General Motors has named a new UAW labor negotiator as longtime labor boss Scott Sandefur moves to a new role.
Doneen McDowell, 50, replaced Sandefur, 58, as vice president of General Motors North America Labor Relations effective Monday.
McDowell is currently the executive director for manufacturing SUV and Car Group. Sandefur will take over a new role as vice president of Manufacturing Workforce Strategy until he retires.
McDowell is the fourth woman to lead GM labor relations. Diana Tremblay was one of the most notable recent women to do so from 2006 through 2009. She negotiated the historic 2007 contract that created the VEBA, which is a UAW managed hourly retiree health care fund.
Royal Enfield enters Japanese market with flagship store in Tokyo
Apart from the bikes, the company will also offer accessories, spares, apparel as well as service for the vehicles.
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Royal Enfield has announced their entry in a new market. The bike manufacturer has set up shop for the first time in Japan. The Indian company has set up its flagship store in Japan’s capital Tokyo.
According to a report by HT Auto, the brand has introduced five of its motorcycles in Japan which includes the Classic 350, Bullet 500, Himalayan and its two parallel twins, the Interceptor 650 and the Continental GT 650. Apart from the bikes, the company will also offer accessories, spares, apparel as well as service for the vehicles.
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This week, GM stock value continued its impressive upward momentum after last week’s 16-percent increase, hitting a high of $56.97 on Thursday, a record for the “new GM,” before backtracking on Friday to close out at $55.40 per share.
Much of the upward momentum is attributed to the automaker’s latest all-electric vehicle efforts, debuts, and strategy, which includes an in-depth presentation released during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) tech conference. Highlights from the presentation include the launch of BrightDrop, a new business venture aimed at providing last-mile electric delivery solutions, software, and services to delivery and logistics companies.
A $6 million state grant will help pay to fix the bad roads and other infrastructure near General Motors Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck.
The money will also support 2,200 new jobs. Construction is scheduled to run from April to November 2022, a state spokesman said.
The Michigan Department of Transportation awarded the grant Tuesday. The total cost for the project is $11.7 million. The City of Detroit will provide $5.7 million in matching funds.
GM has long been worried the bad roads surrounding Factory ZERO formerly known as Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly could hamper its manufacturing processes, including possibly receiving damaged parts and damage to delivery trucks.