UAW petitions for union election at Mercedes plant in Alabama
The union said a “supermajority” of the more than 5,000 eligible Mercedes workers at the plant signed cards to join the union. The UAW hopes for a vote by early May.
Tesla hikes discounts as EVs pile up
Tesla is offering deals after producing 46,561 more vehicles than it delivered in the first quarter, adding more cars to inventory than ever before.
What we learned from March, Q1 U.S. sales
The U.S. light-vehicle market continues to grow but at a slower pace, and with inventory rising, the deals are coming back fast.
SpaceX knocks out early morning Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral
The Space Coast saw its 23rd launch of the year early Friday with a SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 more of the company’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 5:12 a.m.
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/xqlmWIs17E
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 5, 2024
The first-stage booster made its 14th flight and stuck another recovery landing downrange in the Atlantic on the droneship called A Shortfall of Gravitas.
It was the 275th time SpaceX has recovered a Falcon 9 booster, part of the company’s efforts to reduce costs through reusability.
SpaceX has flown all but one of the launches from the Space Coast this year, with United Launch Alliance responsible for the other, a Vulcan Centaur launch in January.
ULA has its second flight lined up, though, with the last launch ever of a Delta IV Heavy set for Tuesday from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 37 on a mission for the National Reconnaissance Office. That comes after a delay because of issues with a gaseous nitrogen line to the launch pad that thwarted a launch attempt last week.
Live in Henry Ford's winter home for $4.5 million
The Cherry Hill House, built around 1870, overlooks a private golf course and Lake Clara at the Ford Field & River Club outside Savannah, Ga.