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Workers at General Motors’ Oshawa assembly plant in Canada organized a sit-down protest Tuesday night — when they were scheduled to be working — following news that the automaker did not accept Unifor’s proposals to save the factory.

Tata Motors has publicly backed its Jaguar Land Rover unit amid speculation about the future of its troubled UK subsidiary. But JLR is losing money and it faces many problems, including the costs associated with the industry shift to EVs and uncertaint…

Nissan’s ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn defended himself against allegations of financial misconduct in a Tokyo court on Tuesday, declaring his innocence in his first public appearance since his arrest in November.

Targets by automakers such as Volvo, Audi, Hyundai and Ford to have Level 4 autonomous cars on the road by 2021 are “overly aggressive,” Aptiv Chief Technology Officer Glen De Vos told Automotive News Europe. 

Delphi Technologies named Richard Dauch as its CEO, effective immediately.

Rep. Debbie Dingell, a strong advocate for the auto industry in Congress, is sharply critical of GM’s November announcement to cut workers.

From Acura to Volvo, here’s what coming in the year ahead

A senior executive of Nissan Motor, Jose Munoz, has taken a leave of absence in a sudden management shake-up as the Japanese automaker deals with the aftermath of the arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

For the first time in nearly a decade, annual new-vehicle sales fell in Canada. A total of 2,003,506 vehicles were sold, down 1.9 percent from 2017. A 6.5 percent dip in December sales helped drag down the annual total and mark…

The UAW sued General Motors in federal court on Wednesday, claiming the automaker’s use of temporary workers at a plant in Indiana violates its labor deal.