Feb 17 GM plans to pull out of Australia, New Zealand and Thailand By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The company said in a statement Sunday that it plans to wind down sales, engineering and design operations for its historic Holden brand in Australia and New Zealand in 2021. Continue reading
Nov 20 United Auto Workers president steps down as GM sues rival over union bribery By Tom Krisher, Associated Press United Auto Workers President Gary Jones abruptly resigned Wednesday, capping a tumultuous day that saw union leaders move to oust him and General Motors accusing rival Fiat Chrysler in a lawsuit of bribing union officials to get more favorable contract… Continue reading
Oct 29 Automakers side with Trump in legal fight with California By Tom Krisher, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and 10 smaller automakers are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. Continue reading
May 17 Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico and Canada after delaying auto tariffs By Kevin Freking, Rob Gillies, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America's allies — lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum and delaying auto tariffs that would… Continue reading
Mar 11 Tesla walks back its plan to close most showrooms By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Tesla announced last month that it would shutter most of its stores to cut costs so it could sell its lower-priced Model 3 for $35,000. The company continues its shift to toward online-only sales, but now says it won't close… Continue reading
Jan 04 Ford recalls over 953,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The move includes over 782,000 vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of recalls in U.S. history. Continue reading
Nov 29 AP fact check: Trump retweets false claim on immigrant aid By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump is spreading a false claim from supporters that people who are in the United States illegally receive more in federal assistance than the average American gets in Social Security benefits. Here's a closer look at the claim. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 3:19 Trump touts ‘fairness and reciprocity’ of new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal President Trump declared victory on Monday on a deal more than a year in the making. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, largely keeps the structure of the 1994 North American Trade Agreement, but gives U.S. dairy farmers greater access… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 5:36 The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal offers modest changes. Will it help the economy? President Trump made renegotiating NAFTA a priority of his administration. What's really in the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and what does it mean for the U.S. economy? Amna Nawaz learns more from Edward Alden of the Council on Foreign Relations. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 3:26 Trump administration plans rollback of fuel standards, setting up legal fight with states Over President Obama's tenure, rules were put in place that would have nearly doubled the average fuel economy standard in the U.S., which the Trump administration has argued goes too far. Now a new EPA proposal would set standards to… Continue watching