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Under pressure on U.S. jobs, Ford tries new gambit with Trump

Ford Motor Co , one of Donald Trump's prime corporate targets on the campaign trail, offered the President-elect a chance to claim a victory late on Thursday by informing him it would not shift production of a Lincoln sport utility vehicle to Mexico from Kentucky. Trump jumped at the chance, claiming in…

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Volkswagen says it might not resume U.S. sales of diesel vehicles

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG said on Wednesday it has not decided if it will resume selling diesel vehicles in the United States, even if it were allowed to, in the wake of the automaker's emissions cheating scandal. The German automaker has been barred from selling diesel vehicles in the United States since late 2015 after it acknowledged using “defeat devices” to evade U.S. diesel emissions standards. The company is in talks with U.S. regulators but approval to…

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Mondelez abandons pursuit of U.S. chocolate maker Hershey

The abandoned deal, which would have created the world's largest confectioner, underscores the grip that a charitable trust has on the maker of Hershey's Kisses and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. The trust which controls Hershey was set up by the company's founder over a century ago to fund and run a school for underprivileged children. Hershey rejected a $107 per share acquisition offer from Mondelez at the end of June.

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Japan government finds Mitsubishi overstated mileage for eight more models

Japan's transport ministry on Tuesday ordered Mitsubishi Motors Corp to stop domestic sales of eight vehicle models after an investigation found the automaker overstated their fuel economy, the second

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Exclusive: Hyundai raids Bentley to turbo-charge Genesis luxury drive

By Norihiko Shirouzu BEIJING (Reuters) – After poaching Bentley's design chief last year, Hyundai Motor Co is set to announce it has also secured the services of the luxury marque's exterior designer. Korean Sangyup Lee is being brought in to work with Luc Donckerwolke, a Peruvian-born Belgian, to lead Hyundai's development of its Genesis premium car brand – a project driven by Chung Euisun, heir-apparent to the Hyundai Group. Hyundai Motor, which sells some…

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United Airlines gate agents, baggage handlers approve new contract

United Continental Holdings Inc and its union said Saturday that workers voted in favor of contracts hiking the pay of some 30,000 baggage handlers, gate agents and other groups, a dramatic reversal from a year ago when the No.3 U.S. airline mulled outsourcing some of these jobs. The news marks a vote of confidence by…

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Volkswagen increases discounts after emissions scandal: report

Volkswagen AG is offering bigger discounts in its home market to try to lure back customers after the automaker admitted using software to allow diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests, a German trade magazine reported on Saturday. Germany's Automobilwoche said Volkswagen was trying to boost the used car trade by raising

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Exclusive: Honda and Takata’s stealth airbag fix

In August of 2009, after ruptured airbag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death, the automaker quietly requested a design change and did not notify U.S. regulators, Honda confirmed in response to inquiries from Reuters. Honda Motor Co asked supplier Takata Corp to produce a “fail-safe” airbag inflator, according to Takata presentations and internal memos reviewed by Reuters. The previously …

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Porsche, more Audi models pulled into VW emissions scandal

By Patrick Rucker and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen used devices to cheat air pollution tests in diesel luxury vehicles, U.S. environmental regulators said on Monday, in a new blow to the automaker already reeling from similar allegations regarding…

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