Daimler joins German premium rivals Audi and BMW in seeking to reduce labor costs to help manage the disruptive shift to self-driving and electric cars.
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A new alliance general secretary has already been recruited, a source told Reuters. Establishing a common platform for EVs will be one of the executive's key tasks, the source said.
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Daimler joins German premium rivals Audi and BMW in seeking to reduce labor costs to help manage the disruptive shift to self-driving and electric cars.
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There was no sign either side was interested in settling the case before a trial scheduled to begin on Dec. 3 in the Los Angeles federal court.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/musk-testify-own-defense-defamation-trial-his-lawyer-says http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png
SK Innovation and LG Chem have hit each other with U.S. lawsuits for battery patent infringements in a dispute that threatens to disrupt the production of EVs by automakers including Ford, GM, VW, and Kia.
https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/feuding-korean-battery-suppliers-risk-disrupting-ev-production
The all-wheel drive electric SUV will use Rivian's so-called skateboard, a flexible platform that combines electric motors, batteries, controls and suspension, Reuters reported.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/lincoln-electric-suv-use-ford-backed-startups-chassis-report-says
Federal Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford released Vance Pearson on a $10,000 unsecured bond. A preliminary hearing was set for Jan. 6.
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WPP is the parent company of Ford ad agency GTB, or Global Team Blue. WPP moves to Detroit while Ford is renovating the Michigan Central Station as an anchor to its $740 million autonomous and electric vehicle campus in a neighborhood west of downtown.
https://www.autonews.com/marketing/longtime-ford-ad-agency-wpp-plans-major-office-move-downtown-detroit
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The 2019 Ford Ranger has been recalled for four other issues this year, according to NHTSA.
https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/ford-recalls-78000-rangers-over-taillight-issues
Audi seeks to cut costs to finance development of electric vehicles and AV technology. The luxury brand also named new finance, procurement and personnel chiefs ahead of the April 1 arrival of new CEO Markus Duesmann.
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Audi named new finance, procurement and personnel chiefs ahead of the April 1 arrival of new CEO Markus Duesmann.
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Nine working groups of Fiat Chrysler and PSA executives are working to finalize a merger between the two automakers.
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Ford thinks Musk was making an apples-to-oranges comparison. The video the Tesla CEO tweeted appears to show a two-wheel drive version of the F-150 against an all-wheel drive Cybertruck. Elon Musk accepted the challenge.
https://www.autonews.com/marketing/ford-challenges-tesla-truck-tug-war-musk-accepts
He will be responsible for safety regulation matters, strategic legal direction and oversight of safety and emissions investigations
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What does UAW's success in bargaining with Ford and General Motors mean for Unifor, Canadian autoworkers and new product for Ontario plants?
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/how-uaws-gains-could-handcuff-unifor-detroit-3-bargaining-2020
Ford thinks Musk was making an apples-to-oranges comparison. The video the Tesla CEO tweeted appears to show a two-wheel drive version of the F-150 against an all-wheel drive Cybertruck.
https://www.autonews.com/marketing/ford-challenges-tesla-apples-apples-truck-tug-war
Gill Corp. of Grand Rapids, Mich., would not disclose terms of the settlement. The company's customer, Benteler, filed for dismissal of its suit on Nov. 21.
https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/troubled-supplier-ford-fca-parts-settles-customer-suit
https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/supplier-ford-fca-facing-insolvency-settles-suit
Cindy Estrada, vice president of the UAW's FCA department, said there have been "a few outside distractions" since Ford workers approved their contract on Nov. 15.
https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/uaw-cites-difficult-issues-fca-contract-talks-continue
Volvo wants plug-in hybrids such as the V60 to account for 20 percent of its global sales next year.
https://www.autonews.com/talk-top/volvos-hakan-samuelsson-climate-neutral-2040 http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png
Carlos Tavares, Automotive News' 2019 Industry Leader of the Year, has turned around the fortunes of PSA and Opel and is poised to become leader of the world's fourth-largest car company.
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The outgoing CEO predicts the market will be one of the company's biggest challenges next year.
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The Automotive News Leading Women Network extended its reach to Mexico City on Nov. 13, when Automotive News Mexico hosted its first Leading Women event. Here are photos:
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Honda's CEO predicts overall demand in the U.S. market this year and next will be around 17 million units, and has hopes for the new models.
https://www.autonews.com/talk-top/hondas-takahiro-hachigo-performance-will-surpass-2018 http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png
Volkswagen of America CEO Scott Keogh says the German automaker's global scale should let it hold pricing on its coming electric vehicles even after state and federal tax credits expire.
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Paice was involved in similar litigation with several automakers, including Ford, Toyota, Hyundai and Kia. Those automakers subsequently paid Paice to license its technology.
https://www.autonews.com/technology/bmw-sued-patent-infringement-over-hybrid-engine-technology
GM’s broadside lays out in forensic detail how Fiat Chrysler allegedly conspired over many years to funnel payments to UAW officials, corrupt the collective bargaining process on wages and thus secure a competitive advantage.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/general-motors-declares-corporate-war-fiat-chrysler http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png
Indicted former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is finally allowed to talk with his wife, seven months after a Japanese court banned direct contact between the two.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/ghosn-allowed-speak-wife-after-7-month-ban http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png
As Elon Musk pushes to take a bite of Detroit's profits, Ford and General Motors are gearing up to challenge Tesla more directly with new offerings such as the Ford Mustang Mach E electric crossover as well as electric pickups.
https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/tesla-wants-challenge-detroit-electric-pickup
During the wide-ranging speech and question-and-answer session, Khan made assertions about the downside of globalization and the benefits of President Donald Trump's trade policy. Khan laid praise on Trump's "America First" policy.
https://www.autonews.com/executives/flex-n-gate-ceo-tariffs-give-advantage-home-team http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png
https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/ford-fca-supplier-faces-insolvency-production-several-models-threatened
Bill Dirksen has led the automaker's negotiations with the UAW in each of the past two rounds of contract talks.
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https://www.autonews.com/executives/fords-head-labor-affairs-retire
The company's executive chairman, a noted Mustang collector, said the Mach-E earned the pony logo on the grille with its impressive performance dynamics.
https://www.autonews.com/cars-concepts/bill-ford-didnt-want-call-mach-e-mustang-until-he-drove-it
