Tesla to recall Model S for potential seat belt defect Auto News

Tesla Motors, unable to fully explain a broken seatbelt discovered in early November by a European owner of its all-electric Model S sedan, said today that it has decided to recall the entire Model S fleet.

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CARB chair says VW likely will buy back some dieselsAuto News

The chief of the California Air Resources Board says Volkswagen 'likely' will buy back at least some of the roughly 325,000 VW vehicles using the first generation of its 2.0-liter diesel with emissions-masking software.

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GM contract may yield flat per-vehicle labor costs even with hourly raises, study saysAuto News

General Motors' labor costs per vehicle may decline slightly under the proposed four-year contract with its U.S. union that calls for across-the-board raises, according to the Center for Automotive Research.

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Hyundai to recall about 305,000 Sonatas in U.S. for brake pedal issuesAuto News

Hyundai plans to recall nearly 305,000 vehicles in the U.S. to replace the brake pedal stopper pad, according to a posting on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.

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Daimler to invest $375 million to build diesel engines near DetroitAuto News

The head of Daimler's commercial truck operation said the company will invest $375 million at a complex near Detroit to build diesel engines for medium duty trucks, expanding a strategy of building and selling trucks, engines, transmissions and...

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GM won't shy away from diesels, Reuss saysAuto News

General Motors is moving forward with diesel engines in cars and light trucks despite the potential chilling effect from Volkswagen's emissions scandal, GM's product chief said.

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GM labor contract may see flat costs even with hourly raises, report saysAuto News

General Motors' labor costs per vehicle may decline slightly under the proposed four-year contract with its U.S. union that calls for across-the-board raises, according to the Center for Automotive Research.

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VW cuts 2016 capital investment 8% due to cost of fixing emissions cheatAuto News

Volkswagen today cut 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) from its investment plan for next year, as the German carmaker braces for a multi-billion-euro hit from its emissions cheating scandal.

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VW cuts capital investment 30% due to cost of fixing emissions cheatAuto News

Volkswagen AG cut its annual investment budget 30 percent amid unresolved talks with European and U.S. regulators about how to fix about 11 million cars with rigged emissions systems.

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N.A. auto production will remain strong in 2016, analyst saysAuto News

North American auto production rose 1 percent in October and 'should remain strong' through the next 12 to 18 months thanks to strong truck demand, healthy inventories and a strengthening economy, Robert W. Baird and Co.

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Japanese supplier INOAC agrees to $2.35 million U.S. price-fixing fineAuto News

Japanese supplier INOAC agreed to plead guilty to fixing prices -- and pay a $2.35 million criminal fine -- on auto parts sold to Toyota between 2004 and 2012, the U.S. Justice Department said today.

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UAW partners with Germany's IG Metall to push for better U.S. wages, union representationAuto News

The UAW and Germany's largest autoworker union, IG Metall, have joined forces to push for improved wages and working conditions at the U.S. plants of German auto and parts manufacturers.

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UAW's partnership with Germany's IG Metall will push for better U.S. wages, union representationAuto News

The UAW and Germany's largest autoworker union, IG Metall, have joined forces to push for improved wages and working conditions at the U.S. plants of German auto and parts manufacturers.

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U.S. probes Bosch in VW cheating scandal, report saysAuto News

U.S. authorities are investigating German auto supplier Robert Bosch over its role in Volkswagen's massive scheme to cheat U.S. emission standards, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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Ford CFO says 'Friends' promo not costlyAuto News

Ford's incentive spending declined slightly in the first few weeks of its year-end 'Friends and Neighbors' promotion, evidence that it's not a profit-damaging blowout sale, CFO Bob Shanks said today.

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U.S. senators urge VW to expand diesel compensation, agree to buybacksAuto News

Two U.S. senators today urged Volkswagen to agree to buy back vehicles and offer compensation to drivers of all diesel vehicles that government regulators have charged have "defeat devices" to rig emissions standards.

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Ford's Michigan F-150 plant holds key to passage of UAW dealAuto News

The UAW's proposed labor contract with Ford will fail unless workers at an F-150 assembly plant in Michigan approve it by a wide margin.

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Scion keeps it weird in new iM, iA adsAuto News

Scion's 'Weird, Right?' ad campaign for the iM hatchback and iA compact sedan is back for another round of weirdness.

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GM, Army to test Chevrolet Colorado fuel cell Auto News

The Chevrolet Colorado pickup has been selected by the U.S. Army to test a General Motors-designed hydrogen powered fuel cell powertrain.

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