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Ford in Talks to Buy Idle Train Station in Detroit
3/20/2018Ford Motor Co. is in talks to acquire Detroit’s long-vacant Michigan Central Depot, a former railroad station located less than two miles west of the city center, according to multiple media reports.
China’s MG Motor to Launch Three Models in India
3/20/2018Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.’s MG Motor brand plans to invest 50 billion rupees ($767 million) in India over the next six years that will spawn three new models in the country by 2021.
Ford Names Robinson as HR Chief
3/20/2018Ford Motor Co. has chosen Kiersten Robinson to take over as its chief human resources officer on April 1.
U.S. Sets Terms for Aluminum, Steel Tariff Exclusions
3/20/2018The U.S. Dept. of Commerce has posted rules that overseas suppliers of aluminum and steel must follow to avoid the country’s new tariffs on the two metals.
Car Sales in Mexico Drop 7%
3/19/2018New-car sales in Mexico sagged 7% to 109,500 units in February, the Mexican Assn. of Automobile Distributors (AMDA) reports.
VW to Field EV in Pikes Peak Climb
3/19/2018Volkswagen AG has developed a prototype electric race car that it will run at the annual Pikes Peak hill climb in Colorado this summer.
Uber Suspends Self-Driving Car Tests Following Fatal Accident
3/19/2018Uber Inc. has suspended all self-driving testing after one of its vehicles operating in autonomous mode struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night in Tempe, Ariz.
Pininfarina Plans Its Own EV Brand
3/19/2018Italian design house Pininfarina SpA aims to launch a line of high-end electric vehicles.
Former GM Exec Liddell Named to White House Senior Staff
3/19/2018Chris Liddell, former chief financial officer at General Motors and Microsoft, has been named the Trump administration’s deputy chief of staff for policy coordination.
Magna Steyr to Produce BMW-Toyota Sports Cars
3/19/2018Magna Steyr has been contracted to assemble the new sports cars jointly developed by BMW and Toyota, sources tell Automotive News Europe.