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Tesla reportedly tracks workers’ office attendance, says Business Insider
Tesla Inc. has begun tracking how often its employees show up at the office after CEO Elon Musk said he was no longer allowing widespread remote work.
Business Insider reported last week that the automaker was sending emails to…
Henry Ford’s 1908 Detroit home up for grabs
The property includes garages with car washes; Edsel Ford, who was a teenager in the home, had a workshop over the garage. The house has thick wood, an upstairs ballroom-turned-sitting-area, five bedrooms, four and a half baths and…
Detroit-area delaerships don’t have time to wait for the next truckload of vehicles
Logistics bottlenecks are compounding shortages caused by the ongoing microchip shortage that has slowed production across the industry for more than a year. That has left dealerships with plenty of customers who are eager to buy but…
Beyer Subaru helps struggling ex-NBA player ‘in a time of need’
A former NBA player was given a job installing flooring at a Subaru dealership after managers there learned that he had been asking for money on nearby streets.
Beyer Subaru in Alexandria, Va., asked the company renovating its showroom…
Toyota exhausts U.S. tax credits for EV purchasers, joining Tesla and GM
Toyota Motor Corp. has used up a key U.S. tax credit for hybrid and electric vehicles, a milestone that the automaker says will raise its costs and hinder adoption of climate-friendly cars.
The company said Friday that it sold 3,876…
Elon Musk’s Tesla is hit with another racial discrimination lawsuit in California
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fifteen Black former or current employees at Tesla Inc. filed a lawsuit against the electric vehicle maker on Thursday, alleging they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment at its factories.
The workers said they…
WirelessCar aims to speed development of connected-vehicle features with Polestar
Another new WirelessCar Android Auto OS application, developed for larger businesses, gathers trip information for fleets, such as rental car companies, enabling them to monitor the usage and availability of fleet vehicles in real time…
Ford simulator helps vehicles get to market quicker
An advanced driving simulator is helping Ford Motor Co. push out new vehicles more efficiently.
The simulator in Dearborn, Mich., which helped bring the Maverick and F-150 Lightning to market, uses rFpro, a driving simulation software,…
Cruise robotaxis block traffic for hours in San Francisco
A group of Cruise autonomous vehicles blocked traffic Tuesday night in San Francisco. The traffic jam, which a witness estimated involved more than a dozen of the robotaxis, was not resolved until human operators removed the vehicles.…
GM’s Fort Wayne plant to close week of July 4 because of chip shortage
General Motors said it will close its assembly plant in Fort Wayne, Ind., the week of July 4 because of semiconductor constraints.
The Fort Wayne Assembly Plant produces the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500. The plant is…