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Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees
More than 250,000 Amazon employees, as well as more than 100,000 seasonal holiday employees, and their families will benefit from the new, higher pay. Amazon’s public policy team will also begin advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage so that it remains competitive at the bottom of the labor market. Continue reading
50 Years of Jaguar XJ at Paris Motor Show
“The Jaguar XJ story is one of design, desirability and performance and over the past 50 years it has become a true giant in the automotive world” Continue reading
Trump’s International Ratings Remain Laughably Low
As the second anniversary of U.S. President Donald Trump’s election approaches, a new 25-nation Pew Research Center survey finds that Trump’s international image remains poor, while ratings for the United States are much lower than during Barack Obama’s presidency. Continue reading
Milestones: Rouge at 100 Years
By the 1930s, more than 100,000 workers punched in every day. Today, Ford employs approximately 201,000 people worldwide. Continue reading
FAA Targets UAS or Drone Violators for Enforcement
In July 2016, Congress authorized the FAA to impose a civil penalty of not more than $20,000 for anyone who operates a drone and deliberately or recklessly interferes with wildfire suppression, law enforcement, or emergency response efforts. Continue reading
Route 66 on Regent Street?
While Regent Street is arguably the English capital’s prime shopping “High Street,” Illinois is the start of America’s Route 66. Celebrated in both rock ‘n roll history and car culture, America’s epic ‘Mother Road’ in its original form stretched for almost 2,500 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica in California. Continue reading
New responsibilities at BMW. MINI Position Vacant?
Starting in 2013 Mackensen was initially in charge of global sales and marketing for MINI, before assuming overall responsibility for the brand in 2015. His successor will be named later. Continue reading
Pew: American Middle-Class Losing Financially to Upper-Income Families
A recent Pew Research Center analysis also found that the wealth gaps between upper-income families and lower- and middle-income families in 2016 were at the highest levels recorded. Although the wealth of upper-income families has more than recovered from the losses experienced during the Great Recession, the wealth of lower- and middle-income families in 2016 was comparable to 1989 levels. Thus, even as the American middle class appears not to be shrinking (for now), it continues to fall further behind upper-income households financially, mirroring the long-running rise in income inequality in the U.S. overall. Continue reading
Experienced Pro Corvette Drivers Garcia and Magnussen Maintain Lead in the IMSA GTLM Driver Championship
Antonio Garcia and Jan Magnussen, drivers of the No. 3 Mobil 1/SiriusXM Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, take a 3rd place finish in the GTLM class Sunday, 9 September during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s America’s Tire 250 at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. They won together in Monterey in 2013 and 2014. Continue reading
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Tagged Acura NSX GT3, Antonio Garcia, Auto Blog, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Automotive Commentary, automotive news, Chevrolet Corvette C7.R, IMSA WeatherTech Series, Jan Magnussen, Ken Zino, Lexus RC F GT3, Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3
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U.S. Diversity-Visa Lottery Requests Near Record
Under a different, centuries old – and now thoroughly politicized program President Trump is and has been using rages against “chain migration” to feed his base (both the political sense and the moral sense). Trump apparently now wants to end family-preference immigration visas, after his his in-laws Viktor and Amalija Knavs were granted U.S. citizenship through the first lady’s sponsorship. Continue reading
Honda Title Sponsor of Formula One Japanese Grand Prix
“I want to have a venue for motor racing. Automobiles cannot be improved if they are not put through their paces on the racing circuit,” said founder and president Soichiro Honda. This was late in 1959 during a meeting to propose the construction of a welfare facility for the Suzuka Factory. It led to the birth of Japan’s first full-scale road racing circuit Continue reading
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Tagged Auto Blog, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Automotive Commentary, automotive news, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2018, Ken Zino, President & Representative Director of Honda Motor, Takahiro Hachigo
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Ford Reorganizes Again Under Product Line Management Flag
Ford Motor is traveling well-worn pothole ridden roads. The move comes as Ford stock continue to languish below $10 a share of common as Wall Street remains skeptical of it future earnings potential. Continue reading
Ford Retirements Set Off String of Exec Changes
Motor Company says the retirement of two global leaders. Bruce Hettle and Steve Biegun will result in management shuffles in Labor and Government Affairs. Continue reading
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Tagged Auto Blog, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, Automotive Commentary, automotive news, Ken Zino
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Workers Fired by Goodyear Mexico Continue Fighting
The global union IndustriALL is helping fight Goodyear’s callous actions that are reminiscent of Corporate America’s tactics a century ago. The new Trump mini Trade Agreement – NAFTA Light – apparently does not protect union workers, a shop-worn Republican move. Mexico’s freshly elected federal authorities have stated that they will ensure that workers can freely elect their representatives, which will result in employer protection contracts being phased out. Continue reading →