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QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?

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According to Reuters , next up for the UAW is a mid-May vote to unionize at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. The foreign automakers include BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo, while the three American companies are all EV startups: Lucid, Rivian, and Tesla.

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More auto plant shutdowns for COVID-19

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Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April.

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US to investigate imported thermoplastic encapsulated electric motors for potential patent violations

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of Northville, MI; Aisin World Corporation of America, of Northville, MI; Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, of Munich, Germany; BMW of North America, LLC, of Woodcliff Lake, NJ; BMW Manufacturing Co., of Marysville, OH; Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, of Lincoln, AL; Honda R&D Americas, Inc., of Southfield, MI; Honda Motor Co.,

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Lithia unloads Toyota, Ford and Bentley-Lotus dealerships

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Past John Elway Dealerships already had luxurious dealerships from BMW and Porsche, along with Cadillac, the renamed Bentley Denver-Lotus Denver is the gang’s access into the ultraluxury department, Maul mentioned. divestiture because it offered an Alabama Subaru dealership in March, Dobry showed.

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Hyundai CEO Jose Muñoz says consumers would pay for a richer combine

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However does Genesis be capable to develop past that, possibly to get to the scale of BMW or Lexus? So deny, we’re now not atmosphere as an function to be like BMW or Mercedes or anyone. How large do you envision Genesis changing into? You stated not too long ago you wish to have it to get to 100,000 gross sales.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Southern Company: Alabama Power. Southern Company: Alabama Power. Southern Company and its electric-generating traditional operating companies—Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Gulf Power, and Mississippi Power—have been and will continue to be leaders in the advancement and promotion of the electric transportation market.

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Mercedes-Benz Introduces Two-Mode Hybrid ML450 SUV at New York Auto Show

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The two-mode hybrid technology in the ML 450 HYBRID is derived from the fundamental work undertaken by the Global Hybrid Cooperation, which brought together research and development work undertaken by Daimler AG, BMW Group, General Motors and Chrysler. The ML 450 HYBRID was specifically developed for the North American market.

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