#auto-industry

#auto-industry

The shift to electric car production has continued, figures show.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that combined battery electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric vehicle production increased by almost 50% last month compared with a year ago.The total of 28,329 represented more than four in every 10 cars made in January, a near-record monthly share.

John Underwood in 1981.(Tony Triolo/Getty Images)John Underwood, a star writer during the early days of Sports Illustrated who formed an unlikely bond with the irascible Red Sox slugger Ted Williams that led them to co-write two acclaimed books about baseball, including " The Science of Hitting," died April 12 at his home in Miami.

The last decade or so has seen the creeping techification of the auto industry.Executives will tell you the trend is being driven by consumers, starry-eyed at their smartphones and tablets, although the 2018 backup camera law is the main reason there's a display in every new car.But automakers have been trying to adopt more than just shiny gadgets and iterating software releases.

Following Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, the company has made drastic changes over the last several weeks.Nearly half of Twitter's workforce was laid off as the company completely restructured its revenue model.Musk's intentions included speeding up Twitter, unbanning people who may have been wrongly banned, and to severely reduce the number of spam bots on the site.

By Assemblymember Phil Ting-
It's hard to believe that 2022 is almost over.As we get ready to start a new year, I wanted to let you know about a few state laws that I championed taking effect on January 1.At the top of the list are two bills that aim to bring more fairness and equity in the way some of our traffic violations are handled.

In this file photo taken on Jan. 19, 2021, the Stellantis sign is seen outside the Chrysler Technology Center, in Auburn Hills, Mich.About 1,350 people are employed at the Belvidere Assembly plant in Illinois, which produces the Jeep Cherokee.(Carlos Osorio/The Associated Press) An auto plant in northern Illinois is expected to close early next year with hundreds of workers being laid off due to the challenge of rising costs related to the electric vehicle market and other factors.

Nine months into Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, the damage done to the world's 11th-largest economy is extensive.Leading Russian banks have been cut out of the global financial system, some $300 billion of central bank reserves are frozen, and hundreds of foreign companies have departed.

Rather than offering wages attractive to adults, employers want lawmakers to push teens into dangerous jobs.A young girl wearing a face mask walks on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on March 8, 2021.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Brad Greve has been a Scout leader for more than 20 years.

US auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla's Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says the investigation covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year.