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Alabama Union Support | Giga Gears

The American South is deeply conservative and has held an anti-union stance since the Confederates. If unionizing trends keep going in this direction, however, that may no longer be the case. Some 5,200 Mercedes-Benz factory workers in Vance will cast their ballot on the issue of unionizing next month. The good news…

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“Warning: Avoid Purchasing ‘Former Government Vehicle’ from 1940s Germany | Giga Gears”

Cars don’t deserve a bad rap just because their owners were shitty, but as humans we can’t help but assign significance to objects via their owners. Take this very brief ad for a 1940 Mercedes-Benz Grosser 770 Open Touring Car. It’s an incredible piece of history, but considering its Nazi roots, it might be better…

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Mercedes Drops EQ Badge in Move Towards Mainstream EVs

Electric G-Class adopts clunky G580 with EQ Technology name, instead of the EQG used by the concept cars that previewed it

Mansory Unveils Wild Mercedes-AMG G63 Edition | Giga Gears

The German tuner can also upgrade the G63's twin-turbo V8 to deliver as much as 900 hp

Automakers Continue to Discontinue Small Cars, Regretting Decision Later | Giga Gears

The EV revolution has hit a stumbling block. Sure, sales are technically rising, but they’re not rising anywhere near as quickly as projected. Automakers like Ford are losing big on each vehicle sold, with losses totaling in the billions — and now, The Verge reports that Ford is starting to wonder if maybe it should…

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