May U.S. auto sales: Hyundai volume slips 13%
Hyundai’s U.S. sales fell 13 percent last month as the COVID-19 outbreak continued to undermine showroom traffic and sales, even as more states lifted restrictions on business and personal activity....
VW finalizes investment in self-driving tech company Argo AI
Eleven months after Volkswagen Group announced a $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI, the deal has closed. Officials from the two companies and Ford Motor Co. said a...
VW says it’s ready to restart Mexico operations June 15
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican unit of Volkswagen Group said Monday the automaker was ready to restart operations in the states of Puebla and Guanajuato on June 15 after activity...
U.S. court refuses to shield VW in diesel scandal lawsuits
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that Volkswagen Group cannot escape potential financial penalties from two counties in Florida and Utah that may amount to a "staggering" additional liability...
GM, Ford using usual summer break to make up lost U.S. production
DETROIT -- General Motors and Ford Motor Co. are canceling some or all of the usual summer break for many assembly plants to make up production lost during the industry's...
Nearly 6,000 Michigan residents entitled to relief in Santander settlement, AG says
Nearly 6,000 Michigan automotive customers will be eligible for relief and possible loan forgiveness from Santander Consumer USA as part of the settlement agreed to between the subprime lender and...
Lawsuit accuses UAW leaders, including Ford VP, of sexual harassment
DETROIT — A UAW employee last week filed a lawsuit alleging multiple union leaders, including the current and former vice presidents of the Ford department, sexually harassed her numerous times,...
Workers nervously eye return to Lear’s plant in Mexico
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Lear Corp. is implementing costly safety measures that may hurt productivity at its operations in Mexico after suffering the deadliest known factory-related coronavirus outbreak in the...
Showrooms vandalized during protests; dealer says ‘it was really horrible’
Tim Thomas, general manager of Honda of Oakland, said damages included broken windows in the showroom, flipped over desks, and computers thrown through office glass windows. He said there was...
Startup presses ahead with pilot projects to electrify roads
Electreon Wireless Ltd. is pressing ahead with projects to test its technology that allows electric cars to be charged while driving, potentially demonstrating a way to overcome a key barrier...