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Ohio senators Sherrod Brown and Robert Portman urged GM’s CEO to accelerate contract talks with union officials and decisions on where to build new products so the state’s Lordstown plant can continue operating.

Ohio senators Sherrod Brown and Robert Portman urged GM’s CEO to accelerate contract talks with union officials and decisions on where to build new products so the state’s Lordstown plant can continue operating.

While Toyota remains “very, very bullish” on the overall market, Jim Lentz said “some crazy” potential implications from trade and U.S.

Two of the four largest body shop consolidators in the U.S. are merging. What does this mean for dealership-owned shops?

The current trade and tariff environment under U.S. President Donald Trump is the greatest potential danger to the automotive industry, according to Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz.

Lebanon’s ambassador to Japan has bought a mattress for disgraced auto executive Carlos Ghosn and is pushing to have him moved from solitary confinement, a Lebanese official said.

Carlos Ghosn was an early proponent of electric cars, telling the world in 2009 that Nissan Motor Co. would lead a revolution to eliminate gas guzzlers with its battery-powered Leaf.

Making Audis in the U.S. could help Volkswagen protect almost $800 million in profit that its luxury-car unit reaps from the world’s second-biggest automotive market.

As General Motors President Dan Ammann departs his post to lead the automaker’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit next year, GM CEO Mary Barra will step in on the captive side of the business, overseeing GM Financial.

The resurgence of 0 percent financing for Black Friday deals pulled down the average interest rate on new-vehicle loans from the month earlier, but rates still grew year over year and will likely continue to rise.