TuSimple to restructure U.S. business, lay off 30% of staff

<p>TuSimple Holdings Inc. said on Thursday it will cut 30% of its workforce in the United States under a restructuring as the autonomous driving technology company looks to preserve its balance sheet amid a funding crunch in the sector.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...s-business

Canada's Unifor contract talks with Detroit 3 will target pensions, wages and EVs

<p>Pensions, wages, transition plans to electric vehicle production and new investment emerged as Unifor’s bargaining priorities in upcoming negotiations with the Detroit 3 automakers.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/c...ract-talks

Former Cadillac marketing executive steps up to CMO at Mercedes-Benz USA

<p>Lee is one of three senior hires announced by MBUSA at the company's annual dealer meeting on Thursday.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/form...s-benz-usa

Negotiations resume at battery, aluminum parts plants struck by UAW

<p>At a Constellium aluminum components plant near Detroit, negotiations resumed after workers began striking Wednesday. At a Clarios battery plant in suburban Toledo, both sides are optimistic about reaching a deal.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/negot...struck-uaw

Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit over vehicle thefts for $200 million

<p>Hyundai and Kia agreed to pay more than $200 million to owners of about 9 million vehicles that lack a crucial anti-theft device as part of a class-action lawsuit.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safe...car-thefts

US-spec 2024 VW ID.Buzz debuts June 2 with standard third row

The long wait for Volkswagen's ID.Buzz to arrive in the U.S. is almost over. VW on Thursday announced the local debut of its electric van is set for June 2. VW has teamed up with an organization called National Day Calendar to make June 2 the official day of the Microbus, so the debut is fitting since the ID.Buzz is the spiritual successor to the...


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1139...-third-row

Asbury sells Texas Acura dealership to Umansky Automotive

<p>Umansky Automotive Group entered Texas with the purchase of a luxury dealership from Asbury Automotive Group Inc.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/asbury-...ship-texas

Japan Mobility Show pitched as ‘Davos of Mobility' in Tokyo

<p>Japan's auto industry wants the rebranded Japan Mobility Show to be a who's who meetup of business leaders from the traditional automotive industry and whiz kids from innovative startups in artificial intelligence, software and renewable energy.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...s-mobility

Why so many electric car chargers in America don't work

<p>Parts break, information screens freeze, payment systems malfunction. Copper thieves steal the cords. Vandals damage charging plugs. In the U.S., nascent networks mean that if the machines at one station aren’t working, there may not be another nearby.<br />
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https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...-dont-work

Critical Flaws in Cisco Small Business Switches Could Allow Remote Attacks

Cisco has released updates to address a set of nine security flaws in its Small Business Series Switches that could be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to run arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
"These vulnerabilities are due to improper validation of requests that are sent to the web interface," Cisco said, crediting an unnamed external researcher for

https://thehackernews.com/2023/05/critic...iness.html