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Williams 'confident' UAW can win vote at Nissan plant
21 July 2017, 08:00UAW President Dennis Williams said he feels "very strongly" that Nissan workers in Canton, Miss., will vote early next month in favor of union representation.
Chrysler will only tout minivan's electric plug in California
20 July 2017, 08:00Fiat Chrysler has taken a curious approach to marketing the only minivan in the U.S. that can run on a rechargeable battery: just call the Pacifica model a hybrid, and leave out the plug-in part.
Corporate lobbying helps derail border tax, key lawmaker says
20 July 2017, 08:00An aggressive corporate lobbying effort to derail a Republican-backed border tax has forced lawmakers working on tax reform to seek alternatives, said Kevin Brady, chairman of the tax-writing U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.
Suppliers still wary of border tax
20 July 2017, 08:00Many Republicans have expressed skepticism or opposition toward the border adjustment tax, but House leaders still are expected to pursue the tax.
VW bondholders can continue lawsuit, judge rules
20 July 2017, 08:00A federal judge in California allowed some claims to proceed by bondholders who sued Volkswagen AG over its diesel emissions scandal.
Continental to buy 8-10% stake in mapping firm HERE, report says
20 July 2017, 08:00Continental is in talks to acquire an 8-10 percent stake in the digital mapping firm HERE, which is now controlled by Germany's leading carmakers, a German magazine reported.
New Takata airbag recalls could expose automakers to more liabilities
19 July 2017, 08:00Takata's bankruptcy filing was meant to draw a line under the auto industry's biggest safety recall, but last week's announcement of more airbag inflator recalls suggests automakers could face fresh liabilities.
Advocates for blind join U.S. push for autonomous cars
19 July 2017, 08:00Advocates for the estimated 1.3 million legally blind people in the U.S., and millions more with other disabilities, have joined automakers and technology companies in lobbying Congress to help spur the roll out of self-driving vehicles.
GM joins other automakers investing in self-driving startup Nauto
19 July 2017, 08:00GM and Japan's Softbank are among the latest investors in Nauto, a Silicon Valley startup developing software for self-driving vehicles.
Carvana brings online used-car sales to Detroit
19 July 2017, 08:00Online used-vehicle retailer Carvana is opening up shop in Detroit, its 32nd U.S. market, vowing to relieve consumers of the need to spend time at dealerships.