assembly plants
GM Cuts 1K Jobs In Cost-Cutting Reorganization
General Motors laid off almost 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions.
3M
Wall Street tumbles as yields jump; Verizon slides
U.S. stock indexes sagged on Tuesday as rising Treasury yields impacted rate-sensitive sectors, while investors evaluated earnings to assess the health of American companies.
AI
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils ‘Cybercab’ robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased on Thursday a long-awaited robotaxi with two gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals and surprised with robovan.
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GM Recalling 450K SUVs, Pickups That Fail To Issue Faulty Brake Fluid Warning Light
General Motors (GM) announced it’s recalling 449,000 of its SUVs and pickup trucks due to the electronic brake control module software failing to display a warning light when losing brake fluid takes place.
Apple
GM lays off over 1,000 salaried software, services employees
GM said Monday it is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees at its software and service units worldwide.
active safety systems
GM Lays Off Over 1k Software And Services Employees
General Motors is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees globally in its software and services division following a review to streamline the unit’s operations, according to CNBC.
AutoForecast Solutions
Ford pivots from EV plans to heavy-duty trucks at Canada facility
Ford outlined plans to use a Canadian plant earmarked for future electric vehicles to instead build larger, gas-powered versions of its F-Series pickup truck.
Alphabet
US safety probe into Waymo self-driving vehicles finds more incidents
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has learned of nine additional incidents that raise concerns about the performance of Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving vehicles.
Alabama
UAW’s influence tested in pivotal Alabama Mercedes-Benz factory union vote
The outcome of a vote on Friday by workers at a Mercedes-Benz factory in Alabama will be a key referendum on whether the UAW can maintain momentum in the historically anti-union South.
Abuse prevention
An abused wife took on Tesla over tracking tech. She lost.
San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker’s remote access to a vehicle.