OCTOBER 11, 2017

Union Chiefs Fear New CEO May Pull Plug on GM Korea

Short of boosting production to optimum levels by assigning models built elsewhere to GM Korea’s underutilized, high-cost plants, the chances of realizing a profit based on the company’s current performance are considered remote.

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Nissan Says Black, Gray Overshadow Bright Car Colors

A Europe-wide survey of 5,000 people found more than half of drivers played it safe with neutral car-color choices despite more personalization options than ever before.

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New Zealand Light-Vehicle Sales Set September Record

September’s result left the year-to-date total up 10.4% at 118,256 units, with car and SUV sales ahead 6.8% at 78,956 and commercial-vehicle deliveries up 18.6% at 39,300.

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Truck Maker Hino to Relocate Within West Virginia

Hino, the truck- and bus-manufacturing subsidiary of Toyota, is investing $100 million in the new operation, which will create an estimated 250 new jobs by early 2020.

Outlander Featured in Most-Viewed Automotive Ad

WardsAuto Staff The most-viewed ad for the week of Oct. 2-8 features the ’17 Mitsubishi Outlander’s multiview camera system, blindspot warning and forward-collision mitigation.

Longtime WardsAuto Editor Binder to Retire

WardsAuto Staff At the time Binder joined the company in 1971, Richard Nixon was the U.S. president, Led Zeppelin was still a band and gasoline cost less than 40 cents a gallon.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Slams Trump on NAFTA

While President Donald Trump in an interview reiterated his desire to scrap the trade deal, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue says a plan to make automakers source more parts in North America "would actually send business overseas."

Magna joins BMW, Intel in Autonomous-Car Project

The Canadian auto-parts manufacturer and contract assembler joins the German automaker, the U.S. computer-chip producer and other consortium members looking to put self-driving cars on the road by about 2021.

Kobe Steel Admits Possible Data Fabrication

Japan's third-biggest steelmaker confirms a media report that it may have fabricated data on iron-powder products whose applications include automotive gears.

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