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100 Workers Walk Out at Tesla Battery Plant Site
3/1/2016About 100 construction workers have walked off the job at Tesla Motor Inc.'s big battery plant site in Nevada in protest over the use of workers from other states.
Icahn Offers to Buy Federal-Mogul Outright
2/29/2016Investor Carl Icahn, who owns 82% of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp., has offered to buy the remaining 18% of the company.
Self-Driving Google Car Hits Bus
2/29/2016One of Google Inc.’s test cars ran into a municipal bus while operating in autonomous driving mode earlier this month.
Bugatti Speeds Ahead with 1,500-hp Chiron Supercar
2/29/2016Volkswagen AG’s Bugatti unit says its new Chiron supercar is faster and more powerful than the brand’s outgoing Veyron, which set the speed record for street-legal production car at 267.7 mph in 2010.
Eurozone CPI Swings to Deflation
2/29/2016The eurozone’s consumer price index shrank by 0.2% this month, moving the region into deflation for the second time in six months.
Dongfeng-PSA Sketches New C6 Model for China
2/29/2016PSA Peugeot Citroen and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motor Group plan to launch a new large sedan that will be built and sold exclusively in China.
Ford Powers Up Fiesta ST Hot Hatch
2/29/2016Ford Motor Co. says its new Fiesta ST200 is the most powerful Fiesta in history with the car’s turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine tuned to make 197 hp and 213 lb-ft of torque.
Opel Astra Named European Car of the Year
2/29/2016General Motors Co.’s Opel/Vauxhall Astra compact car has been named the 2016 European Car of the Year by a group of 58 journalists from 22 countries.
U.S. Wants Diesel Emission Data from Mercedes-Benz
2/29/2016The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has asked for data about emission levels from BlueTEC diesels used in Daimler AG cars.
Honda Recalls New-Model Civic for Piston Fix
2/29/2016Honda Motor Co. is recalling 42,100 of its 2016-model Civic small cars in the U.S. to replace improperly assembled piston/piston rod assemblies.