Continental, Magna flaunt their autonomous stuff

A Cadillac ATS and a Chrysler 300 rolled into the parking lot of the Grand Traverse Resort for the CAR Management Briefing Seminars after a 300-mile trip across U.S. and Canadian roads.

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Collaboration is needed for steel to evolve

As the Auto/Steel Partnership enters its 30th year, there have been ample opportunities for the organization to look back at the various competitors steel has faced over the years.

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Toyota says carbon fiber goes beyond lightweighting

Toyota has added more in-house carbon fiber production capacity -- and it's not just for supercars and not just about cutting weight.

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Dana Q2 profit jumps with U.S. manufacturing deal

Dana Inc.'s second-quarter net income increased 67 percent to $75 million, helped by higher demand for light-vehicle and off-highway products, improved operations and a major acquisition. Total revenue climbed 17 percent to $1.

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Monica Morgan pleads not guilty to charges in UAW-FCA conspiracy

Monica Morgan, one of the figures at the center of a suspected multimillion-dollar conspiracy between officials at FCA and the UAW, pleaded not guilty and was released on a $10,000 bond following her arraignment.

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Tesla workers ask for employee safety plan, clarity on pay #8203;

A group of Tesla workers asked the electric car maker's board to provide a plan to address employee safety and information on pay and promotion.

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AM General targets startups

With its two most recent products about to be out of production and its factory sold, AM General is out of the consumer vehicle and contract manufacturing business -- for now, at least.

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Toyota becomes first sponsor of autonomous proving grounds on former GM site

Toyota will be the first automaker sponsor of a new nonprofit autonomous vehicle testing ground in southeast Michigan.

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Toyota invests $400 million in W.Va engine plant

Toyota's West Virginia engine plant has already proven itself as the "little engine plant that could." Now, it is taking a $400 million investment from the automaker to do more with less.

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Denso plans $75 million expansion of N.A. headquarters

Denso International America plans to invest $75 million by 2021 to expand its North American headquarters in suburban Detroit.

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Toyota invests in autonomous proving grounds on former GM site

Michigan's American Center for Mobility is close to completing funding the first three phases of its autonomous vehicle proving grounds with a new investment from Toyota.

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Faurecia invests in digital manufacturing

French supplier Faurecia has invested $64 million to install a digital manufacturing system in a new factory in Columbus, Ind., a company executive said Monday.

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Does Lynk and CO sound like Lincoln? Ford thinks so

Ford is challenging Geely Holding Group's trademark application for its new Lynk and CO brand, alleging the name sounds too similar to its Lincoln Motor Co. luxury brand.

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Lidar is here, but it's still pricey

Lidar-equipped vehicles are available in showrooms, but forget about those Google-style, coffee-can-size lidars on the roofs.

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Automakers urged to collaborate with defense industry

Michigan Lt. Gov. Brian Calley urged the auto industry to collaborate with defense contractors to speed up technology.

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FCA makes progress on quality front

After years of quality problems, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is making noticeable progress, says the automaker's head of quality, Scott Garberding.

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American Axle posts higher sales, lower profits

American Axle reported a jump in revenue along with a net income slump, as it digests its recent

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The glamorous public life of Monica Morgan

Monica Morgan's high-profile lifestyle is under the microscope as her name surfaced in an indictment as a perpetrator of a multimillion dollar embezzlement scandal involving the UAW and FCA.

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Tesla Model 3 buzz belies U.S. market barely getting a lift from EVs

For all the excitement Tesla mustered by starting to deliver its cheaper Model 3, the tall order ahead will be to pull off what no electric car has done to date -- move the needle on the auto market.

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Dealer's Sync Seminars help resolve customer gripes

Officials at the Jack Demmer dealerships realized they needed to address the frustration of buyers struggling with the technology Ford has been packing into its dashboards. Seminars have been the answer.

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STATE OF SUPPLIERS: Nvidia's technology processes trillions of impulses to replicate human thinking

To power self-driving vehicles, Nvidia intends to supply a part that replaces the irreplaceable -- the human brain.

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Slowing market looms over Detroit 3 profits

Despite relatively healthy second-quarter profits, trouble may be on the horizon for the Detroit 3 as U.S. auto sales cool.

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FCA-UAW scandal: More to come

At least eight unnamed people described in the indictment could face charges, putting FCA and the UAW in the middle of a scandal that could eclipse most others in recent automotive history.

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Hyundai's Genesis brand grounded in Louisiana amid licensing flap

Dealers balked at a plan to scale back the number of Genesis outlets in the state. A month later, they were told to stop selling and servicing cars altogether.

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STATE OF SUPPLIERS: Faurecia tests passengers on the move

To reimagine how interiors will work in the autonomous age, Faurecia tries out new ideas at a Michigan studio.

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