In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped. Now, they're cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that go into a vast universe of products ranging from…
Month: September 2021
Shelby Rogers beats 2019 US Open champ Andreescu in Chicago
Unseeded Shelby Rogers saved 7 of 8 break points and put together a 6-4, 7-5 victory over 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu on Wednesday to reach the third round of the Chicago Fall Classic. The 43rd-ranked Rogers, a 28-year-old from South Carolina, picked up her sixth victory of the season against a member of…
Manchin offers alternative plans to Democrats’ ‘fiscal insanity’
The moderate Democrat laid out how he wants to work on President Joe Biden’s family plan, starting with tax reform. Read full article
Meet the people making an EV revolution happen in America
Building electric vehicles for the future of transportation and the planet doesn’t just require new technologies, but new people behind “the people’s car.” At Volkswagen of America, the G4 e-mobility unit and Engineering and Planning Center (EPC) in Chattanooga help deliver and support the sales of EVs like the ID.4 all-electric SUV. Bringing these vehicles…
6 million student-loan borrowers are ‘far better off’ after yet another major company announced it will shut down its services, Elizabeth Warren says
Navient, one of the biggest student-loan servicers in the US, has “spent decades misleading, cheating, and abusing” borrowers, Warren told Insider. Read full article
33 surprising places to get work done with a Taos hotspot
If you commuted to an office job prior to the pandemic, you might find there’s no need to return to the office, even as pandemic restrictions shift. For many people, remote work is the new normal. The 2022 Volkswagen Taos compact SUV is ready for this new era. It offers Volkswagen Car-Net® Remote Access1 standard,…
US general: Afghan failure rooted in Taliban deal
Senior Pentagon officials said Wednesday the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces in August could be traced to a 2020 U.S. agreement with the Taliban that promised a complete U.S. troop withdrawal. (Sept. 29) Read full article
New Golf GTI and Golf R lead a performance celebration
September 28, 2021 Volkswagen will soon launch the highly anticipated eighth-generation (Mk8) versions of the Golf GTI and the Golf R, both widely known as the “hot hatches” of choice for enthusiasts. What better way for enthusiasts to get a sneak peek at these athletic siblings than at Fastivus, a grassroots celebration of Volkswagen performance.…
Djokovic is latest big name to drop out of Indian Wells
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic is the latest big name to drop out of the BNP Paribas Open set for next month in the Southern California desert. “I am sorry I won't get to see my fans in Indian Wells and play in the desert, my favourite place to go,” he tweeted Wednesday. Djokovic came up one…
A more joyful way to tour the Bay, in a vintage VW Bus
Josh Armel and Virgine De Paepe, the married couple behind San Francisco’s Painted Ladies Tour Company, have countless stories about how their tour fleet of brightly hued vintage Volkswagen Buses brings joy to guests and passersby alike. There’s the tough-looking biker who suddenly grinned and flashed the peace sign when he spotted one of the…