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Hyundai Motor hires former GM researcher to lead self-driving car center

Hyundai Motor Group has hired a former General Motors researcher to oversee its center to develop fully autonomous vehicles, joining other automakers and Silicon Valley giants in accelerating efforts on the fast-growing technology. Lee Jin-woo, 47, who has previously led autonomous driving …

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Auto CEOs want Trump to order review of 2025 fuel rules

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief executives of 18 major automakers and their U.S. units urged President Donald Trump to revisit a decision by the Obama administration to lock in vehicle fuel efficiency rules through 2025. In a letter sent late Friday and viewed by Reuters, the chief executives of General Motors Co , Ford Motor Co, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, along with the top North American executives at Toyota Motor Corp…

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Fiat Chrysler, Cummins spar over costs of diesel emission recall

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and engine manufacturer Cummins Inc are fighting over the $200 million estimated cost for a recall of 130,000 Ram pickup trucks equipped with Cummins diesel engines that could exceed U.S. pollution limits. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board have demanded a recall of 2013 through 2015 model year Ram 2500 pickup trucks with 6.7L Cummins diesel engines because moisture can lead to the deactivation of the selective catalyst reduction system, causing excess …

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General Motors settles ignition-switch cases

(Reuters) – General Motors Co said it settled the remaining two ignition-switch cases for an undisclosed amount in a series of six test trials over the defect The remaining trials were

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GM asks judge to throw out ignition switch case over ‘fabricated’ key

General Motors Co on Monday asked a Texas judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal 2011 crash blamed on a faulty ignition switch, accusing plaintiffs and their lawyers of fabricating evidence about the vehicle’s key during the ongoing trial. According to a GM court filing, plaintiffs Zachary Stevens and his parents and their lawyers showed jurors in Harris…

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Trump criticizes GM for Mexico investments

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump rebuked General Motors Co on Tuesday, widening his criticism of American companies that have invested in Mexico. Trump has made criticism of Ford Motor Co a staple of his campaign speeches for more than a year, repeatedly suggesting that the…

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Viacom CEO lawyers urge speedy trial, citing Redstone’s health

Viacom's Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, who is suing over his removal from Sumner Redstone's trust, on Monday said in a court filing that a judge should expedite the matter because the 93-year-old media mogul is in ill health and may soon not be able to provide needed evidence. A spokesman for Redstone…

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Auction for Warren Buffett charity lunch starts slow

The annual charity auction for a private lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett is underway. The top bid to dine with the chairman of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc was $200,100 at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT) on Monday

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U.S. judge rejects motion to review GM ignition switch deal

The motion filed by Lance Cooper, a Georgia attorney who first publicly exposed the defect, accused a lawyer leading federal litigation over the switch, Robert Hilliard, of mismanaging the cases and negotiating a multimillion dollar settlement primarily to benefit his own clients, rather than all plaintiffs. Cooper had asked U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan, who oversees the federal switch litigation…

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