Month: October 2022

7:28 AM ET Max Verstappen is refusing to talk to British F1 broadcaster Sky Sports at the Mexican Grand Prix following comments made by pundit Ted Kravitz. The reigning double world champion is unhappy at comments Kravitz made in his “Ted’s Notebook” show after the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, when he referred to Lewis
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CHICAGO — It’s not the “great resignation.” The challenges in the U.S. labor market today can be better understood as the “great reassessment,” said Adam Robinson, CEO of Hireology, a recruitment technology company that works with auto dealerships. There is a broad rethinking happening about “what it means to have an employment relationship,” Robinson said
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BERLIN — Volkswagen Group reported third-quarter earnings of 4.3 billion euros ($4.29 billion), behind pre-pandemic levels, following 1.6 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in one-off charges from the suspension of Russian activities and its Porsche listing. The automaker cut its vehicle sales expectations for the year as chip availability remains scarce and logistics continue to pose
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6:58 PM ET Toto Wolff MEXICO CITY — Toto Wolff believes Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix will be Mercedes’ best shot a securing a victory this season, but stressed that beating Max Verstappen would not be an easy task. Verstappen pipped George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to pole position on Saturday by 0.3s, although both Mercedes
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General Motors donated a Chevrolet Bolt to serve as the official diplomatic vehicle of Ukraine’s U.S. embassy. Omar Vargas, GM’s head of global public policy, delivered the electric vehicle to Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., in Washington last week. GM also provided a Level 2 charger. “Today, our Embassy in Washington D.C. is
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To push U.S. battery development, the Department of Energy awarded $250 million in cost-sharing grants to three companies working to scale silicon technology for faster charging and more energy storage of EV batteries. They include Amprius Technologies Inc., Group14 Technologies Inc. and Sila Nanotechnologies, all focused on silicon-based battery technology. The DOE funding is part
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