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Lexus UX aims to bridge price, age gap
08 April 2018, 08:00Lowering the average age of the Lexus buyer depends on attracting a younger demographic and on generating enough sales volume to move the needle.
Nissan enters former radioactive zone for battery recycling venture
07 April 2018, 08:00Nissan has opened a first-of-its-kind processing center in a plant that was abandoned by the previous owner when the region became a radioactive no-go zone following Japan's 2011 nuclear disaster.
Honda cultivates new partners in Silicon Valley
07 April 2018, 08:00To return to its scrappy roots, Honda is looking outside for new technologies in connectivity, robotics and automated driving.
Japanese supplier Topre rekindles Ohio brownfield
07 April 2018, 08:00Topre America, a relative newcomer as a U.S. producer of high-strength steel components, is setting up a foundation built upon the former site of an International Harvester heavy stamping and press plant in Ohio.
California proposes new rules for self-driving cars to pick up passengers
07 April 2018, 08:00California's public utility regulator on Friday signaled it would allow self-driving vehicle makers to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the industry faces heightened...
At NAFTA table, no breakthrough; U.S. timeline could be in doubt
07 April 2018, 08:00The United States, Mexico and Canada still have to resolve major issues around NAFTA, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday, casting doubt that the quick deal sought by Washington would materialize.
Trump to tap Heidi King to run NHTSA
06 April 2018, 08:00The White House said President Trump intends to nominate NHTSA's deputy chief Heidi King to run the agency as regulators debate reducing planned fuel efficiency increases through 2025.
NAFTA trio meets to test new warm mood as Trump sees deal soon
06 April 2018, 08:00Senior ministers from the three NAFTA countries are gathering in Washington amid growing signs of optimism that they could find common ground on the toughest issues.
VW cancels rebel supplier contract in Europe
06 April 2018, 08:00VW has canceled its contracts with Prevent Group, the supplier that forced the automaker to idle six factories when it stopped delivering components.
GM workers storm Korea CEO's office after company holds back bonus
06 April 2018, 08:00GM workers in South Korea forced their way into company executive offices in Incheon, destroying and removing furniture, shortly after the GM unit nixed bonuses due to a cash crisis.