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Unifor President Jerry Dias will draw on his nearly four-decade career in labor to prevent a potential 'death spiral' for Canadian auto manufacturing when negotiations with the Detroit 3 kick off this week.

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Connectivity between the vehicle, passengers and outside world has become a key priority for new car buyers. While the typical considerations of fuel consumption, performance and cabin comfort are still uppermost, staying connected while driving is moving up their list of priorities. This research snapshot takes a closer look at the driving forces, how the connected car could develop and the variety of solutions offered by a rising tide of tech companies eager to serve this blossoming market.

Connectivity between the vehicle, passengers and outside world has become a key priority for new car buyers. While the typical considerations of fuel consumption, performance and cabin comfort are still uppermost, staying connected while driving is moving up their list of priorities. This research snapshot takes a closer look at the driving forces, how the connected car could develop and the variety of solutions offered by a rising tide of tech companies eager to serve this blossoming market.

Car sales in Western Europe fell by 2% in July, according to data released by LMC Automotive.

China's BAIC Group signed an agreement with local strategic partners to build a vehicle manufacturing base in the southern city of Ruili, close to the Myanmar border.

Nissan is reportedly in talks with Panasonic and other overseas companies including Chinese firms over the possible sale of its 51% controlling stake in a car battery manufacturing venture, Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC).

Cooper Tires has posted second quarter net sales down 1.5% to US$740m, while operating profit rose 10.5% to US$110m.

The Nikkei news agency reports that Valeo and Ichikoh Industries will jointly develop an onboard camera system for cars that replaces the traditional side- and rear-view mirrors. The report also said that they are planning to start mass production in 2018.

Tenneco says it has opened a new clean air manufacturing plant in Lansing, Michigan, to support General Motors and its crossover vehicle platform.

After 36 years at the ZF Group, Rolf Lutz will retire in the fall of 2016.

The owner of Karma Automotive is planning to produce electric cars in China, becoming the latest company to flag ambitions to build new-energy vehicles in the world's largest auto market.

Commercial Vehicle Group (CVG) has recorded second quarter net income down from US$3.2m to US$2.7m, while revenue fell 18% to US$178m.

Like so many things in Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ghosn's turn in the Olympic Torch Relay on Friday didn't go as planned, but the Renault-Nissan CEO has his eye firmly on other goals as he bets on the future recovery of the country's battered economy.

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New Skoda Octavia SE Sport and SE Technology add more kit and better value to popular family car range

Titan International has posted second quarter sales down 12% to US$330m, while gross profit also fell from US$51m to US$45m.

One Oregon dealer found a way to identify used vehicles in inventory that have open safety recalls.

Safety experts are pushing regulators and the auto industry to come up with technological solutions to help solve the problem of pediatric heatstroke in cars. But it has been hard to get momentum.