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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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VinFast Auto is planning to show off several electric vehicles at CES it would like to see sold within the United States in the coming years. Also on display will be the full-size VF9 SUV, which the company said will integrate a new streaming service CES attendees can experience personally, and an all-new electric bike.

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4 Takeaways About Boeing’s Quality Problems

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The episode raised fresh questions about the quality of the planes the company produces several years after two Max 8 planes crashed, killing nearly 350 people. Inspections per plane also rose a similar amount over that period, the company said. The company has lost thousands of experienced workers. Since Jan. A six-week F.A.A.

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast vehicles are sold at Leith VinFast in North Carolina; Smith Haven VinFast in New York; Principle VinFast Grapevine in Texas; Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth, Texas; and VinFast Wichita, in Kansas. The company has also announced plans to build a $2 billion factory in India , set to begin this year.

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Universal Lubricants hits 1.5M gallon production mark for recycled motor oil

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The company has been selling to professional installers, but is now moving the product into retail channels, said John Wesley, CEO. Universal Lubricants collects used oil from the government and private business such as auto parts stores, dealerships, service stations, and oil change centers across the US. Earlier post.)

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Grounded Boeing Max 9 Jets Could Resume Flying Within Days

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The line of fuel-efficient planes was meant to help the company regain ground it had lost to its European competitor, Airbus, and it quickly became the best-selling jet in Boeing’s history. said on Wednesday that it would increase oversight of Boeing and begin an investigation into the company’s practices.

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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The report intensifies the scrutiny on Boeing, which has been scrambling for weeks to contain the fallout from the incident, and it raises fresh questions about whether the company did enough to improve safety after two fatal crashes of 737 Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019. Mr. Calhoun visited Spirit in Wichita. The N.T.S.B.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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Such reports, and interviews with aviation safety experts and more than two dozen current and former Boeing employees, paint a worrying picture about a company long considered to be at the pinnacle of American engineering. The agency has given the company three months , or until about late May, to address quality-control issues.