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AUTOMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Michigan / USA - Ford opens Silicon Valley Lab to focus on tech innovation
Dearborn,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Jaclyn Trop -June 18, 2012: -- Ford Motor Co. is joining the country's innovation hub with the opening Monday of its Silicon Valley Lab... The lab will focus on the future of mobility and the advancement of automotive technology, including semi-autonomous vehicle technology and in-car data systems... Ford's presence in Palo Alto will send the message that the automaker is open to new ideas, said Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president of Ford Research and Advanced Engineering...
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* UK - Ford workers strike in England over pay and pension cuts
Brentwood,Essex,UK -The Detroit News, by Jaclyn Trop -June 18, 2012: -- Ford Motor Co. salaried workers in England staged a 24-hour strike Monday to protest a proposal for pay and pension cuts for new hires... White-collar members of Britain's Unite union began the strike Monday morning in response to the automaker's proposal to lower pay rates and close its defined-benefit pension plan to new employees... Workers went on strike at seven Ford locations in the United Kingdom: Dunton, Warley, Dagenham, Southampton, Bridgend, Daventry and Halewood. There were no reported interruptions to production as of Monday evening, said Ford spokesman Brian Bennett... Labels: automakers news worldwide
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