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More businesses must work with suppliers to curb climate change: study

Too few businesses are working with their suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to study that praised 29 companies including General Motors , Sky and Sony Corp for taking the lead. “The supply chain is the new frontier in environmental responsibility – an area rich with opportunity that remains mostly unexplored,” non-profit group CDP, formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project, wrote in its report published on Tuesday.

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Google shows improved self-driving system in Chrysler Pacifica

By Alexandria Sage and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – Google unveiled its latest self-driving system in a Chrysler Pacifica minivan during a Sunday preview ahead of the Detroit auto show, saying the technology is more reliable and affordable. The announcement came from John Krafcik, head of Google's Waymo unit, whose search for partners to…

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FCA to invest $1 billion in U.S. plants, make Jeep pickup truck

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Sunday that it would invest $1 billion to retool and modernize two plants in the U.S. Midwest, including one that would be able to make the Ram heavy-duty pickup truck currently produced in Mexico. The company also said it planned to add three new Jeep models, including a pickup truck, to its product

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Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs

By Andreas Cremer and Jan Schwartz WOLFSBURG, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen and its labor unions agreed to cut 30,000 jobs at the core VW brand in exchange for a commitment to avoid forced redundancies in Germany until 2025, a compromise which leaves the carmaker's profitability still lagging rivals. …

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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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Takata mulls bankruptcy for U.S. unit, filing will take time: source

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Takata Corp is considering a bankruptcy filing for its U.S. unit as the air bag maker looks for a sponsor to help pay for liabilities related to its faulty inflators, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters. Takata, which has retained investment bank Lazard Ltd as an adviser, has been working to choose a backer for its turnaround …

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South Korea court says it has not yet decided whether sale of Hanjin Shipping is needed

The South Korean court overseeing Hanjin Shipping's receivership process said on Wednesday that a sale of the world's seventh-largest container carrier, which collapsed late last month, is one of many options it is considering if the court concludes the company is to be rehabilitated. Judge Choi Ung-young, who serves as a court spokesman for media inquiries on the …

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Zuckerberg initiative poaches AstraZeneca board member

The $3 billion health initiative set up by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan has hired one of AstraZeneca's non-executive directors to head up its science drive. The British drugmaker said on Wednesday that Cornelia Bargmann would step down from its board next month to take up a new role as president of Chan Zuckerberg Science, part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Leif Johansson, AstraZeneca&#…

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South Korea to widen Takata air bag recall by 110,000 vehicles

South Korea said on Wednesday that 13 automakers will recall some 110,000 vehicles equipped with Takata Corp's defective air bags, the latest development in a long-running safety crisis involving the Japanese company. The United States in May announced a new

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South Korea to widen Takata air bag recall by 110,000 vehicles

South Korea said on Wednesday that 13 automakers will recall some 110,000 vehicles equipped with Takata Corp's defective air bags, the latest development in a long-running safety crisis involving the Japanese company. The United States in May announced a new round of recall of Takata's air bag inflators which have been linked to at least 14 deaths and more than 100 injuries and triggered the largest-ever auto recall. South Korea's transport ministry said a total of 221,870 vehicles

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