Federal regulators have accused Harley-Davidson and Westinghouse of imposing illegal warranty terms on customers. The director of the FTC’s consumer protection bureau said “other companies that squelch consumers’ right to repair should take notice.”
Kellogg’s had net sales of $14.2 billion in 2021, with $11.4 billion generated by its snack division, which makes Cheez-Its, Pringles and Pop-Tarts, among other brands. U.S. cereal sales have been waning for years.
On Monday, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan sent a letter to Procter & Gamble, Edgewell Personal Care, Johnson & Johnson and Kimberly-Clark asking what they plan to do to address reports of diminished supply and price gouging by third-party sellers.
Juanita Easterling now works for Goodwill of Central & Southern Indiana as the plant manager of Cook Medical’s brand-new $15 million medical manufacturing facility on the northeast side of Indianapolis.
Some domestic producers say President Biden’s actions would help China’s state-subsidized solar companies at the expense of U.S. manufacturers.
The state’s five automotive assembly plants, and the suppliers who serve them, produce 1.3 million cars and trucks per year, employing just more than 110,000 workers. But the vast majority of that work focuses on gas-powered vehicles.
The companies said the investment could grow to $3.1 billion as Stellantis—formed last year with the merger of Fiat Chrysler and France’s PSA Peugeot—ramps up production of electric vehicles.
Combining 80 hours of classroom instruction with 80 hours of hands-on training, Catapult addresses entry-level skills that could lead to job opportunities along assembly lines, supply chains and in machine operations.
The forecast comes as Europe and North America look to reduce their dependency on Chinese imports and develop their own lithium production. China has enjoyed a stranglehold over the lithium supply chain.
Todd Borgmann, Calumet’s former CFO, was promoted to CEO effective this week. The move, and several other executive-level changes, were triggered by the May 1 retirement of board chairman Fred Fehsenfeld.
Cummins made the disclosure in its first-quarter financial report. Profit dropped in the period, but sales hit a record high. The company also said interest in its emerging hydrogen business is growing.
Kuepper Favor Co. in Peru offers party hats, foil tiaras, blowout horns, bouncy balls, plastic hand-clapping toys and more.
Security-products company Allegion, which has about 1,300 employees at its Americas headquarters in Carmel, expects to close the largest deal in its history in the third quarter.
Columbus-based Cummins has confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering for its filtration business. Cummins announced last summer that it was looking at “strategic alternatives” for the business.
Efforts in North America will focus on the collaboration with General Motors Co., under which Honda Motor Co. is jointly developing two midsize to large EV models, set for sale in 2024.
The lack of credits is problematic for automakers shifting from petroleum-powered vehicles to batteries in the effort to reduce emissions, meet government fuel-economy standards and fight climate change.
The plan is to have an electric vehicle that is priced lower than the upcoming Chevrolet Equinox EV. GM plans to roll out an electric Equinox small SUV next year with a starting price of around $30,000.
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals—from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries—are cut off.
Vertex announced this week that it has been awarded a seat on a $46 billion Air Force contract, which gives the company the right to bid on projects that fall under the contract.
An unnamed Cummins shareholder is proposing that the company separate its CEO and board chair roles, which are both held by Tom Linebarger. Cummins is recommending that shareholders vote against this proposal.
