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Panasonic Expects Profit Soon For Tesla Battery Plant
11/2/2018Panasonic Corp. expects it will soon earn a profit on its investment in Tesla Inc.’s Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada.
Ford Extends New-Parent Paid Leaves in U.S.
11/2/2018Ford Motor Co. has expanded its time-off policy for U.S. salaried employees who become new parents.
FCA Idles Two U.S. Transmission Plants for Four Weeks
11/2/2018Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV confirms it has extended two-week shutdowns begun last month at a pair of transmission plants in Indiana by two more weeks because of softening sales.
Volvo to Resume Supplying Uber’s Autonomous Test Fleet
11/2/2018Volvo Car Corp. says it will resume supplying as many as 24,000 of it XC90 crossover vehicles to Uber Technologies Inc.’s autonomous car development project next year.
Toyota Tests Subscription, Car-Sharing Schemes in Japan
11/1/2018Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to become the first carmaker in Japan to test a subscription option to conventional car buying, The Nikkei reports.
U.S. Car Sales Advance 1%
11/1/2018Growth in new-car sales in the U.S. slowed to 1% in October, as weaker sales incentives, bad weather and higher fuel prices eroded consumer demand.
Polestar Puts Carbon Fiber to the (Crash) Test
11/1/2018Volvo Car Corp.’s Polestar unit says the carbon fiber structure of its upcoming hybrid performance coupe performed has performed as it was designed to do during initial crash tests.
VW Faces Owner Lawsuit in Germany over Diesels
11/1/2018A consumer group is invoking Germany’s new class-action lawsuit rules to sue Volkswagen Group over the company’s diesel emission cheating.
Toyota Tests Multi-Mode Transportation App
11/1/2018Toyota Motor Corp. is launching a pilot program this week in Fukuoka, Japan, for a smartphone app that will allow users to search, book, coordinate and pay for multiple types of transportation.
JLR Aims to Put Motion Sickness to Rest
11/1/2018Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. says it is developing technologies to detect and alleviate motion sickness in vehicles.