US agency says Fiat Chrysler didn't move quickly enough recalls, cites widespread problems
A top U.S. auto safety regulator says that Fiat Chrysler failed to provide timely and accurate recall information to her agency and that customers also have problems getting accurate information.
Top US auto safety regulator says Fiat Chrysler will face sanctions for conduct in recalls
The chief U.S. auto safety regulator says Fiat Chrysler will face sanctions for violating safety laws in multiple recalls.
High-tech features increase in new, computerized cars; consumer security an emerging issue
Today's cars can come with many high-tech features that interact wirelessly with the electronic systems.
Tesla, State-Owned Chinese Firm to Build 400 Charging Stations
Tesla Motors Co. and a state-owned Chinese phone carrier have announced plans to build 400 charging stations for electric cars.
Report: Tesla building charger station in California, near possible site of battery plant
Tesla Motors Inc. is building a supercharger station in the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe where drivers of the company's electric cars can recharge for free along Interstate 80, a newspaper says.
Lands of opportunity: Foreign markets fueling growth of US tech trendsetters, other companies
Major U.S. companies are starting to reap their most rapid growth in fertile lands of opportunity far from home.
Week Ahead: December Jobs Report, Auto Sales
Next week’s economic calendar is highlighted by the December jobs report and the all-important wages data included within.
AP Source: UAW-Fiat Chrysler pact raises pay, profit-sharing; car production moves to Mexico
Hourly pay, profit sharing and performance bonuses will rise, but car production will move to lower-cost Mexico and be replaced by trucks and SUVs under a new contract between Fiat Chrysler and the United Auto Workers, a person briefed on the deal said.
Fiat Chrysler, UAW reach tentative contract deal; specifics not disclosed
A tentative contract agreement reached Tuesday between the United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler addresses pay and health care issues, but neither side would give specifics about the pact.
Fiat Chrysler CEO cancels Frankfurt auto show appearance, indicating that UAW deal may be near
Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has canceled plans Tuesday to attend the Frankfurt International Motor Show in Germany, an indication that the company may be getting close to a contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union.
UAW chooses Fiat Chrysler as target in contract talks with Detroit automakers
The United Auto Workers union has chosen Fiat Chrysler as its target company in ongoing contract negotiations with Detroit automakers.
United Auto Workers chief rejects lower wage proposal, pledges to bridge gap between pay tiers
The leader of the United Auto Workers union has rejected a third tier of lower wages for members who make auto parts.
GOP leader says Tenn. lawmakers will approve VW incentives despite 'secret deal' concerns
A top Republican in the Tennessee General Assembly expects his colleagues to approve the state share of a $300 million incentive package for Volkswagen despite misgivings over a "secret deal" for the United Auto Workers union at the German automaker's plant in Chattanooga.
4 reasons why consistently strong hiring is failing to boost US inflation or wages
This isn't explained in Econ 101.
Michigan's population grows slightly for 3rd straight year as US auto industry gains strength
After years of declining population, industrial Michigan finally seems to be on track toward growth again, the state's demographer says.
Tenn. governor questions method by which UAW was certified under new Volkswagen labor policy
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, a longtime critic of the United Auto Workers' efforts to organize foreign automakers in the South, on Tuesday questioned the process by which the union qualified under a new labor policy at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee.
Volkswagen labor policy at Tennessee plant sets off scramble among union supporters, opponents
Both supporters and opponents of the United Auto Workers' efforts to unionize their first foreign auto plant in the South say a new labor policy at the Volkswagen factory is going to help them.
US industrial production expected to have increased slightly in October
The Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for October.
German auto union chief: VW shouldn't put anti-union group on par with UAW at Tennessee plant
The head of the German union representing automotive workers is speaking out against Volkswagen working with anti-labor groups at its plant in Tennessee.
Solid gains for automakers and construction as US employers add 209,000 jobs in July
Automakers helped drive hiring in July.


