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Ford Readies Cuts in Salaried Workforce
Ford Motor Co. has alerted its 70,000 salaried employees that their ranks will be reduced over the next eight months in a sweeping redesign of the company’s entire business.
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Daimler Breaks Ground on U.S. Battery Plant
Daimler AG has begun construction of a large battery plant seven miles from its car and SUV assembly complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Light-Vehicle Sales Rise 6% in Russia
Deliveries of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia climbed 6% to 157,400 units in September, according to the Moscow-based Assn. of European Businesses.
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Audi’s Sales in Europe Plummet 56%
Audi AG blames a 56% drop in its sales in Europe last month to glitches in transitioning to the region’s new emission testing requirement.
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U.S. Jobless Rate Drops to 49-Year Low
Unemployment in the U.S. shrank to 3.7% in September, its lowest rate since December 1969, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
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Atlas Lifting VW in the U.S.
In 2017 Volkswagen sold 339,676 vehicles in the United States.
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France Names Pelata to Chart Auto Industry Transformation
Patrick Pelata, Renault SA’s former chief operating officer, has been named to help accelerate the French auto industry’s transition to electrified powertrains and autonomous-driving technology.
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VW Says All Top Models Are Now WLTP-Certified
Volkswagen AG, which has struggled more than other carmakers to meet Europe’s new emission testing rules, says all 14 of its top-selling models are now compliant and available for sale.
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Delphi CEO Butterworth Departs
Liam Butterworth, who was appointed CEO of Delphi Technologies plc last December when the company was spun off from Delphi Automotive, is leaving the company.
Read MoreFord Ranger Out-Powers Its Competition
Ford Motor Co. says its all-new Ranger midsize pickup truck will have best-in-class torque and payload capacity for a gasoline V-6 model.
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