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GM to Idle Plant in Brazil for 2 Weeks
2/2/2017General Motors Co. has told workers at its assembly plant outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, that it will suspend production for two weeks beginning Feb. 13, according to the facility’s metalworking union.
Car Sales in Canada Hit Record High in January
2/2/2017New-car sales in Canada rose 2% to a record 110,900 units in January, reports DesRosiers Automotive Consultants.
EV Startup Faraday Dials Back U.S. Production Plans
2/2/2017Electric car startup Faraday Future Inc. has slashed its vehicle portfolio from seven to two models and is dramatically shrinking the size of the factory it says it will construct outside Las Vegas, Reuters reports.
Fed Upbeat on U.S. Economy, Holds Interest Rates Steady
2/2/2017The Federal Reserve says the U.S. jobs market continues to improve, economic activity is growing and measures of consumer and business sentiment are improving.
Top Takata Execs in U.S. Have Left the Company
2/2/2017Three senior executives at TK Holdings Inc., the U.S. arm of struggling airbag supplier Takata Corp., have left the company, Automotive News reports.
California Posts On-Road Test Results for Self-Driving Cars
2/1/2017Developers that are testing self-driving technologies on public roads in California say their autonomous vehicles are getting smarter. But the distance the cars can travel without human intervention varies dramatically, underscoring the work yet to be done.
Emerson Fittipaldi Teams with Pininfarina, HWA on Supercar
2/1/2017Legendary race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi is readying a new supercar he developed with Italian design house Pininfarina SpA and German engineering firm HWA AG.
SEAT Ponders an Electric SUV
2/1/2017Volkswagen AG’s SEAT unit says it hopes to add a small all-electric SUV in 2019.
SAE Outlines Wireless Charging Specs
2/1/2017An SAE International taskforce has agreed on specifications that will enable developers to test multiple wireless vehicle-charging technologies with the same charging coil.
Daimler to Make EVs in Existing Car Plants
2/1/2017Daimler AG says it will begin making electric cars in the same factories that produce its conventionally powered Mercedes-Benz cars, crossover vehicles and Smart minicars.