Month: September 2023

WASHINGTON — U.S. auto supplier group on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to provide federal assistance to help auto parts companies impacted by the ongoing UAW strike against the Detroit 3 automakers. MEMA, which includes the association’s Original Equipment Suppliers and Aftermarket Suppliers groups, said in a letter urging Biden to “effectuate federal assistance to
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It’s finally happening. After almost four years since its introduction in November 2019, the Tesla Cybertruck is just one step away from going into production as a finished product, according to a new video from drone operator and Texas Gigafactory follower Joe Tegtmeyer. Shot yesterday morning, the half-hour-long video reveals Tesla has built at least
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In a blow to labor interests, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday that would have essentially prohibited self-driving trucks from traveling on the state’s public roads. Assembly Bill 316 would have mandated autonomous trucks carry a human backup driver behind the wheel, a stipulation that autonomous-vehicle executives bemoaned would negate the purpose of
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Associated Press Sep 25, 2023, 09:20 AM ET IndyCar will return to the Milwaukee Mile next season, and Texas Motor Speedway is off the calendar for the first time since 1997 in the 2024 schedule released Monday. The 17-race schedule features two Saturday night races, a $1 million all-star race in Southern California, 12 races
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LONDON — Nissan has unveiled a European-focused small sporty electric hatchback concept ahead of the launch of the new Micra EV, which is expected in 2025. The Concept 20-23 was designed at Nissan’s European studio in Paddington, London, and commemorates the studio’s 20th anniversary. The new, battery-electric Micra is being engineered by Renault as a
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BERLIN – German automaker Mercedes-Benz has applied for tax breaks for potential projects at two of its U.S. plants under the Inflation Reduction Act, a company spokesperson said on Monday. “We have decided to participate in the application process for production-related tax relief” under the IRA for the plants in Alabama and South Carolina, according
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