Most powerful Corvette to date spied on famed German test track?
Chevrolet engineers have been spotted at the Nürburgring track with what could be the most powerful Corvette yet: the rumored Zora.
Tesla Cybertruck, Honda Prologue, sky-high incentives boost EV registrations
U.S. electric vehicle registrations surged 18 percent in July as Tesla’s numbers improved with the ramp-up of the Cybertruck pickup and Honda’s new Prologue crossover broke 3,000, the most recent data shows.
Ripley teams with Dutch company for photo venture
Ripley Entertainment and Amsterdam-based GoPhoto have formed a joint venture designed to expand souvenir photography at attractions in North America.
Ripley, headquartered in Orlando, is installing GoPhoto equipment in multiple aquariums and “odditoriums,” museum-inspired attractions stocked with unusual artifacts and information. Visitors strike poses at the kiosks, then buy traditional prints or videos with added special effects they can use on TikTok and other social media platforms.
Photography systems devised by GoPhoto require fewer hands-on workers and increase revenue for attractions, according to company executives.
“There’s tons of flexibility with the system. There’s very little training required to utilize it,” said Pablo Chavez, a regional manager for Ripley.
“It’s a lot faster, and it’s less cumbersome for a staff member because all they have to worry about is being friendly and welcoming to the guests,” he said.
The digital age prompted changes in the business, said Daniel Duivestein, CEO and founder of GoPhoto. His initial interest hatched when he and his brother operated an observation wheel in Finland that needed a photo system.
Ford will tap closed India factory to export
Ford will likely use the Indian plant, a source of low-cost production, to export to key markets, and possibly China, where it and other global automakers are losing ground to domestic rivals.
Striking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract
By DAVID KOENIG, MANUEL VALDES and LINDSEY WASSON
SEATTLE (AP) — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on Friday after they overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract that would have raised their wages by 25% over four years.
The strike by 33,000 machinists will not disrupt airline flights anytime soon, but it is expected to shut down production of Boeing’s best-selling jetliners, marking yet another setback for a company already dealing with billions of dollars in financial losses and a damaged reputation.
The company said it was taking steps to conserve cash while its CEO looks for ways to come up with a contract that the unionized factory workers will accept.
Boeing stock fell 3.7% Friday, bringing its decline for the year to nearly 40%.
The strike started soon after a regional branch of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers reported that in a Thursday vote, 94.6% of participating members rejected a contract offer that the union’s own bargaining committee had endorsed, and 96% voted to strike.