Category: Motor Age Articles
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Ill., Colo. have weakest lemon laws, consumer group says
Illinois and Colorado have the nation’s worst consumer protections for auto buyers, while New Jersey and Washington rank at the top, according to a new study.
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GM meets with lawmakers over racism allegations at Ohio plant
Senior GM executives met this week with Ohio’s two senators and other lawmakers on Capitol Hill after African American employees accused GM of allowing a racially hostile work atmosphere.
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GM expected to begin thousands of salaried job cuts next week
The cuts, described by one analyst as “Black Monday,” are expected to take weeks, if not longer, to complete, according to the sources within GM.
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Geely poaches designer Wayne Burgess from Jaguar to lead U.K. team
Veteran Jaguar designer Wayne Burgess, once a candidate to eventually replace Jaguar design director Ian Callum, has left JLR and joined Geely Auto Group.
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Unifor to air Super Bowl ad in effort to save Oshawa GM plant
Unifor is planning to run a Super Bowl ad in Canada its ongoing campaign to convince GM to keep its Oshawa assembly plant open. The ads won’t air in the U.S.
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A climate problem even California can’t fix: tailpipe pollution
Tailpipe pollution in California is going up — not down — despite billions of dollars spent by one of the most environmentally progressive governments on earth.
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Ram, fleet drive FCA to 2.5% gain
Another strong month at the Jeep and Ram brands, combined with higher incentives and fleet shipments, helped FCA US post a 2.5 percent rise in January U.S. light-vehicle sales.
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Trucks drive FCA, Ford, Honda gains; Toyota, Nissan fall
Another strong month at Jeep and Ram, combined with higher incentives and fleet shipments, helped FCA US post a 2.5 percent rise in January U.S. light-vehicle sales. Volume also rose at American Honda and Ford behind trucks but deliveries fell at Toyot…
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Sales dip behind Jan. chill; SAAR falls to 16.9M
U.S. light-vehicle sales dropped 1 percent in January, with higher fleet shipments offsetting lower retail volume, as the government shutdown and severe cold that blasted the Midwest this week dampened consumer demand.
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FCA to sit out Super Bowl for first time since 2009
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will sit out its first Super Bowl since 2009, leaving the game without a high-profile advertiser known for big-budgeted, celebrity-filled spots.