Ghosn seeks Renault-Nissan deal for when 'mere mortal' steps in

Carlos Ghosn has revived two troubled automakers and he's in the midst of doing so with a third. Now, he's poised to undertake what might well be his final act: A full merger of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co.

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VW diesels pile up coast to coast

VW is taking parking lots to a new level -- and will not be emptying them soon. As part of a sweeping program to buy back diesels in violation of emissions rules, VW is using 37 secure storage sites to house nearly 300,000 VW and Audi models.

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Tesla says crashed vehicle had been on autopilot prior to accident

Tesla said a Model X crossover involved a fatal crash in California had activated its Autopilot system, raising new questions about the semi-autonomous system that handles some driving tasks.

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U.S. explores including wage factor in NAFTA auto rules, report says

Trade negotiators for the United States floated a plan under reworked NAFTA rules stipulating a certain amount of auto production must be carried out in areas with higher salaries, Reuters reported.

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Honda to halt production of the Accord for two weeks

Honda plans to freeze production of the 2018 Honda Accord at its Marysville, Ohio, plant for two weeks over the next four months, in response to sluggish sales and swollen inventories.

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VW storing around 300,000 diesels at 37 facilities around U.S.

Volkswagen has taken parking lots to a whole new level in the United States -- and will not be emptying them soon.

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Buffett-owned tooling supplier expands suburban Detroit operation

Berkshire eSupply, a tooling supplier acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway last year, is planning to build a $45 million headquarters in Michigan that could create 240 new jobs.

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Ghosn seeks Renault-Nissan deal for when 'mere mortal' steps in

Carlos Ghosn has revived two troubled automakers and he's in the midst of doing so with a third. Now, he's poised to undertake what might well be his final act: A full merger of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co.

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Tesla voluntarily recalls 123,000 early Model S vehicles over power steering bolts

Tesla is voluntarily recalling Model S sedans built before April 2016 in order to replace bolts in the power steering component.

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EPA poised to roll back Obama-era mpg targets

The EPA is expected to use a Virginia car dealership on Tuesday as the setting to formally reject the Obama administration's landmark fuel efficiency rules for light vehicles, a move that could put automakers in the middle of a battle between the...

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UAW gained 15,000 members in 2017

Total membership in the UAW rose 3.6 percent year-over-year to 430,871 in 2017, marking the eighth consecutive year that the union saw an increase in total membership, according to an annual filing with the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Ford CEO Jim Hackett earned $16.3 million in 2017

Ford CEO Jim Hackett earned salary, bonus and stock awards of more than $16 million in 2017, while adjusted pretax profit for the automaker dropped $1.9 billion from 2016.

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Cadillac 'halo vehicle' not coming until after 2022

Cadillac will realign its product portfolio and get operations in order before releasing a "halo vehicle."

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Tesla urges workers to disprove 'haters,' ramp up production

Tesla exhorted its factory workers to disprove the 'haters' betting against the company wrong and asked for volunteers to join the effort to ramp up output of the crucial Model 3 line.

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Melrose thwarts Dana, wins hostile bid for GKN

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The shareholder vote thwarts a proposed tie-up between GKN's auto unit and U.S.

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Dana deal with GKN dead after Melrose wins takeover bid

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The shareholder vote thwarts a proposed tie-up between GKN's auto unit and U.S.

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Melrose, in setback for Dana, wins hostile bid for GKN

Melrose Industries narrowly clinched an 8 billion-pound ($11 billion) takeover of Britain's GKN, after a three-month battle for control of the engineering giant. The shareholder vote is a setback for supplier Dana.

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Uber isolated by partners and competitors in aftermath of crash

Uber Technologies has found itself isolated a little more than a week after one of its self-driving vehicles hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona.

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GM's Cruise CTO departs, citing disagreements with CEO Vogt

Cruise Automation, the self-driving arm of General Motors, said Chief Technology Officer A.G. Gangadhar is departing after less than half a year.

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Uber, Tesla crashes prompt automakers to warn about rivals cutting corners

As the auto industry vies to deploy driverless cars, some contenders may be cutting corners in a bid to get ahead, carmakers warned after the first pedestrian death tied to the emerging technology.

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BMW, Faurecia agree on mega seating deal

Faurecia has won a contract to provide seating for 6 million BMW Group vehicles, the company's largest ever in terms of volume.

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VW to extend diesel trade-in program in Germany

Volkswagen will extend its diesel trade-in incentive program in Germany to the end of June. The automaker had planned to stop the program at the end of this month.

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Nissan, Renault start merger talks

Renault and Nissan are in talks to merge and create a new automaker that trades as a single stock, Bloomberg reported, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.

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BMW reports fatal accident at S.C. plant

The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into an accidental death at the paint shop in BMW's assembly plant in South Carolina.

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Six states team up to encourage ZEV purchases

A half-dozen Northeast states have agreed to help automakers boost sales of electric vehicles, which have remained at ultra-low levels in the region despite government-mandated sales quotas designed to improve air quality.

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