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Toyota dives into ride hailing as threats from GM, Waymo loom
13 June 2018, 08:00Toyota is making the largest ever bet by an automaker on ride hailing as it embraces new businesses that threaten to disrupt the industry's traditional model of vehicle ownership.
Autonomous driving will produce economic boom, dwarf job dislocation, report says
13 June 2018, 08:00Concerns about self-driving cars displacing workers are overblown and should be balanced against overwhelming potential advantages in the transportation segment, a new report says.
Germany defends automakers as national interest in swipe at Trump
13 June 2018, 08:00Chancellor Angela Merkel's government vowed to stand up for the German auto industry, sending a veiled signal to U.S. President Donald Trump to back off threats to levy tariffs on imported cars and auto parts.
Trump's tariffs may cost carmakers at least 1 million annual sales
12 June 2018, 08:00If President Donald Trump slaps a 25 percent tariff on imported vehicles, it may cost the U.S. auto industry 1 million annual vehicle sales -- and that's just the low end of the estimated damage, says LMC Automotive.
UAW will present outgoing Williams with retirement perks
12 June 2018, 08:00UAW delegates are expected to present outgoing UAW President Dennis Williams with the use of a cabin at the union's Black Lake retreat and conference center when he retires this week.
Trump tariffs could sink Canada's auto industry
12 June 2018, 08:00Donald Trump's heightened attacks on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are raising concerns that he might follow through on threats to impose auto tariffs, a move that could devastate the car industry in Canada and lead to higher prices in the...
BMW global sales fell 2% in May on China tariffs, German diesel bans
12 June 2018, 08:00BMW Group said its global vehicle sales fell 2 percent in May, weighed down by China tariffs and a steep drop in German registrations as cities such as Hamburg started banning older diesel vehicles from key streets.
Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ford Explorer rate poor in passenger-side small overlap crash test
12 June 2018, 08:00In the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's tests of eight midsize and large SUVs and crossovers, three earned good ratings, three rated acceptable and two rated poor for passenger-side protection in the event of a small overlap front crash.
Adient names former GM chief Henderson interim CEO
11 June 2018, 08:00Former General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson has been named interim CEO of seating supplier Adient. He succeeds R. Bruce McDonald, who is stepping down from his role as chairman and CEO of the company effective immediately
Audi CEO targeted in German prosecutor's emissions probe
11 June 2018, 08:00German prosecutors said they have widened an emissions-cheating probe against Audi to include CEO Rupert Stadler among the suspects accused of fraud and false advertising.