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EVs, batteries could draw bulk of $7B GM pledge to UAW

17 September 2019 03:13 - Autonews

New electric vehicles, an all-electric pickup truck and an advanced battery system could draw much of the $7 billion that GM has pledged to invest in the U.S. ...

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House panel launches ethics probe of DOT chief Chao

17 September 2019 02:17 - Autonews

The panel has asked Chao, who oversees NHTSA, to provide communications between her or other DOT officials and employees of the Foremost Group, a shipping company founded by her father. ...

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On the picket line, pleas for job security, better wages

16 September 2019 21:26 - Autonews

For union members walking the picket lines outside General Motors' U.S. plants, the talks between the UAW and the company come down to the basics: better wages and benefits with job security for some 46,000 hourly employees. ...

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NHTSA to allow drivers to choose 'quiet car' alert sounds

16 September 2019 20:44 - Autonews

The agency in February 2018 finalized long-delayed rules requiring EVs and hybrids to emit alert sounds to warn pedestrians of their approach, extending to 2020 the deadline for full compliance. ...

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Paul Ingrassia, Pulitzer Prize-winning auto journalist, dies

16 September 2019 20:26 - Autonews

Paul Ingrassia, a longtime journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Reuters who won a 1993 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of a boardroom revolt at General Motors, has died after battling cancer. He was 69.   ...

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TradeRev President Becca Polak resigns

16 September 2019 20:22 - Autonews

Becca Polak announced her resignation as president of KAR Auction Services' TradeRev unit, which has weighed on the company's earnings, effective Oct. 8. TradeRev co-founder Mark Endras will take over the role. ...

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GPB Capital names Westfall interim CEO of Prime Automotive, removes Rosenberg

16 September 2019 19:56 - Autonews

The move comes two months after David Rosenberg sued GPB, which is embroiled in several regulatory investigations and lawsuits. ...

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GM's first offer called for workers to pay 15% of health care tab

16 September 2019 15:55 - Autonews

The automaker first proposed that UAW members pay 15 percent of health care costs, sources said, well below the national average of 28 percent but far higher than the 3 to 4 percent workers currently pay. ...

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U.S. to pledge not to raise auto tariffs on Japan, report says

16 September 2019 12:29 - Autonews

The pledge will be part of a joint statement on trade due to be released following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week in New York, the Tokyo Shimbun reported. ...

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Dealers worried but used profits offer hope

16 September 2019 06:00 - Autonews

Setting aside price pressures and softening new-vehicle sales, 2019 has been remarkably stable for U.S. auto dealers, Cox Automotive notes in its latest Dealer Sentiment Index survey. ...

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