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The leader of the United Auto Workers union has rejected a third tier of lower wages for members who make auto parts.

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.

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After years of declining population, industrial Michigan finally seems to be on track toward growth again, the state's demographer says.

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.

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.

The Federal Reserve reports on industrial production for October.

The head of the German union representing automotive workers is speaking out against Volkswagen working with anti-labor groups at its plant in Tennessee.

Automakers helped drive hiring in July.

Shares in Volkswagen AG are heading south for a third consecutive day as the automaker scrambles to contain its widening emissions-rigging scandal.

Americans stepped up their spending on cars, restaurant meals, groceries and clothing in August, suggesting that consumers will help sustain U.S. economic growth despite a broader global slowdown.

The rollout of Toyota's new Prius comes at an inauspicious time for gas-sipping vehicles.

For many investors, lessons of the Great Recession are fresh.

The difference between the airline and rental car industries extends beyond the altitude at which travel occurs.

Americans hunting for a bargain on a new Beemer, bottle of Chateau Margaux or Hermes handbag thanks to the sliding euro should put away their gold cards.

As Eddie George neared the end of his nine seasons in the NFL, the running back began pondering his next play.

The mood is exuberant at this year's North American International Auto Show.

Shares of Goodyear Tire fell Tuesday after it warned that its fourth-quarter earnings may be hurt by the strong dollar, demand weakness in Europe and warmer-than-expected winter weather.

Shares in Hertz jumped Tuesday after the company said it is raising prices for its car rentals.

Chrysler says its sales last month rose 20 percent, a sign that Black Friday promotions and falling gas prices drove U.S. auto sales sharply higher in November.