Marks Management Services, Inc.

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Starting in 2020, a fledgling product came into its own and turned Stanley into a juggernaut.

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Leaving again

Kyle Vogt resigns from GM self-driving unit Cruise Kyle Vogt's departure is the latest fallout from a safety crisis at the beleaguered self-driving subsidiary of General Motors.

I have a brand new Rivian RS1 that will be delivered in May or June of this year and looking to sell for $98K.
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Adventure Package
$75,500
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Large pack
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LA Silver
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22" Sport Bright wheels
$1,800
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Black Mountain + Dark Ash Wood
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Tow Hooks
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Wall Charger
$500
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We lost a good one. RIP Mark

Former Toyota-GM exec Mark Hogan, longtime bridge between U.S. and Japan, dies Mark Hogan helped lead General Motors, Toyota and supplier Magna over a career spanning more than four decades.

Bad A?? car

Ford: Mustang Dark Horse to be most-powerful non-Shelby edition Ford says it will add a Dark Horse edition for the 2024 Mustang, which will deliver 500 horsepower.

The good old days

1966 Chevrolet Chevelle vs 1969 Chevrolet Nova | STOCK DRAG RACE 1966 Chevy Chevelle Super Sport L78 drag racing 1969 Chevrolet Nova Super Sport L78. Pure Stock Muscle Car Drag Race. Factory Stock Drag Race.Remember, both ...

Good information

Rivian confirms it's on track to build 25,000 electric vehicles this year Rivian said it delivered more than 4,000 EVs in the second quarter and still expects to build 25,000 this year.

Are you ordering one?

2023 Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV is the answer to some questions, leaves others open It’s luxurious, fast, pretty, and you can own one without people asking you to justify the rants of a megalomaniac billionaire. What more do you want?

Good old Jim Taylor

Electric Last Mile says it has hit end of the road, will liquidate Troy-based Electric Last Mile Solutions Inc. said it plans to liquidate through a Chapter 7 bankruptcy process, a decision that comes almost one year after the electric-vehicle startup went public and just four months after both its CEO and chairman resigned.The company said in a statement late…

Nice write up and I hope she is right

MARY BARRA salaried workers more flexibility to work remotely. Barra, who has an

Nice Ford investment in Michigan...thanks

Ford to invest $2 billion, create 3,200 jobs in Southeast Michigan Ford Motor Co. said Thursday morning that it will invest $3.7 billion and create 6,200 new UAW jobs across manufacturing hubs in three Midwest states as it looks to increase production of internal-combustion and electric vehicles.The majority of the investment — $2 billion supporting 3,200…

Bring in Thomas Stallkamp

Repairing supplier relations won't be easy, but Vitous has the manual If the reconstituted remnants of the old Chrysler are to succeed as Stellantis, its leadership team and new purchasing chief can look to its company history to find a supplier-relations model that works for all parties.

Beast!

2022 Ford Expedition Timberline borrows Bronco tech to gain off-road capability You don’t often see vehicles the size of an Expedition on off-road trails because they don’t fit. Trail turn assist helps get them in and out of jams.

Cost increases being passed on to the OEMs

Bosch is raising part prices for Detroit automakers: What it means for you Auto supplier Bosch has to raise its prices and the Detroit 3 will have to pay. So what will it mean for new car prices?

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The world is changing and ICE supplier need to adapt

Report: Daunting road for ICE parts suppliers A new study warns suppliers of combustion engine vehicle parts to realign their businesses, simplify their supply bases and pursue mergers or acquisition to thrive as EV sales grow.

Good partnership to drive the cost of EV's down

GM, Honda to jointly develop 'millions' of affordable EVs by 2027 GM and Honda will also aim to standardize equipment and processes for better quality, higher throughput and more affordable EVs for consumers.

Oh Canada

Big GM investment will create Canada's first all-electric vehicle assembly plant GM is investing in Canada manufacturing, hinting that Oshawa Assembly in Ontario might get an EV to build one day.

Incredible

GM keeps plants running in China by asking workers to live in factory, sleep on floors GM's joint venture in Shanghai asks workers to live in the plant to keep production going as the city goes on lockdown.

Organizational changes at GM to promote EVs

GM names new Chevrolet boss, creates new organization with focus on revenue growth GM's new Commercial Growth Strategies and Operations organization will help in its transition to electric vehicles.

Good report card in extreme driving

Ford torture tests F-150 Lightning towing in extreme temperatures, terrain Ford announces Lightning tow and off-road tests to reassure new all-electric customers.

More Union issues

Unifor accuses former president of taking money from COVID test supplier; Jerry Dias says he has entered rehab for addiction Unifor says former president Jerry Dias engaged in a number of ethical breaches, including accepting C$50,000 ($40,000) from a supplier of COVID-19 rapid tests. Meanwhile, Dias said that he has been using pain killers, sleeping pills and alcohol to deal with a sciatic nerve issue.

Rivian needs some work on its tarnished reputation

Rivian is sued by shareholder after rolling back EV price hikes The investor called last week's rollback, including an apology from CEO RJ Scaringe, a "futile attempt at damage control."

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Great news for Detroit

Magna plans $18 million seating plant, 390 jobs in Detroit with new joint venture A new joint venture between Magna International Inc. and LAN Manufacturing Group LLC plans to open a seating plant at the former site of Sakthi Automotive Group in southwest Detroit and create 390 jobs.Magna, a Canadian automotive supply giant, and the Detroit-based, minority-owned supplier expect.....

Wow 600K

GM targets building 600,000 electric pickups a year with historic Mich. investment The automaker is committing nearly $7 billion, the single largest investment in its history, toward building more electric trucks and electric vehicle batteries in Michigan.

Great news for Michigan

Orion Township greenlights tax break for $1.3 billion expansion at GM's Orion Assembly Orion Township's board of trustees on Tuesday approved a 12-year tax break for General Motors Co. to invest $1.3 billion in its Orion Assembly plant for production of new electric vehicles and batteries.If GM decides to move forward with a new capital investment at the 39-year-old assembly plant,…

Great news Steel made in the USA

US Steel building $3B mill in Arkansas U.S. Steel Corporation has announced it will spend $3 billion to build a new mill in Osceola, Arkansas that is expected to create at least 900 full-time direct and indirect jobs with annual average wages of at least $100,000.