Harry Wilson's unfinished business at GMAuto News

Harry Wilson, the former Obama administration auto task force member and current Visteon director who surfaced this week seeking a seat on GM's board and calling for an $8 billion stock buyback, believes GM is hurt by persistent mistrust among its...



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Postal Service's next-gen van carries a $6 billion prizeAuto News

Faced with rising maintenance costs for its aging fleet and needing extra cargo space to satisfy the desires of online shoppers, the US Postal Service is asking automakers to bid on a commercial van that would replace the boxy Long Life Vehicle and...



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Barra, other top GM executives awarded shares as incentive payAuto News

General Motors awarded its top executives with shares in the company as part of a long-term incentive plan, according to company filings with US regulators.



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Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project, reports sayAuto News

Apple is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a car, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter.



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Apple hiring auto experts for secret research project, report saysAuto News

Apple is hiring automotive technology and design experts to staff up a top-secret research lab, with the possible intention of building a car, the Financial Times reported, citing several people familiar with the iPhone maker.



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GM union in Canada may seek early bargainingAuto News

The union that represents GM's Canadian workers may seek early negotiations to secure jobs at the company's Oshawa, Ontario, operations, Unifor National President Jerry Dias said.



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TRW seeks long-term business from Takata airbag customersAuto News

TRW Automotive is moving ahead with plans to produce replacement airbag inflators for Takata customers, but only for automakers willing to offer guarantees of long-term business.



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Tower International posts Q4 gain in adjusted earningsAuto News

Tower International, a structural metal components and assemblies supplier, on Thursday reported a gain in adjusted earnings but a net loss overall for the fourth quarter.



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Honda Cutting Output at 6 Plants (2/13/15)

Port dispute slows parts deliveries; Honda tosses target; Nissan’s electrifying find; Stein:...

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Honda cuts production, Toyota airlifts parts amid West Coast port strikesAuto News

Honda and Toyota plan to cut back production or adjust overtime at several North American plants because of labor disputes that have snarled shipments at 29 ports on the West Coast.



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TRW says adjusted Q4 profits rose 26%Auto News

TRW Automotive Holdings, which is being acquired by German supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG, today said fourth-quarter adjusted earnings grew 26 percent from last year.



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Honda withdraws 2017 global sales target amid quality concernsAuto News

Honda said it has scrapped its target of selling 6 million vehicles annually by 2017 because the pressure to reach the objective contributed to the quality lapses that led to record recalls last year.



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