In Greek mythology, Ariana was the daughter of King Minos. She fell in love with Theseus and helped him to escape the monster Minotaur, but was later abandoned by Theseus. Eventually she married the god Dionysus.
DETROIT—GE has agreed to buy 2,000 Ford C-MAX plug-in hybrid vehicles, as part of the conglomerate’s plan to convert half its global fleet to alternative fuel vehicles.
BELVIDERE, IL—A federal appeals court awarded a Jewish pipe-fitter at Chrysler’s assembly plant here $4 million after it concluded the automaker did nothing to stop discrimination and harassment against the worker.
ANN ARBOR, MI—The Automated Imaging Association is presenting a free webinar Dec. 18 that will discuss machine vision applications for automotive assembly. The webinar will air from 11 a.m. to noon EST.