AUGUST 8, 2017

UAW Vows to Resume Organizing Nissan in Mississippi

“Our expectation is that the UAW will respect and abide by (the workers) decision and cease their efforts to divide our Nissan family,” the automaker says. Pro-union employees say they plan to continue the years-long effort to organize the Canton plant despite being outvoted nearly 2 to 1.

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Mazda Cracks HCCI Code, Nissan Sells Global Battery Business, Chrysler Invests in Kids Only Ride-Sharing

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Turkey’s Automotive Industry on Steady Growth Track

The chairman of Turkey’s Association of Automotive Parts and Components Manufacturers, Alper Kanca, says the country’s automotive sector last year reached its highest level of production of the past decade by manufacturing 1.48 million automobiles.

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Toyota/Mazda JV Shakes Up NAFTA Production Footprint

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The automakers haven’t disclosed where they’ll put their new planned 300,000-unit plant, but Mississippi might make the most sense.

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Automakers Risk Becoming Infatuated With Their Work

“Our approach is, ‘It’s not our baby.’ Our data is our baby,” says Doug Betts of J.D. Power.

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Autonomous Cars to Have Positive Impact on Aluminum Demand

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Fully autonomous vehicles will be priced higher than conventional cars, putting them in a better position to absorb the higher cost of employing aluminum.

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U.K. Government Seeks to Develop Better EV Batteries

Business Secretary Greg Clark says the first phase of the Faraday Challenge includes a £45 million competition to establish a center for battery research to ensure the U.K. leads the world in the design, development and manufacture of electric batteries.

Mazda Claims Breakthrough in ICE Technology

Mazda, which announced last week it would collaborate with Toyota on electric-car development, says it will start selling cars powered by compression-ignition engines, a technology larger rivals have been researching for decades, in 2019.

Sweet! Dutch Students Produce EV Made From Sugar Beets

The 4-passenger electric car, made from a resin derived from sugar beets and covered with sheets of flax, weighs less than 700 lbs.and is said to have a strength-to-weight ratio similar to that of fiberglass.

VW Offers New-Car Buyers Up to €10,000 in Incentives

Besides the premium offered to buyers of Volkswagen-brand vehicles who trade in an older diesel model, the automaker is offering incentives worth €1,000 to €2,380 toward the purchase of alternative-energy vehicles.

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