Stellantis to invest $406 million at 3 factories, a step toward meeting commitments in UAW contract
Stellantis will spend $406 million retooling three Michigan factories so they can build electric vehicles or battery parts.
To cut costs and keep vehicle prices down, Stellantis makes buyout offers to US white-collar workers
Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis says it will offer buyout packages to many of its U.S. white-collar workers just five days after the company’s CEO said the auto industry is in the middle of a significant storm.
Stellantis cancels presentation at Las Vegas technology show due to UAW strike impact
Stellantis has said it will be canceling its participation in next year’s CES technology show in Las Vegas due to the “mounting” costs of the ongoing auto workers strike in North America.
US economic growth last quarter is revised up sharply to a 2% annual rate
Showing surprising resilience in the face of higher interest rates, the U.S. economy grew at a 2% annual pace from January through March as consumers spent at the fastest pace in nearly two years.
YNW Melly on trial: Shooting reconstruction expert says ‘Juvy’ was shot at close range
A shooting reconstruction expert testified against Florida rapper YNW Melly in Broward County court saying two YNW Collective rappers were shot from inside the Jeep where they died.
‘I started crying’: Witness describes scene where adult, 11-year-old killed in crash
A witness is describing the moments after a crash that took the lives of the driver of a stalled Jeep and the 11-year-old son of a Good Samaritan Uber driver who stopped to help.
Driver cited after 2 bicyclists killed on Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami
A driver was cited, but is not facing charges at this time, after a man and woman who were riding bicycles Sunday were struck by a Jeep SUV on the Rickenbacker Causeway in Miami, authorities confirmed.
Cherokee chief: Time for Jeep to end use of tribe's name
FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., speaks during a news conference in Tahlequah, Okla. The chief of the Cherokee Nation says it's time for auto maker Jeep to stop using the tribe's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee models. Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a statement he believes corporations and team sports should stop using Native American names, images and mascots on their teams and products. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the chief of the Oklahoma-based tribe said. The controversy comes amid a national reckoning over the use of Native American names and images, particularly in sports.
Springsteen charged with drunken driving; Jeep ad on pause
Iconic artists Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen are among the stars who will highlight a primetime virtual celebration televised Wednesday night following President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)HIGHLANDS, N.J. – Bruce Springsteen is facing a drunken driving charge in New Jersey, prompting Jeep to put on pause the Super Bowl television commercial that features him. It is about 15 miles north of Asbury Park, where Springsteen got his start as a musician and bandleader and which was later made famous with his debut album, “Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.” Springsteen lives in Colts Neck, about 12 miles from the site of the arrest. Springsteen received citations for driving while under the influence, reckless driving and consuming alcohol in a closed area. While during Sunday's Super Bowl, he appeared in a Jeep ad filmed in Kansas that urged people to find common ground.
FHP: Driver runs away after crashing into 2 vehicles on I-95
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – A driver fled on foot after crashing into two vehicles Friday afternoon on Interstate 95, authorities said. The crash was reported in the southbound lanes of the highway just south of Pembroke Road in Hallandale Beach. Florida Highway Patrol officials said the driver of a black Mercedes-Benz rear-ended a Jeep and a Hyundai. Another vehicle sustained damaged when it was struck by a piece of debris. Authorities said the Jeep rolled over and the driver of the Mercedes got out of his car and took off.
Owner of Jeep abandoned on Myrtle Beach explains how it got there
CNN video(CNN) - The owner of the Jeep abandoned on Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Dorian will probably think twice before giving someone his car keys. It turns out the SUV's owner had lent it to his cousin so that guy wouldn't have to ride his motorcycle in the bad weather, the owner told CNN affiliate WMBF. So, the owner's cousin "got on the beach and started driving it," the owner told WMBF. Then I called (my cousin) and spoke to him and he told me exactly what happened," the Jeep's owner told the station. Workers used a backhoe loader Friday morning to tow the Jeep away, video posted by Myrtle Beach police shows.