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Report: Ford Targets Europe in Plan to Cut 24,000 Jobs Worldwide
9/3/2018Ford Motor Co. is pondering a plan that would shrink its 202,000-member global workforce by 12%, mostly through reductions in Europe, according to the U.K.’s Sunday Times.
VW Plans to Expand in Ghana and Nigeria
9/3/2018Volkswagen AG has signed memorandums of understanding to assemble vehicles in Ghana and set up an automotive training academy in Nigeria.
Federal Judge Rejects UAW-FCA Lawsuit Over Payoff Scandal
8/31/2018A federal district judge in Detroit has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that a payoff scandal involving Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and the United Auto Workers union cheated UAW workers.
U.S.-Canadian NAFTA Talks Stumble
8/31/2018The slim chances of a last-minute accord today for Canada to join a tentative trade pact between the U.S. and Mexico evaporated after President Donald Trump said any deal would be “totally on our terms.”
Korea Launches Its Own Tests on Fire-Prone BMW Cars
8/31/2018Experts in South Korea will conduct their own tests to help determine why more than 40 BMW diesels cars have caught fire in the country this year, The Korea Herald reports.
2019 Bentleys to Get Anniversary Treatment
8/31/2018In celebration of its 100th anniversary, Volkswagen AG’s Bentley unit says all the vehicles it produces next year will include special badging and other nostalgic features.
Ford Drops Plan to Import Focus Crossover from China
8/31/2018Ford Motor Co. says it has shelved plans to begin importing a crossover version of its Focus five-door hatch from China next summer because of the Trump administration’s 25% tariff on such vehicles.
Next-Gen Koenigsegg Supercar to Get 1,400-hp Engine?
8/31/2018The successor to Koenigsegg SA’s record-setting Agera supercar will be called the Ragnarok and be powered by a 1,440-hp engine, according to media reports.
Tesla Wins Canada Rebate Complaint
8/31/2018Tesla Inc. has prevailed in its effort to reverse an Ontario ruling that excluded the electric carmaker’s customers from qualifying for government rebates, Reuters reports.
Porsche Twin-Turbo Engine Expected to Spread to 911 GT3
8/31/2018Porsche AG is expanding its use of turbocharged engines throughout its 911 sports car lineup, Autocar reports.