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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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The Chrysler Corporation sold vans based on the B-Series platform from the 1971 through 2003 model years, giving them Dodge , Plymouth and Fargo badging along the way. Today's Junkyard Find is a first-generation B-van, found in a Colorado boneyard. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard. Next stop: The Crusher !

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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. “This isn’t going to be the last,” said a person who was briefed on the situation to Automotive News on Friday. by the same year.

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UAW President under investigation for retaliation tactics with other leaders

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In a filing dated June 10, federal court-appointed monitor Neil Barofsky said he opened an investigation into Fain in February, after the union’s secretary-treasurer alleged that the UAW President had been retaliatory when certain expenditures were not approved for his office (via Automotive News ). What are your thoughts?

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Ford reveals CEO Jim Farley’s latest pay raise

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Credit: Ford The news also comes after Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis also faced historic six-week strikes from the United Automotive Workers (UAW) union in 2023. million a year,” Fain said (via Automotive News ). Although Farley’s salary was only around $1.7 million euros ($39.5

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Stellantis Pulls Out of LA, SEMA

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This is following the news earlier this week that Stellantis was going to pull out of CES in Las Vegas, also due to the strike. Yours truly has been in the early stages of planning our LA show coverage -- we don't typically attend SEMA -- and it had appeared that Stellantis planned on making news at the media day. As will Lucid.

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Ford begins deliveries of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Europe

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Ford last year also faced historic six-week strikes from workers represented by the United Automotive Workers (UAW) union , alongside the other “Big Three” automakers of Detroit, General Motors (GM) and Dodge-Chrysler parent company Stellantis. billion in earnings before interest and taxes.

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Tesla Sweden strikes ease as IF Metall lets most repairs continue

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These tactics have included the withholding of license plates , blocking Tesla shipments at ports , and preventing new Superchargers from connecting to the grid. The news also comes amidst heightened union activity in the U.S., facilities.

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