GM offering buyouts to most U.S. salaried workers, expects costs of $1.5B

<p>The Voluntary Separation Program will be offered to all U.S. salaried employees with at least five years of service and all global executives with at least two years of service.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...-employees

UAW election results delayed as monitor works to verify challenged ballots

<p>The count isn't expected to resume until March 16.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...ayed-again

Holographic head-up display startup Envisics gets $50M from Hyundai Mobis and others

<p>The fresh funding will be used to speed up the product development and delivery of displays to automakers.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...bis-others

This new partnership is trying to improve EV battery quality and production time

<p>PDF Solutions and Voltaiq announced a new collaboration Thursday that the companies say will accelerate EV battery development and production.</p>

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

Online shopping prompts Mercedes to redesign its showrooms

<p>Mercedes is experimenting with alternative formats, including small-footprint showrooms in retail centers and service-only sites.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/mercede...p-redesign

Premier Automotive, partners acquire 4 Ford and Chevy dealerships

<p>The dealership group purchased its first stores in Virginia and Mississippi.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/premier...ealerships

US-spec 2024 VW ID.Buzz debuts this summer in California

Volkswagen used the past weekend's 2023 Amelia Concours d’Elegance in Florida to confirm the debut of the U.S.-spec ID.Buzz electric van this summer. The debut will take place in California and a showroom appearance should follow shortly thereafter. The ID.Buzz, which has styling that mimics VW's iconic Microbus, has previously been...


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1138...california

SYS01stealer: New Threat Using Facebook Ads to Target Critical Infrastructure Firms

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new information stealer dubbed SYS01stealer targeting critical government infrastructure employees, manufacturing companies, and other sectors since November 2022.
"The threat actors behind the campaign are targeting Facebook business accounts by using Google ads and fake Facebook profiles that promote things like games, adult content, and cracked

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/sys01s...ebook.html

CISA's KEV Catalog Updated with 3 New Flaws Threatening IT Management Systems

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
The list of vulnerabilities is below -

CVE-2022-35914 (CVSS score: 9.8) - Teclib GLPI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2022-33891 (CVSS score: 8.8) - Apache Spark Command Injection Vulnerability

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/cisas-...3-new.html

Sharp Panda Using New Soul Framework Version to Target Southeast Asian Governments

High-profile government entities in Southeast Asia are the target of a cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Chinese threat actor known as Sharp Panda since late last year.
The intrusions are characterized by the use of a new version of the Soul modular framework, marking a departure from the group's attack chains observed in 2021.
Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point said the "

https://thehackernews.com/2023/03/sharp-...ework.html