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No significant progress in auto talks with GM: Canada Unifor union

By Ethan Lou TORONTO (Reuters) – General Motors Co and the Canadian union Unifor have not yet made any significant progress in their talks to hammer out a new contract, the labor group's President Jerry Dias said on Saturday as the sides entered the final stretch of negotiations. GM and the Unifor have been divided over union demands that the U.S. carmaker commit to new vehicle models at its Oshawa, Ontario, plant. A four-year contract covering some 20,000 Canadian autoworkers…

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Takata settles Florida air bag injury lawsuit

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Florida woman who was left a quadriplegic after a Takata air bag inflator deployed in a 2014 crash said Friday they had settled a lawsuit against the Japanese company. The settlement was confirmed

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General Motors escapes some claims from 2014 recalls

By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday dismissed some claims brought against General Motors by customers seeking compensation for a drop in vehicle resale values after a rash of safety recalls in 2014, including one for a faulty ignition switch. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan…

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GM recalls 1.04 million pickup trucks worldwide to repair seat belts

General Motors Co said Friday it is recalling nearly 1.04 million newer pickup trucks for a seat belt flaw. GM said the recall in the United States includes 895,232 vehicles and a stop-sale of approximately 3,000 new 2014 and 2015 model year pickups still on dealer lots. GM said the recall was prompted by warranty data that showed the flexible steel cable that connects the seat belt to

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U.S. car makers count among Pacific trade pact skeptics

U.S. auto makers are unlikely to win a much bigger share of the Japanese vehicle market despite a bid to break down trade barriers under a new Pacific trade pact, a key advisory committee found, highlighting the difficulties ahead in winning votes for the deal through Congress. Car makers joined

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First GM China-made import to U.S. to go on sale in mid-2016

By next summer, the Buick Envision small SUV will become the first General Motors Co model imported from China to be sold in the United States, the company said on Friday. Reuters reported in August that by 2017 most Buick's U.S. sales could be of models produced in either China or Europe. The Envision will give Buick three “crossover” vehicles in the U.S. market.

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