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UAW Workers Strike at Nexteer
12/8/2015Some 3,200 United Auto Workers union members have walked out at the Nexteer Automotive Corp. parts plant in Saginaw, Mich., after rejecting a four-year labor contract by a 97% margin two days ago.
NHTSA Plans to Overhaul Crash Testing Methods
12/8/2015The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed major changes in the way it conducts crash tests and rates the results.
Car Sales In China Rose 18% in November
12/8/2015Retail deliveries of passenger vehicles in China climbed to 2 million units last month from 1.7 million in November 2014, says the China Passenger Car Assn.
NHTSA Upgrades Probe of Jeep Wrangler Airbag Wiring
12/8/2015The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is upgrading an investigation into a possible airbag wiring flaw that could prevent the driver’s front airbag from deploying in a crash.
Citroen Readies New EV
12/8/2015PSA Peugeot Citroen SA took the wraps off the Citroen E-Mehari electric vehicle this week.
Hyundai Mulls Making Its Own Computer Chips
12/8/2015Hyundai Motor Co. says it is considering developing its own computer chips and sensors for advanced automotive electronic systems.
GM Names New President for India Unit
12/8/2015General Motors Co. has appointed Kaher Kazem to become president and managing director of GM India on Jan. 1.
Korea Aims to Hike “Green” Car Sales Tenfold in 5 Years
12/8/2015South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy says it will help “green” cars boost their share of new-car sales from 2% today to 20% by 2020.
Japan Avoids Another Recession
12/8/2015Japan says its economy expanded in July-September by an annualized 1%, reversing last month’s estimate that the country’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.8%. The increase compares with a revised 0.5% shrinkage in the previous quarter.
Tesla Hoping to Fill Nearly 1,700 New Jobs
12/8/2015Tesla Motors Inc. has posted nearly 1,700 job openings on its Web site for engineers, managers and product specialists as it prepares to transition into higher-volume production.