Automakers Slash More Than 4 Million EVs From 2030 Sales Targets As Adoption Slows

Automakers Slash More Than 4 Million EVs From 2030 Sales Targets As Adoption Slows

Good morning! It’s Friday, September 27, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Jalopinions | The Best Type is Jaguar’s E-Type 1st Gear: Automakers Now Aim To Sell 23.7 million EVs … Read more

Civil rights groups urge Fortune 1000 to protect DEI

Civil rights groups urge Fortune 1000 to protect DEI

Twenty civil rights organizations sent a letter Thursday to Fortune 1000 companies calling for them to recommit to diversity, equity and inclusion, after several major companies scaled back their efforts. The call to action comes after businesses including Ford, Tractor Supply, Brown-Forman announced plans to change or entirely end internal DEI initiatives. “Abandoning DEI will … Read more

Molson Coors pumps the brakes on DEI practices

Molson Coors pumps the brakes on DEI practices

Coors beer is displayed on a store shelf on February 13, 2024 in San Rafael, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Molson Coors is the latest addition to a growing list of companies reversing their diversity, equity and inclusion policies. In an internal memo sent Wednesday and obtained by CNBC, Molson Coors executives said the … Read more

Ford joins list of companies walking back DEI policies

Ford joins list of companies walking back DEI policies

The new Ford F-150 and the all-new Ranger trucks are launched at a celebratory event at the Ford Dearborn Plant on April 11, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan. Bill Pugliano | Getty Images Ford Motor is the latest company to walk back some of its commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The automaker has taken … Read more

Harley-Davidson drops diversity efforts after online pressure

Harley-Davidson drops diversity efforts after online pressure

Harley-Davidson is dropping some of its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, according to a statement released Monday on social media site X. The motorcycle company said it has stopped consulting the Human Rights Campaign’s metric for treatment of LGBTQ+ employees, and that its sponsorship decisions will now be determined by the company and foundation, which … Read more

After X-440, Hero and Harley-Davidson may bring more US models to India

After X-440, Hero and Harley-Davidson may bring more US models to India

Hero MotoCorp and Harley-Davidson Inc are set to expand their partnership to bring more models of the iconic US motorcycle maker to India, riding on the overwhelming response to the X-440, multiple people aware of the negotiations told ET. The two companies are close to finalising an agreement to broaden their existing partnership, which is … Read more