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Volkswagen to make your mind up on landmark Porsche listing later on Monday
A Porsche 911 Carrera 4S stands in the evening light-weight in a push-in cinema on the circuit of the Leipzig Porsche manufacturing facility. Jan Woitas | picture alliance by means of Getty Photographs Volkswagen’s leadership will satisfy later on Monday to come to a decision on irrespective of whether to move forward with the significantly-predicted listing […]
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How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market
The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. “When we look carefully at what goes on on the factory floor, it won’t be less workers,” Keith Cooley, former head […]
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From vegan meatballs to ice cream sundaes, airlines are revamping in-flight menus
Courtesy: Singapore Airlines The aromas of airplane food are once again wafting through cabins at 35,000 feet. From vegan meatballs to ice cream sundaes, airlines are offering new options and old favorites to woo returning travelers. As the peak travel season fades and inflation weighs on household and company budgets, it’s even more important than […]
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NASA delays Artemis moon mission after second launch attempt halted due to fuel leak
NASA is postponing its Artemis I moon mission again, after making a second attempt to get the launch off the ground on Saturday. The space agency is working toward the debut of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule, for what would be a more than month-long journey around the moon. As NASA […]
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GM offers to buy out Buick dealers that don’t want to invest in EVs
Billboards at the Ziegler Cadillac, Buick and GMC Dealership in Lincolnwood, Illinois, the United States. U.S. General Motors Co. Joel Lerner | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is offering buyouts to U.S. Buick dealers that don’t want to make investments in the brand’s transition to exclusively offer all-electric vehicles domestically […]
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Ford’s new vehicle sales slow in August, in line with expectations
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor on Friday said its U.S. sales last month increased double-digits from a year earlier but were off about 4% from the prior month, as the company and auto industry continue to manage significant supply chain issues. The Detroit automaker reported August sales of 158,088 new […]
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GM’s Cruise recalls and updates self-driving software in cars following crash
A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive. Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty Images General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit Cruise has recalled and updated software in 80 self-driving robotaxis after a June crash in San Francisco that resulted in minor injuries, according to public filings. The crash […]
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Former NASA administrator joins board of spacecraft propulsion startup Phase Four
Jim Bridenstine, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, speaks during a Senate hearing on Sept. 30, 2020. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joined the board of directors of spacecraft propulsion startup Phase Four, the company told CNBC. The move sees the former NASA chief throw his experience […]
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Lufthansa to terminate 800 flights on Friday thanks to pilots’ strike
File image: Brandenburg, Schönefeld: A Lufthansa passenger plane stands off the runway on the grounds of the capital’s airport Berlin-Brandenburg (BER). Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Visuals Germany’s Lufthansa said it will have to terminate 800 flights on Friday, possible influencing 130,000 travellers, following the pilots’ union introduced a 1-working day strike. The Vereinigung […]
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Chinese EV shares slide just after Li Automobile and Xpeng report plunge in August deliveries Nio ekes out advancement
Nio managed to improve deliveries of its electric cars in August versus July. Nevertheless, rivals Li Vehicle and Xpeng saw a sharp tumble in deliveries. EV players go on to facial area provide chain disruptions for the resurgence of Covid in China as properly as weaker consumer demand from customers because of to a difficult […]
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