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US lawmakers press Amazon on warehouse-rebuilding plan

  Bloomberg Three US lawmakers questioned Amazon.com Inc’s plans for rebuilding an Illinois warehouse that collapsed in a tornado last year, killing six workers and prompting an investigation by workplace safety regulators. The lawmakers said the e-commerce company should be constructing the warehouse with stronger safety features than existed before the collapse. Amazon is a tenant in the facility owned ...

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Rolls-Royce car factory staff get record pay rise in Britain

  Bloomberg Workers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd will receive as much as an 18% pay increase, which the Unite union claimed was a record increase. Around 1,200 staff who put together the luxury brand’s Phantom, Ghost and Cullinan models at its factory in Goodwood voted in favour of a 10% wage increase along with a one-off payment of £2,000 ...

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Tesla says new Texas factory is making 3,000 SUVs a week

  Bloomberg Tesla Inc is building 3,000 Model Y SUVs a week at its new Austin, Texas, factory — a sign that the electric-car maker is making up for lost time at the money-losing plant. Tesla shared the new production figure in a tweet. The milestone comes a week after Bloomberg News reported that Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk had ...

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