Dozens of Fisker Inc. employees said on social media sites such as LinkedIn that they were part of the latest wave of layoffs at the financially troubled EV startup. Fisker had no comment.
The Federal Trade Commission on May 14 defended its new CARS Rule regulating car dealership advertising and finance and insurance practices.
The delay aims to keep the issue out of the election campaign phase, said German magazine Spiegel.
SeaWorld Orlando launches an expanded version of its Viva La Musica concert series and festival this weekend with Sunday performances by Sergio Vargas.
The Latin music performances will be spread over the five Sundays in June. Other scheduled artists include Proyecto Uno (June 9), Tony Vega (June 16), Milly Quezada (June 24) and Jon Secada (June 30). The concerts, included with regular SeaWorld admission, are inside the park’s 2000-seat Nautilus Theater at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. each day.
These are the sole live music concerts at Orlando theme parks this summer until SeaWorld’s Bands, Brew & BBQ starts July 6, and then Eat to the Beat kicks in with the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival at Walt Disney World on Aug. 29. Artists have not been announced for either of those events.
SeaWorld’s Viva La Musica also features Latin cuisine sold at food and drink huts. New offerings for 2024 include steak pinchos, guava and queso empanada, arroz con pollo, seafood paella, quesito and flan. A tequila testing from 21Seeds returns this year, too.
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said the need to cut EV costs could mean that the supplier base will shift to lower-cost countries from the West.