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Ford leverages EV production head start against rivals in latest ramp

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Ford has announced a massive EV production ramp for this year, leveraging its head start compared to its traditional rivals. Now Ford has announced its newest EV production ram, hoping to ensure its lead remains as more competitors enter the market in the coming years.

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Stellantis has cut 400 salaried engineering, tech, and software positions

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Dodge and Chrysler’s parent company, Stellantis, has announced plans to lay off around 400 salaried workers from various positions across engineering, technology, and software. ” The layoffs will take effect on March 31, and employees will receive severance, along with other assistance in the process of the job transition.

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Italian Government Upset Alfa Romeo ‘Milano’ Will Be Built in Poland

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As an American, I’m not exactly thrilled what the brand has in store for Dodge and Chrysler either. That’d be like Ford or General Motors producing something called “The Detroit” and then having it built somewhere in Mexico. "A The law mentioned by Urso says it is illegal to present a foreign-made product as coming from Italy.

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Stellantis Pulls Out of LA, SEMA

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Stellantis will not be at next month's Los Angeles Auto Show. This is due to the ongoing United Auto Workers' strike. SEMA opens to the public on October 31 and the LA Auto Show opens to the public on November 17, following the media day on November 16. We'll have to see if Ford or General Motors follow suit.

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UAW strikes: GM shuts down Kansas plant and lays off 2,000 workers

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General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The news comes as the latest amidst strikes from the United Auto Workers (UAW) union targeting Ford, GM and Stellantis. What are your thoughts?

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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—Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. Dodge is the highest-ranking brand overall in initial quality with a score of 140 PP100.

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Majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz plant sign up for UAW

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Mercedes also says the site was the first major production facility outside of Germany, calling it the “nucleus of the automotive industry in Alabama.” If Ford wants to be the all-American auto company, they can pay all-American wages and benefits. “It’s autoworkers everywhere against corporate greed.

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