U.S. auto industry to begin reopening plants in recovery from pandemic
(Reuters) – The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life, with vehicle assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday…
United Auto Workers union names reformer Gamble president until 2022
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers international executive board on Thursday named acting president Rory Gamble to head the union…
Acting UAW head to examine ‘every inch’ of union in scandal’s wake
DETROIT (Reuters) – The acting head of the United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Wednesday that he will examine every…
UAW union president takes leave of absence under cloud of U.S. federal probe
DETROIT (Reuters) – The president of the United Auto Workers union, who has been linked here to an ongoing corruption…
UAW turns to Ford after GM workers approve new contract
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union said on Friday it has chosen Ford Motor Co (F.N) as the…
UAW, GM leaders have a deal to end strike, now workers will decide
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and the United Auto Workers union reached a tentative deal on Wednesday for…
UAW sees ‘good progress’ on key issues to try to resolve GM strike
Striking United Auto Worker (UAW) member Steve Donagan carries his daughter Regina while walking the strike line with his wife…
U.S. agency reviews whether 2,000 Teslas should have been recalled
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators said on Friday they were reviewing whether Tesla Inc should have recalled 2,000 of its…
Talks between UAW and GM take ‘turn for the worse’: union official
DETROIT (Reuters) – Talks for a new four-year labor contract between General Motors Co (GM.N) and its striking workers took…
Main issues in UAW-GM labor talks narrow to wages, pensions: source
FILE PHOTO: General Motors assembly workers and their supporters gather to picket outside the General Motors Bowling Green plant during…
Exclusive: GM and UAW union making progress in talks for new labor deal – sources
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and the union that represents its 48,000 striking hourly workers in the United…
GM and UAW union making progress in talks for new labor deal: sources
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and the union that represents its 48,000 striking hourly workers in the United…
UAW-GM picket lines become 2020 U.S. presidential campaign battleground
DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is scheduled to join United Auto Workers members on a picket line…
Explainer: Why Asia’s biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars
TOKYO (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their…
Hydrogen hurdles: a deadly blast hampers South Korea’s big fuel cell car bet
SEOUL (Reuters) – Aiming to cash in on a major push by South Korea to promote fuel cell vehicles, Sung…
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show…
U.S. launches antitrust probe into California automaker agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the decision of four automakers in July to reach a…
EPA, DOT say California actions on auto emissions appear to be ‘unlawful’
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S.,…
General Motors cuts some 350 jobs in Thailand operations
BANGKOK (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) has cut about 350 jobs from its Thai subsidiary’s operations, a labor representative said…
Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe: The legendary American car that vanished for 30 years
This story was originally published in June 2015 If this car could talk, it would describe a road to fame…
Ferrari will expand its lineup of road cars, but not too much
FILE PHOTO: FCA Chairman John Elkann is seen before an event at the Bocconi University in Milan, Italy May 27,…
California, four automakers defy Trump, agree to tighten emissions rules
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Four major automakers said on Thursday they have reached an agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules,…
Vehicle infotainment systems dangerously distracting, especially for seniors
(Reuters Health) – Many of the interactive information and entertainment systems turning up in newer cars may be distracting enough…
UAW president to GM: We invested in you, now invest in us
DETROIT (Reuters) – The UAW and General Motors Co (GM.N) on Tuesday formally kicked off contract talks, with the union’s…
Trump administration freezing fuel efficiency penalties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said late on Friday it was issuing final rules to suspend a 2016 Obama…
European startups navigate long, winding road to self-driving future
OXFORD, England (Reuters) – Far from the sunny, wide streets of Phoenix, where Waymo’s self-driving taxis ply their trade, a…
GM, Ford quarterly China sales slide again amid economy woes
BEIJING (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and Ford Motor Co (F.N) announced their quarterly sales in China fell, albeit…
Warning light flashing for Slovakia’s auto industry
BRATISLAVA/PRAGUE (Reuters) – When David landed an assembly line job at Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) Bratislava factory, his colleagues congratulated him on…
U.S. June sales a mixed bag for automakers; SUVs, trucks still strong
(Reuters) – Major automakers on Tuesday posted mixed U.S. sales results for June and the second quarter, with demand still…
Cheaper sensors could speed more self-driving cars to market by 2022
(Reuters) – The first heavily automated mass-market vehicles for consumers could go on sale as soon as 2022, if one…
GM expected to invest $150 million to boost truck output in Flint, Michigan: sources
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, January 22,…
Auto sector scrambles after Trump threatens Mexican tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global auto and parts manufacturers scrambled on Friday to make contingency plans and look at ways of…
Trump declares some auto imports pose national security threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared that some imported vehicles and parts pose a national security…
Auto giants battle used car dealers for Africa’s huge market
JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on…
BMW, Mercedes-Benz lower prices in China after VAT drop
FILE PHOTO: BMW cars are seen at the automobile terminal in the port of Dalian, Liaoning province, China January 9,…
U.S. agency submits auto tariff probe report to White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department sent a report on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump that could unleash…
Auto industry lines up against possible U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. auto industry urged President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday not to saddle imported cars and…
General Motors says in talks to invest $2.73 billion in Brazil till 2024
The GM logo is seen at the General Motors plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, January 22, 2019. REUTERS/Roosevelt…
Tesla urges tariff exemption for Chinese-made car computer ‘brain’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has asked the Trump administration to exempt the Chinese-made car computer “brain” of its new…
Cadillac edges Tesla in semi-automated driving test
(Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cadillac outscored Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) in a new ranking of partially automated driving systems…
GM will recall more than 3.3 million vehicles in China: market regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) – General Motors’ joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, will recall more than 3.3 million Buick, Chevrolet and…
Foreign automakers oppose Trump NAFTA plan as U.S-Mexico talks resume
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Foreign-brand automakers with U.S. plants do not support Trump administration rules to raise the amount of local…
Automakers warn U.S. tariffs will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, hike prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two major auto trade groups on Wednesday warned the Trump administration that imposing up to 25 percent…
EU to respond to any U.S. auto tariff move: report
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will respond to any U.S. move to raise tariffs on cars made in the…
NAFTA math may not add up to more U.S. auto jobs
DETROIT (Reuters) – Trump administration demands in NAFTA trade negotiations meant to push auto jobs back to the United States…
U.S. safety agency wants meetings with automakers on Takata recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it had written 12 major automakers, asking for meetings…
Ford could reopen two U.S. truck plants next Friday: source
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) could resume production of its best-selling F-150 pickups as early as Friday, May 18…
Trump to sit down with major automakers on Friday on fuel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet 10 major automakers at the White House on Friday to discuss…