APRIL 24, 2017

Volvo Fuels Global Ambitions with U.S. Factory

Volvo breaks out of its Scandinavian roots with plants in Asia and its first in the U.S., a $500 million factory in South Carolina that begins building S60 sedans in late 2018.

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Automakers Boost Production; Delphi’s Aftermarket OTA Updates; Why Buick Thinks Customers Will Pay More

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Ford on Front Lines of Fight Against Car Sickness

Stop-start traffic and winding roads can worsen a condition that is most prevalent in passengers, especially children and teenagers, and can be aggravated by sitting in the back, head down playing video games or watching movies.

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U.S. Forecast: Mild Sales, Growing Inventory

The daily sales rate will inch up 0.6%, but total volume will slip 3.1%.

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Stolen-Vehicle Offenders Target Land Rover Defender

Vehicle-monitoring company Tracker says the BMW X5 reclaimed its place as the most-stolen and -recovered vehicle in 2016 as the company recorded a 10% increase in the number of recovered cars worth a combined £11.5 million.

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North America Light-Vehicle Production Soars 8.9% in March

Mexico posted a record-high total, while the U.S. and Canada saw modest gains.

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Apple Outlines Plans for Autonomous-Car Drivers

The tech giant's 41 pages of application documents for the California Department of Motor Vehicles includes 10 pages covering a training plan apparently related to humans retaking manual control of the car while its autonomous capabilities are being tested.

Eco-Warriors Lying Low in Today’s U.K. Car Market

A survey by online motor retailer BuyaCar.co.uk shows three times as many people rate high-speed performance more important than a car’s green credentials.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chief Expects NAFTA Tweaks by Mid-2018

Thomas Donahue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, predicts the U.S., Canada and Mexico will reach a basic agreement over changes to NAFTA – a target of President Donald Trump during his presidential campaign – by the middle of next year.

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Ignition-Switch Suits Against GM

The high court's refusal to hear GM's appeal means the automaker remains liable for potentially billions of dollars in damages over the faulty ignition switches for which it already has paid out $2 billion in fines, civil penalties and lawsuits..

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