Concerns about the spreading coronavirus forced most of North America’s auto plants to close, at least temporarily. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, and Toyota said they would shut down all factories in the region, citing concerns for employees who ...

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The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet to recall them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ...

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The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet to recall them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ...

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Japan’s top automaker Toyota said Thursday its net profit edged 1 percent higher in July-September as vehicle sales grew around the world. Toyota Motor Corp.’s profit for the second fiscal quarter totaled 592 billion yen ($5.4 billion), up from 585 ...

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Japan’s top automaker Toyota said Thursday its net profit edged 1 percent higher in July-September as vehicle sales grew around the world. Toyota Motor Corp.’s profit for the second fiscal quarter totaled 592 billion yen ($5.4 billion), up from 585 ...

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General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. The three ...

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General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards. The three ...

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Toyota reported a nearly 4 percent increase in fiscal first quarter profit on improved sales, while rival Honda reported a 29 percent decline in fiscal first quarter profit. Both Japanese automakers on Friday lowered their profit forecasts for the fiscal ...

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Toyota reported a nearly 4 percent increase in fiscal first quarter profit on improved sales, while rival Honda reported a 29 percent decline in fiscal first quarter profit. Both Japanese automakers on Friday lowered their profit forecasts for the fiscal ...

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They were the suburban vehicle of choice in the 1990s and early 2000s, but ever since, minivans appeared to be riding the slow lane to extinction. The soccer moms who once made the boxy people-haulers ubiquitous have shunned them for ...

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They were the suburban vehicle of choice in the 1990s and early 2000s, but ever since, minivans appeared to be riding the slow lane to extinction. The soccer moms who once made the boxy people-haulers ubiquitous have shunned them for ...

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