michigan location since 2015.Dicastal manufactures aluminum alloy wheels for Ford, GM, Stellantis, Honda, Toyota and Nissan, a...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/25

New MG ZS Turbo officially launched in Philippines Reported on October 5, 2021, Covenant Car Company, Inc. has unveiled the new MG ZS Turbo in Philippines with a suggested retail price of PHP 1,158,888. The MG ZS T swaps its normally aspirated 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine for a turbocharged 1.3-liter 3-cylinder. Co-developed with GM, this engine provides 163 hp at 5,600 rpm and 230 Nm of torque at 4,400 rpm, mated to a 6-speed Aisin automatic tran...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/06

Impro México invests USD 56 million to build two plants at campus in San Luis Potosí On October 15, Impro México announced it is continuing to expand its production capacity in North America by adding two more plants for machining and foundry work in San Luis Potosí, Mexico to better serve its customers in the T-MEC region.Construction of the Precision Machining Plant and Sand Casting Plant began in September 2020 and are scheduled for comple...

News  Updated at: 2020/10/17

Ford, GM, FCA to keep many white-collar employees working remotely until September On June 4, a Ford spokesman confirmed that the majority of its U.S. non-manufacturing employees will not return to the office before September, pushing back the date from Ford's previous plan to bring them back in July.Ford has not made a step-by-step plan to bring back those employees who are presently working remotely, said Ford spokesman T.R. Reid.Ford is curren...

News  Updated at: 2020/06/06

GM, Ford CEOs among those rejecting shareholder-centric model On August 19, the Business Roundtable, composed of the heads of 181 companies, including General Motors and Ford Motor Co., as well as companies such as Apple, AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, Coca Cola and Procter & Gamble, signed a statement abandoning the long-held view that shareholders’ interests come first. The agreement redefines the “purpose of a corporation” to prioritize invest...

News  Updated at: 2019/08/21

BFGoodrich to move its production hub to Thailand in early 2019 Michelin Siam Group revealed that BFGoodrich is moving its production hub from the U.S. to Thailand, at Laem Chabang plant in Chonburi province. Starting from January 2019, Laem Chabang plant will play an important role, making BFGoodrich tires, especially the popular “BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2”, not only for local sales, but also for exports to the markets in Africa, middle...

News  Updated at: 2018/12/26

U.S. legislators, Chamber of Commerce react to Trump auto tariff threat On May 24, policymakers and powerful business groups criticized President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on imported autos and auto parts into the U.S. on national security grounds, suggesting Trump is abusing his authority. U.S. Senator Bob Corker, who serves as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and represents Tennessee, a state which has plants belonging...

News  Updated at: 2018/05/25

Kia leads J.D. Power quality survey, U.S. OEMs show improvement Kia has taken the top spot in the 2017 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study.The annual quality survey ranks brands by the number of flaws found by owners in their new cars over the first 90 days of ownership. Based on responses from nearly 80,000 purchasers, the industry average was 97 problems per 100 owners.Kia had 72 problems per 100 owners, Genesis had 77, Porsche had 78, Ford and Ra...

News  Updated at: 2017/06/23

GM debuts all-new Buick Verano in Shanghai GM announced on April 19 that Buick’s new-generation compact sports sedan, the Verano, made its debut at Shanghai GM Gala Night. It is exhibited at Auto Shanghai 2015.According to GM, the all-new Verano's design was inspired by the Buick Riviera concept and the Buick Avenir concept cars. The Verano is powered by a new 1.5T SIDI Ecotec turbocharged engine (124 kW, 250 Nm), paired with a new-generation s...

News  Updated at: 2015/04/23