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UAW leaders huddled with Ford executives today after the union was caught off guard by President-elect Donald Trump's tweet last night he helped prevent another Ford model from going to Mexico.

If you ask Donald Trump, he just saved thousands of U.S. jobs that big, bad Ford Motor was about to move to Mexico. To borrow a line from his recent presidential debate performance: 'Wrong.'

Dana, the longtime Ohio-based supplier of various drivetrain components, has agreed to buy the power-transmission and fluid-power businesses of Italy's Brevini Group S.p.A., the company said today.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 88,888 vehicles worldwide because of defects that could cause fuel leaks or prevent windshield wipers from working.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon to start selling cars online offering an additional discount.

VW, aiming to recover from emissions violations, is betting that a jumbo-sized crossover will persuade more U.S. consumers to give it another chance -- now that the seven-seater has a name they can pronounce: Atlas.

Samsung's $8 billion agreement to buy Harman International helped breathe some life into a few moribund auto stocks, especially Visteon, as investors speculate that there could be a buying spree of companies that make technology for self-driving...

Opinion 19 Nov, 2016

Mike Rutherford thinks the car is getting a bad reputation when it comes to air pollution

BMW Group and Chinese internet giant Baidu will end their joint research on self-driving cars, executives for the two firms said.

Ford Motor and UAW-Ford have made a joint, $6 million commitment to help fund the Motown Museum expansion in Detroit. With the grant, the automaker and the union become the lead donor in the campaign, which was announced in mid-October.

News 18 Nov, 2016

Transport minister admits electric car charging infrastructure needs more investment

Elon Musk's Tesla Motors officially moved beyond cars and became a clean-energy company Thursday, as shareholders overwhelmingly approved the acquisition of SolarCity.

If you like talking to your car to operate certain functions, you can now wave and take a swipe at it. While gesture recognition is used in consumer electronics, it is now creeping into vehicles. Given that prodding and pinching at a touchscreen while driving can be distracting, using hand gestures and even eye movements to control climate and switch radio channels is seen as the next best thing. Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platform, QUBE - reviews the stage reached with gesture recognition and what we can expect to see in tomorrow's car.

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, the UK's largest car manufacturer, has reported a 23% increase in quarterly revenues and improvement in pre-tax profits for the three months to 30 September, 2016.

News 18 Nov, 2016

Trials of new concierge smartphone app for on-demand servicing will begin in the United States later this month

News 18 Nov, 2016

The ongoing emissions scandal will see VW Group cut 23,000 jobs in order to save €3.7 billion a year

VW Group will cut 30,000 jobs globally -- with 23,000 coming in Germany -- to help achieve 3.7 billion euros in annual savings by 2020.

Ford Motor had considered moving production of the Lincoln MKC to Mexico, but instead the compact premium crossover will remain at the Louisville Assembly Plant, the automaker confirmed Thursday night.

News 17 Nov, 2016

The facelifted SEAT Leon Cupra will get 296bhp, and the ST estate model will get four-wheel drive

For the third year in a row, Honda will be title sponsor for National Hockey League's All-Star Game, being held Jan. 29 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.