The retirement from Daimler’s supervisory board of combative trade union veteran Erich Klemm may smooth management-labor relations as the German carmaker tries to cut costs and close a wide profitability gap with its rivals.
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Daimler will double Mercedes production in China
Daimler and joint-venture partner Beijing Automotive Group will spend 1 billion euros ($1.37 billion) to more than double Mercedes-Benz production capacity at their Beijing plant to keep pace with rising demand.
Chrysler will remain a U.S. legal entity
Chrysler Group LLC will remain a United States legal entity also after the completion of the Fiat Chrysler merger later this year, Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said.
Fiat Chrysler can make 6 mln cars a year, Marchionne says
Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Monday that the automakers will have the capacity to produce 6 million cars a year once they combine their forces.
Hidden Extra Cost of a Speeding Ticket
As Ash Canda drove in from New Jersey to Manhattan through the Lincoln Tunnel, he was stopped by a police officer for holding a mobile device in his hand.
“I was using my cell phone to find my way to my hotel room in the Times Square area,” said Cannda who was visiting the Big Apple with friends from San Francisco.
Although Canda wasn’t cited, he sat in the car for half an hour while the officer processed his out of state driver’s license.
