NEWINGTON, CT – After a more than three-week delay due to high water levels on the Connecticut River, the seasonal Chester-Hadlyme and Rocky Hill-Glastonbury ferries resume operation today following the winter hiatus. Ferry service is set to start at 7 a.m. and will run daily through Nov. 30. Hours of …

DETROIT – It was an off year in 2023 compensation-wise for General Motors CEO Mary Barra, who saw her total take dip four percent from 2022 to only $27,847,405 million. The company failed to hit shareholder value targets to which her compensation is tied. Barra’s counterparts at the other two …

CHATTANOOGA, TN – The United Auto Works has gotten a toehold in the South after workers at Volkswagen’s Tennessee plant voted 73 percent in favor of unionizing. The results released Friday night had 2,628 in favor and 985 opposed. The landslide result will make VW’s factory the first foreign-owned facility …

AUSTIN, TX – Faced with declining sales and increased competition, electric vehicle maker Tesla told employees on Monday that it will lay off more than 10 percent of its workforce, roughly 14,000 people, to trim costs. Two top executives also resigned. In an email to employees, obtained and reported by …

DEARBORN, MI – The total compensation for Ford CEO Jim Farley rose to nearly $26.5 million in 2023, according to a regulatory filing today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the automaker. Farley received $1.7 million in salary, plus $20.3 million in stock awards (up from $15.2 million …

In Australia, kangaroos are as much of a hazard to drivers as deer are in United States, probably more so. Kangaroos are involved in 90 percent of animal collisions on Australian roads, so Volkswagen is developing an audio device that will alert kangaroos to approaching danger and get them to …

AUBURN HILLS, MI – Dodge calls it “the world’s quickest and most powerful muscle car.” It’s also the world’s first all-electric muscle car. How does 670 horsepower and the potential to do 0-60 mph in 3.3 seconds sound? It’s the all-wheel-drive 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona that the brand revealed on …

Executive pay these days is never stingy. And, yes, it’s true that the United Auto Workers contract deal with Stellantis last year got its members an immediate 11 percent pay hike and a 25 percent increase in base wages through 2028, but the pay package revealed this week for the …

BLYTHEWOOD, SC – With a line of old International Harvester Scout models standing sentry, Scout Motors broke ground here Thursday on a $2 billion factory that is slated to begin producing a revived, electric Scout model in late 2026. “We’re here to celebrate the revitalization of an American icon and …

“Consumer Reports” is out with its annual list of vehicle manufacturers whose products owners most adore. Results of the magazine’s annual owner satisfaction survey for 2024 showed EV builder Rivian perched atop the list with Infiniti mired at the bottom. An impressive 86 percent of Rivian owners said they would …