The departure of Schwab, who had been with the ultraluxury brand for five years, occurs in what has been a tumultuous year for Aston, which has struggled financially since going public in 2018.
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Jim Farley said building battery cells in-house could be a way to offset potential job losses as the automaker fields more EVs, which have fewer parts and are less complicated to manufacture.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-mulls-ev-battery-cell-output-ceo-says
The CEO said he took a series of rapid antigen tests, which produce results within 15 minutes and are cheaper but less reliable than polymerase chain reaction tests. He's now waiting for results from the latter type of test, which take longer to process. Musk tweeted that he was experiencing symptoms of a typical cold.
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Nikolai Setzer, 49, will replace Elmar Degenhart, 61, who is stepping down on Nov. 30 for health reasons, the company said.
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The 2022 E-Transit will be offered in three configurations, with three roof heights and three body lengths, in an effort to give business owners a variety of options to match specific needs.
https://www.autonews.com/future-product/ford-e-transit-start-around-46000-offer-126-mile-range
Arun Majumdar, a Stanford University engineering professor who was named Tuesday to lead the Biden transition team for the agency, is on the short list to be its top official, sources told Bloomberg.
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The German union said there would be a protest in front of the Mercedes engine factory on Berlin after the plant's manager was said to have joined Tesla, which is building a car factory just outside the German capital.
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Nobuo Gohara, an ex-prosecutor and critic of Japan’s justice system, said he and a team of lawyers will represent Ghosn in the civil case, which was filed in February by Nissan.
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Kimberly Gardiner replaces Saad Chehab, who left Volkswagen in May after nine months on the job. Gardiner's appointment is effective Monday, Nov. 16.
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Walmart previously has partnered with tech startups Flytrex, Nuro and Gatik on pilot delivery programs with self-driving vehicles in several U.S. locations, and with Ford in a Miami delivery pilot.
https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report/gms-cruise-partners-walmart-self-driving-delivery-pilot-ariz
The electric van, set to be revealed Thursday, will go on sale in late 2021 as a 2022 model.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/ford-investing-100m-adding-150-jobs-kansas-city-e-transit-van
Jaguar Land Rover is shuffling the top design jobs at its Land Rover brand, with Gerry McGovern taking a new position as JLR's chief creative officer and Massimo Frascella getting a promotion to the position of Land Rover's design director.
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Jaguar Land Rover is reported to be shuffling the top design jobs at its Land Rover brand, with Gerry McGovern taking a new position as JLR's chief creative officer and Massimo Frascella getting a promotion to the position of Land Rover's design director.
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GM and Ford veteran David Prystash will take the CEO title next year.
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The COO of Hyundai Motor Co. received the Motor Protagonist award.
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General Motors handpicked a roster of off-road enthusiasts to develop the 2022 GMC Hummer EV pickup, slated to compete with gasoline-powered off-road offerings from Ford, Jeep and Land Rover.
https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/hummer-team-takes-rock-less-climbed
Quentin Strouss sold cars for 67 years and retired from Ron Lewis Ford with more than 12,000 sales under his belt.
https://www.autonews.com/retail/one-last-bonus-after-67-years-selling-fords
Herbert Diess said the Democrat's program would be more aligned with the automaker's electric vehicle plans.
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The move is intended to give investors more detail on the automaker’s U.S. performance during the pandemic, a spokesman said.
https://www.autonews.com/sales/ford-returning-monthly-us-sales-reporting
The Canadian union said it would hold a news conference Thursday to provide an update on the status of negotiations with the automaker, putting the talks on a timetable similar to previous bargaining sessions with Ford and Fiat Chrysler.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/all-quiet-unifor-gm-talks-strike-deadline-looms
In “Time for the Truth,” Carlos Ghosn delivers his version of his arrest and interrogation as well as behind-the-scenes boardroom machinations at the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi automotive alliance.
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In “Time for the Truth,” Carlos Ghosn delivers his version of his arrest and interrogation as well as behind-the-scenes boardroom machinations at the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi automotive alliance.
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The recall covers Explorers from the 2013-17 model years. The automaker said it was aware of reports of 13 accidents and six injuries related to the defect.
https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/ford-recalls-375000-explorers-suspension-problem
The Canadian union said it would hold a news conference Thursday to provide an update on the status of negotiations with General Motors, putting the talks on a timetable similar to previous bargaining sessions with Ford and Fiat Chrysler.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/unifors-thursday-news-conference-will-break-silence-gm-talks
Prystash, the supplier's finance chief, will succeed Manfred Gingl as CEO at the start of next year.
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A judge threw out a complaint filed by a group of lawyers alleging that Carlos Ghosn’s visits to Israel when he was chairman of Renault and later Nissan broke laws forbidding citizens from interacting with Lebanon’s foe.
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Vijay Sankaran, who had spent 12 years with the automaker until 2013, is the former chief information officer of TD Ameritrade. He will be tasked with speeding the development and application of technology, software and data.
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Vijay Sankaran, who had spent 12 years with the automaker until 2013, is the former chief information officer of TD Ameritrade. He will be tasked with speeding the development and application of technology, software and data.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/ford-taps-former-exec-software-information-chief
Vijay Sankaran, who had spent 12 years with the automaker until 2013, is the former chief information officer of TD Ameritrade. He will be tasked with speeding the development and application of technology, software and data.
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Vijay Sankaran, who had spent 12 years with the automaker until 2013, is the former chief information officer of TD Ameritrade. He will be tasked with speeding the development and application of technology, software and data.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/ford-brings-back-former-exec-software-information-chief
If you listen closely, you can almost hear the collective sound of Detroit auto executives knocking on wood after third-quarter earnings reports from Ford and FCA shattered expectations.
https://www.autonews.com/automakers-suppliers/ford-fca-hopeful-demand-pricing-spark-hefty-q3-earnings
At a time when the #MeToo movement has shined a spotlight on abuse and discrimination in the workplace, the group now is pushing harder for policy changes that help women climb the automaker's ranks.
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At a time when the #MeToo movement has shined a spotlight on abuse and discrimination in the workplace, the group now is pushing harder for policy changes that help women climb the automaker's ranks.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/women-ford-renews-advancement-push
The company is spending $11.5 billion electrifying its vehicle lineup, but it isn't aiming to be the next Tesla. It wants to be the next Peloton.
https://www.autonews.com/sales/ford-targets-fleet-buyers-evs-and-extras
Paul Jacobson will become GM's next finance chief on Dec. 1 after eight years as CFO of Delta. He will be the first CFO from outside the company in a decade.
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