Waymo to buy up to 62,000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to expand fleetAuto News

Google affiliate Waymo will purchase up to 62,000 additional Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans from FCA US starting later this year to begin a vast expansion of the company's public driverless ride-hailing fleet as it expands nationwide.

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New-vehicle loan amounts, payments hit record highAuto News

The average loan amount and monthly payment for new vehicles reached record highs in the first quarter. The percentage of new-vehicle subprime loan originations dropped, while prime origination share reached a six-year high.

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Federal rollback of car-emissions standards advances to reviewAuto News

Regulators have sent proposals to roll back auto efficiency standards to the White House for review, a key step in what's likely to be a contentious debate over future environmental regulation.

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U.S. set to impose tariffs on EU steel, aluminiumAuto News

Washington is poised to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminium imports as early as Thursday, two sources told Reuters.

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GM's autonomous vehicle unit to get $2.25 billion boost from investment firmAuto News

SoftBank Vision Fund, a prominent technology investment firm, will invest $2.25 billion in General Motors' Cruise Automation autonomous vehicle operations.

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Autoliv's electronics business wins record orders ahead of spinoffAuto News

Autoliv said it had seen record order intake over the past year for its electronics business, Veoneer, which makes products such as radars and vision systems.

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More signals emerge on Ford's possible purchase of Detroit train stationAuto News

One of businessman Matty Moroun's companies transferred ownership of the Michigan Central Station to a mystery company as all signs point to Ford purchasing Detroit's long-vacant train station.

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Japan investigators plan to raid Kobe Steel, report saysAuto News

Japanese prosecutors will conduct an on-site investigation at Kobe's offices as early as Thursday, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported, opening the possibility of criminal charges against the company.

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Trump threatened to bar German luxury cars in U.S., report saysAuto News

President Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron he would block German luxury carmakers from the U.S. market, a German magazine reported.

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