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A study of a 2014 product recall shows that problems at one company can hurt its competitors, too ..read more
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The Renault-Nissan alliance, forged in 1999, defied norms of strategic partnerships, enduring a 2018 crisis to showcase lessons in collaboration and resilience. Now Nissan and Honda are in talks to merge ..read more
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The Agnelli and Peugeot families played a key role in the creation and development of the Stellantis group and… the resignation of Carlos Tavares ..read more
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The new concept ruffled feathers but Jaguar has always innovated in the hopes of attracting new and younger buyers ..read more
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A symbol of German industrial power, Volkswagen is facing major financial difficulties. How did the emblem of “deutsche Qualität” get to this point? And can it pull through ..read more
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A VIN is a unique string of 17 characters assigned to vehicles. welcomia/iStock via Getty Images Plus
Every vehicle built after 1981 has a unique vehicle identification number, or VIN. The location of this string of letters and numbers varies, but it’s located somewhere on every car, SUV, motorcycle and truck – typically on a small metal plate or a sticker.
VINs serve many purposes. They help consumers learn about a used car’s history, including whether it was stolen, or determine whether rebates for a particular electric vehicle are available. This code appears in the paperwork necessary to d ..read more
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A UAW supporter in 2017 outside a Nissan plant in Canton, Miss., ahead of a vote the union lost. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis
Persuading Southern autoworkers to join a union remains one of the U.S. labor movement’s most enduring challenges, despite persistent efforts by the United Auto Workers union to organize this workforce.
To be sure, the UAW does have members employed by Ford and General Motors at facilities in Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and Mississippi.
However, the UAW has tried and largely failed to organize workers at foreign-owned companies, including Volkswagen and Nissan in Southern st ..read more
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A Dearborn policeman knocked unconscious was the first casualty of the 1932 Ford Hunger March in Detroit and Dearborn. Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University. / Detroit News Burckhardt.
The intersection of Fort Street and Oakwood Boulevard in southwest Detroit today functions mostly as a thoroughfare for trucks and commuters.
However, as you sit idling at the stoplight waiting to cross the bridge over the Rouge River, you might glance to the side and see something unexpected in this heavily industrialized area: A sculpture of weathered steel reac ..read more
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Dearborn, Michigan, is a center of Arab American cultural, economic, and political life. It’s home to several of the country’s oldest and most influential mosques, the Arab American National Museum, dozens of now-iconic Arab bakeries and restaurants, and a vibrant and essential mix of Arab American service and cultural organizations.
The city became the first Arab-majority city in the U.S. in 2023, with roughly 55% of the city’s 110,000 residents claiming Middle Eastern or North African ancestry on the 2023 census.
One of us is an author and historian who specializes in the Arab and Muslim com ..read more
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There is such a thing as a win-win deal. nortonrsx/iStock via Getty Images Plus
Conventional wisdom says that you should never leave money on the table when negotiating. But research in my field suggests this could be exactly the wrong approach.
There’s mounting evidence that a short-term win at the bargaining table can mean a loss in terms of overall trust and cooperation. That can leave everyone – including the “winner” – worse off.
As a former executive, I’ve managed large contracts as both a buyer and a seller. Now, as a business professor, I study these trading partner relationships, expl ..read more