March 2022

Former Nissan director Greg Kelly tears up after return from Ghosn odyssey in Japan

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TOKYO – Former Nissan director Greg Kelly, cleared on most counts and handed a suspended sentence in the long-running Tokyo trial over alleged financial misconduct by Carlos Ghosn, teared up with joy as he was welcomed back to Tennessee Monday by U.S. Sen. William Hagerty. Kelly said coming home after his three-year legal odyssey in […]

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Former Unifor President Jerry Dias was being investigated by union before retirement

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Former Unifor National President Jerry Dias was under investigation for an alleged breach of the union’s constitution prior to his retirement March 11. According to a statement from the union Monday, Unifor Secretary-Treasurer Lana Payne received a written complaint about Dias on Jan. 26 and initiated an independent external investigation.  Dias, who had served 8

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Electric Dodge muscle car might have F1-like suspension according to patent

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A recently unearthed patent filing indicates the electric Dodge muscle car due in 2024 could have a Formula One-style pushrod suspension. First spotted by Muscle Cars & Trucks, documents filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) describe a pushrod suspension for electric vehicles using horizontal dampers with either transverse leaf springs or traditional

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77-YO Rocker Rod Stewart Picks Up A Shovel To Fix Local Road Because “My Ferrari Can’t Go Through”

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Aging rocker Sir Rod Stewart put down his microphone and picked up a shovel to help workmen fill potholes on a road near his home home in Essex, England. The 1970s sex symbol, whose hits appropriately include a tune called “Hard Road”, was seen on an Instagram post shoveling chunks of gravel from the bed

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Hyundai’s air taxi company eyes Miami for 2028 takeoff

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Miami’s sunny skies may soon be getting crowded. Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group’s air mobility division, inked a memorandum of understanding with the South Florida city on March 1 that lays the groundwork for the launch of flying taxis as early as 2028. The company and city leaders together intend to address regulatory and infrastructure needs

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Will Rivian’s big factory help swing Georgia to direct sales?

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Last year, electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive had a proposal for the state of Georgia. Like many states in the union, Georgia has dealer-friendly laws that prohibit factory direct- to-consumer sales. But Rivian, with a factory-direct business model, asked Georgia legislators to exempt the new company. But legislators balked. Now Rivian is back to ask

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Ohio Chevy dealer switches radio ads from selling cars to buying, sees boost in pre-owned profits

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SYLVANIA, Ohio — Joe Mehling minces no words in describing the effect of his desperate decision last year to turn to an old marketing standby and employ it in a completely unfamiliar way. “There’s no doubt about it,” explains the man whose been executive general manager of family-owned Dave White Chevrolet, just a mile south

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