Union meeting Wednesday, April 21 at 3 pm and end of first shift.
• There will be a gate drive for March of Dimes, March for Babies, Thursday, April 22.
• The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is Thursday, April 22. There will be displays and recycling vendors in the cafeteria from 8 – 11 am. You can also bring in your old shoes for Shoeman Water Projects, which is an organization that sells the shoes to exporters and recyclers for resale or materials for new items. These funds are then used for providing clean water in places like Kenya and Haiti. Just tie or rubber band your shoes together and drop them off in the cafeteria.
• Daimler AG has announced price cuts for the 2010 Sprinter. According to Wards Auto, a ’10 chassis cab (cutaway) Sprinter starts at $34,270, down from $36,190. Cargo vans start at $35,995, compared with $38,425 for ’09. And passenger models start at $39,820, down from $42,150. There are currently 68 Mercedes dealers who sell the vans with plans to up that to 160 by year’s end.
• From the Detroit News: The heads of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its subcommittee on oversight have asked for more information from ToyotaMotor Corp. about the causes of unintended acceleration in preparation for a hearing scheduled for May 6. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Rep. Stupak wrote to Jim Lentz, president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motor Sales USA, asking him to testify. Lentz also was asked to provide all contracts, correspondence and emails relating to unintended acceleration between Toyota and Exponent, a firm retained recently by Toyota to test its vehicles.
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