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A federal judge has thrown out a proposed-class action lawsuit against the UAW and FCA, pointing out several loose ends in the complaint that accused the union of colluding with the automaker.

Canada and the U.S. ended talks on Friday to update NAFTA in a mood soured by President Trump's comments that a pact would be on U.S. terms while Ottawa stood firm against signing "just any deal."

Ford has tapped Wieden and Kennedy New York for a short-term marketing assignment that comes amid its massive global agency review, the automaker confirmed.

The automaker planned to import the compact wagon starting in the second half of next year but said the low-volume program wouldn't have justified rising costs due to 25 percent duties.

General Motors and its Cadillac luxury brand are paying tribute to legendary singer Aretha Franklin on the day of her funeral service in Detroit.

Just occasionally, it's the unexpected light shone into less headline grabbing aspects of company operations that can really impress. As was the case this week when we learnt about the medical services provision for the workers at SEAT's Martorell plant. I do not know the ins and outs of this provision in Spain or the history, but in these hard pressed times for health provision generally, it's good to see something like that in place. Good for the workers and the company.

News 31 Aug, 2018

LDV has announced its latest SUV, the Tarantula, will go on sale in China next year, with aspirations to also enter the European market

President Trump agreed a "ceasefire" over auto tariffs with the EU in July, but he still speaks of the bloc as if it's likely to be his next target, calling it "almost as bad as China, just smaller."

Edmunds forecasts that US new vehicle sales are expected to 'lift slightly in August' when compared against the Hurricane Harvey depressed August tally of last year.

The European Union will respond in kind if President Trump reneges on his pledge not to impose car tariffs, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said as trade tensions between Europe and the United States rose again.

A local media report in the UK says that BMW has applied to a local authority to build an additional facility at its Swindon manufacturing site that produces body pressings and sub-assemblies for Mini brand vehicles assembled at Oxford. Planning permission would be an essential precondition to a potential decision to build.

In what could be a step on the road to an eventual spin-off, Volkswagen Truck and Bus AG has become TRATON AG.

UQM Technologies has received an order from Lightning Systems for its eDT 220 electric propulsion systems for use in several new projects, including Class 6 vehicles for Zeem Solutions in New York and a city bus programme for Via Mobility, in Boulder, Colorado.

Navistar has named David Giroux as chief communications officer who will lead the company's Corporate Communications department effective 1 September.

Kumho Tyre Europe has appointed Kyungtai Ju as president with immediate effect.

Ineos Styrolution has inked an acquisition agreement with Total for two polystyrene (PS) production sites in China.

GAC Motor (Guangzhou Automotive) has announced the launch of the company's first overseas subsidiary in Russia, GAC Motor RUS, along with plans to enter the Russian market in 2019.

The Volkswagen Group says it is strengthening its SUV offensive in China with the launch of the new FAW-Volkswagen Tianjin plant.

Japanese automotive chipmaker Renesas Electronics, looking to further expand into chips for self-driving vehicles, is considering buying U.S. chipmaker Integrated Device Technology, Reuters and the Nikkei reported.

Daimler has chosen NavInfo as its exclusive mapping provider for navigation services in China.