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Volkswagen workers to vote on union representation next month in the 1st test of recruiting drive
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. The National Labor Relations Board said Monday that the election will take place from April 17 to 19 at the...
Workers at Tennessee Volkswagen factory ask for vote on representation by United Auto Workers union
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is likely to be the first test of the United Auto Workers' effort to organize nonunion automobile plants across the nation. Workers at the 3.8 million square foot (353,353 square meter) factory on Monday filed paperwork...
Honda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles and intelligent technology
TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Honda announced Friday that they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind. The chief executives of Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. appeared together at a...
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drifts to a mixed close
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Thursday in lackluster trading after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish. Japan's Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% in morning trading to 38,625.22. Nissan Motor Co. stock jumped 2.3% after an unconfirmed Japanese media report that the automaker...
Column: Team Penske steps up for Captain when Roger Penske's leadership of IndyCar is questioned
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — There’s no better message to send to critics than an absolute domination, which was the exact Team Penske response after rival team owners took aim at Roger Penske’s series leadership. Penske silently fumed at the criticism — which included a bold...
US probes complaints that automatic emergency braking comes on for no reason in 2 Honda models
U.S auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that automatic emergency braking can stop for no reason on two Honda models. It's another in a string of probes by the agency into performance of automatic braking systems, technology that has been touted as having the ability...
Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain US economy's surprising resilience
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to keep up with customer demand, Batesville Tool & Die began seeking 70 people to hire last year. It wasn't easy. Attracting factory workers to a community of 7,300 in the Indiana countryside was a tough sell, especially having to compete with big-name manufacturers...
Robots and happy workers: Productivity surge helps explain US economy's surprising resilience
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to keep up with customer demand, Batesville Tool & Die began seeking 70 people to hire last year. It wasn't easy. Attracting factory workers to a community of 7,300 in the Indiana countryside was a tough sell, especially having to compete with big-name manufacturers...
Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato returning to Rahal Letterman Lanigan to chase third title
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Two-time Indy 500 winner Takuma Sato will re-join Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing this year to chase a third title. If all goes as planned, he would drive the Honda-powered No. 75 car on May 26, Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) announced Thursday. ...
Japan's Honda reports its profit rose on the back of strong U.S. demand
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda's profit rose 3.5% in the October-December quarter from a year earlier on the back of solid demand in the U.S. and Europe and a recovery in its home market, the company said Thursday. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co.'s profit in the last quarter...