Gulf ports play growing role in auto tradeAuto News

Automakers now realize they can save on logistics by using ocean shipping to reach customers in the lower Midwest with foreign-made vehicles, or to export vehicles built in the Southeast's assembly plants.

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Toyota cozies up with suppliersAuto News

A major expansion of Toyota's North American randd center will bring suppliers into product planning as much as two years earlier to cut costs and cycle times while improving quality.

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U.S. seeks NAFTA autos content above 70%Auto News

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross wants more than 70 percent of North American content in vehicles built in the United States, Canada and Mexico under a renegotiated NAFTA trade deal, the head of Canada's largest private sector union said.

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Marchionne: No offer for Fiat Chrysler on the tableAuto News

Fiat Chrysler has not received any offer for the company nor is the Italian-American carmaker working on any "big deal", CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Saturday.

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