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Employees at Missouri Yanfeng plant tied UAW

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a key Basic Motors provider, voted to tied the union. The corporate’s North American industry is headquartered in suburban Detroit. The Riverside facility produces parts for Basic Motors’ Fairfax Meeting Plant in Kansas Town. The UAW mentioned staff at a Yanfeng auto portions plant in Riverside, Mo.,

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Nidec and Embraer to form JV to develop electric propulsion system for aerospace

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Japan’s Nidec Corporation and Brazil’s Embraer agreed to establish a joint venture company, called Nidec Aerospace LLC, to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace sector. The headquarters, located at Nidec Motor Corporation (NMC) in St.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama marks start of 4-cylinder engine production

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc. TMMAL), an engine-production subsidiary of Japan-based Toyota Motor. Corporation (TMC), held a line-off ceremony to mark the beginning of. plants in Troy, Missouri and Jackson, Tennessee. four-cylinder engine production. Aluminum, Inc. trucks and SUVs.

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Lobbyists Estimate Billions in Fines If New Fuel Economy Rules Adopted

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A letter from talking heads at an outfit called the American Automotive Policy Council outlines what it estimates billions of dollars in fines could be levied at companies like General Motors and Stellantis if a government proposal to hike fuel economy standards through 2032 is adopted. Reuters is reporting the concerns were sent to the U.S.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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plans to study the feasibility of recovering critical minerals from coal and associated strata in the Cherokee-Forest City Basin encompassing Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and the Osage Nation. DOE Funding: $1,499,999. Other: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.

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Toyota to begin hybrid powertrain production in US; $374M investment in 5 plants

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liter cylinder heads at Bodine Aluminum’s Troy, Missouri, plant; and modifying the Bodine Jackson, Tennessee, plant to accommodate production of hybrid transaxle cases and housings and 2.5-liter million will be distributed as follows: Toyota Motor Manufacturing, KY – $120,960,000. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, WV – $115,300,000.

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Electric Car Company and Liberty Electric Cars Intend to Form JV for EV Conversions of Luxury 4x4s

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Initially based at the Electric Car Company conversion center in Springfield, Missouri, the agreement will also include the establishment of further conversion centers across the United States on a franchise or company-owned basis. The Company has invested in the re-engineering of existing large, luxury vehicles (new or used).