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Chrysler Invests in Quality Control at Belvidere Plant
4/2/2012Chrysler Group LLC has spent $20 million to upgrade quality at its assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill.
GM to Idle Volt Plant for Extra Week
4/2/2012General Motors Co. plans to add a third week to the traditional two-week summer break at its plant in Hamtramck, Mich., that builds the Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid sedan.
NHTSA to Probe Engine Fires in Cruze, Wrangler
4/2/2012The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says its Office of Defects Investigation has opened two preliminary investigations into a handful of recent reports about engine fires in the 2010 Jeep Wrangler and 2011 Chevrolet Cruze.
Ford Engineering Center to Become EV Development
4/2/2012Ford Motor Co. is repurposing its Advanced Engineering Center in Dearborn, Mich., to focus on hybrid and electric vehicle development.
Fuji Heavy to Divest Two Non-Core Businesses
4/2/2012Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. says it will sell its garbage truck and wind turbine units to its joint venture partners to focus on its Subaru auto operations.
UAW Membership Expands
4/2/2012The United Auto Workers union had an average of 380,700 members in 2011 compared with 376,600 the previous year, according to the union's annual filing with the U.S.
Did GM Coerce PSA to Suspend Iran Business?
4/1/2012General Motors Co. may have pressured PSA Peugeot Citroen to stop delivering vehicle kits to Tehran-based partner Iran Khodro Co., France's Les Echos reports, without citing its sources.
Fiat: March Sales in Italy Were “Horrible”
4/1/2012Fiat SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne tells reporters that industrywide car sales in Italy were "horrible" in March, predicting that the country's market plunged 40% last month.
BYD to Launch EV Brand with Daimler in China
4/1/2012Daimler AG and China's BYD Co. have unveiled a new brand, Denza, for the electric vehicle they plan to introduce in next year.
Daimler, BYD Launch "Denza" EV Brand in China
4/1/2012Daimler AG and China's BYD Co. have unveiled a new brand, Denza, for the electric vehicle they plan to introduce next year.