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Today’s headlines:
+ A Hyundai subsidiary in Enterprise, Alabama that makes metal stampings for the automaker allegedly used child labor, hiring as many as 50 minors as young as 12. More at Motor Trend.
+ Amazon is set to begin using the custom-designed Rivian electric delivery vans produced in partnership by the two companies in nine major cities across the United States. More at Autoweek.
+ Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume will take over from Herbert Diess as CEO of Volkswagen after a supervisory board vote forced the embattled Diess to step down. More at Reuters.
+ Legendary Irish driver Paddy Hopkirk, who drove a Mini Cooper to victory at Monte Carlo in 1964 and also raced at Le Mans and in the Targa Florio, has passed away at 89. More at the UK Guardian.
+ United Auto Workers members in Michigan urged Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to press forward with the CHIPS Act to support domestic microchip production. More at the Detroit News.
+ The Federal Communications Commission announced that it is cracking down on the companies responsible for the endless robocalls selling extended vehicle warranties. More at Car and Driver.
+ Daimler Truck has started production of its second electric model, an inner-city waste-disposal truck named the eEconic, with the first deliveries headed for a Danish firm. More at World Auto Forum.
+ Cadillac has released photos of the 2025 Celestiq, the $300,000 electric flagship sedan that will be hand-built in limited quantities at the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. More at CNET.
+ An uncompleted series of artworks by Andy Warhol for Mercedes-Benz are part of a special exhibit called Andy Warhol: Cars at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. More at Autoblog.
+ NASCAR Cup driver Kurt Busch, 43, who has hinted he will retire at the end of the 2023 season, was sidelined by a concussion for this weekend’s race at Pocono Raceway. More at Motorsport.com.
Photo courtesy of General Motors.
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