Stellantis, the parent company of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, and Ram, has announced plans to lay off 1,000 workers indefinitely at its Toledo South Jeep Assembly Plant in Ohio, as well as a reduction of its inventory levels to respond to lower demand. The goal is to “realign its U.S. operations,” in a bid to better position itself over the coming year. Dealer inventory levels were reduced by more than 80,000 units between June and October, with greater reductions in the pipeline for the end of the year. The layoffs were deemed necessary until the...

Ford will halt production of its F-150 Lightning electric vehicle (EV) pickup truck at its Dearborn facility for six weeks effective November 18 to adjust production to adapt to market conditions. This news follows a production cut that took place in April, bringing the model to one shift after temporarily cutting one of three shifts in October 2023. This comes amidst a continual move to scale back its EV plans in favor of a stronger push for hybrid vehicles. One of the greatest barriers seems to be high production costs, which the automaker...

A collaboration between McDonald’s USA, Syngenta North America, and Lopez Foods is seeking to reduce some of the environmental impacts of beef production. The restaurant chain is working with Syngenta, an ag-tech leader, and Lopez Foods, one of its long-term protein suppliers, coming together to improve feed efficiency to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions released per pound of meat produced. The innovation, Enogen®, is a corn feed that has been shown to reduce emissions compared to other corn feeds, which increases the feed...