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October 16, 2021 at 5:42 am

AP review: At least 13 auto safety rules are years overdue VIEW

As pandemic-era traffic fatalities spike, the U.S. agency in charge of auto safety is struggling with a backlog of safety rules ordered by Congress that... Updated 4:37 pm

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October 13, 2021 at 1:52 pm

2nd driver killed by air bag inflator from Tennessee’s ARC

A second person has been killed by an exploding air bag inflator made by a Tennessee company that has been under investigation by a federal...

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A member of the media test drives a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S car equipped with Autopilot in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. Tesla Motors Inc. will begin rolling out the first version of its highly anticipated “autopilot” features to owners of its all-electric Model S sedan Thursday. Autopilot is a step toward the vision of autonomous or self-driving cars, and includes features like automatic lane changing and the ability of the Model S to parallel park for you. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg 585631977

October 13, 2021 at 3:56 am

US regulators seek answers from Tesla over lack of recall

U.S. safety investigators want to know why Tesla didn’t file recall documents when it updated Autopilot software to better identify parked emergency vehicles, escalating a...

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October 6, 2021 at 9:01 am

GM sets to double revenue, lead US in electric vehicle sales

General Motors plans to cash in as the world switches from combustion engines to battery power, promising to double its annual revenue by 2030

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October 5, 2021 at 5:00 am

GM building giant battery development lab in Detroit suburb

General Motors says it’s building a huge new electric vehicle battery lab in Michigan

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October 1, 2021 at 12:30 pm

US auto sales slump, stalled by car computer chip shortage

U.S. new vehicle sales tumbled about 26% in September as a global shortage of computer chips worsened, shuttering factories and limiting the selection on dealer...

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September 30, 2021 at 11:35 am

Union jobs? Ford’s plan for new EV factories raises question

Ford’s blockbuster announcement this week that it would build four vast new factories in Kentucky and Tennessee by 2025 and hire nearly 11,000 workers raised...

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Billy Wommack, purchasing director at the W.S. Jenks & Sons hardware, opens a gallon of paint at the mixing station of the hardware store’s paint department, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in northeast Washington. The chemical shortages, and a near doubling of oil prices in the past year, mean higher prices for many goods. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) DCMC102 DCMC102

September 29, 2021 at 10:08 am

From paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices VIEW

In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips

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September 28, 2021 at 7:56 am

Green energy takes hold in unlikely places with Ford project VIEW

When Ford revealed plans to ramp up its commitment to the electric vehicle sector, the automaker chose two states where Republican leaders have vilified the...

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks during the official announcement of Ford Motor Company along with SK Innovations in building two electric battery factories in Glendale, Ky., at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. The $5.8 billion dollar investment will provide 5000 full time jobs in the state. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) KYTE113

September 27, 2021 at 4:02 pm

Ford to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries VIEW

Ford and a partner company say they plan to build three major electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant by 2025 — a dramatic...

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