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Kia Lands Luxury Car Design Guru
9/6/2019Kia Motor Corp. has appointed Karim Habib, who left Nissan Motor Co.’s Infiniti luxury brand late last month, as a senior vice president and design chief, effective Oct. 1.
Porsche in Talks with CATL on EV Batteries
9/6/2019Volkswagen AG’s Porsche unit has met several times with Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. about the Chinese company supplying lithium-ion batteries for future electric vehicles.
Carmakers Urge Delay Over No-Deal in Brexit
9/6/2019Britain’s auto trade group is urging the U.K. to delay its scheduled exit from the European Union rather than leave with no trade deal.
U.S. Productivity Rises As Manufacturing Slows
9/6/2019Nonfarm productivity in the U.S. grew by an annualized 2.3% in the second quarter compared with a 3.5% gain in January-March, the U.S. Dept. of Labor reports.
Japan, U.S. Scurry to Clarify Trade “Deal”
9/6/2019Trade negotiators are scrambling to deliver at least the broad strokes of a trade pact that President Donald Trump hopes to sign with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe late this month.
Barra Declares Trump Meeting “Productive”
9/6/2019General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra tells reporters her meeting on Thursday afternoon with President Donald Trump was “productive and valuable” but offered no details.
PSA, Dongfeng Finalize Plan to Restructure JV
9/5/2019PSA Group says it is launching a restructuring plan for its 27-year-old carmaking venture with Dongfeng Motor Group in Wuhan, China, to cut costs and boost sales.
VW Amps Up Electric City Car
9/5/2019The electric variant of Volkswagen AG’s tiny Up! city car is getting a larger battery that the company says will increase real-world driving range from 118 miles to 161 miles.
Toyota Flexes New Small Car Platform
9/5/2019Toyota Motor Corp. says its new GA-B small car platform will accommodate a wider variety of vehicles than the carmaker’s current B-car architecture.
U.S. Prepares to Revoke Calif. Emission Powers
9/5/2019U.S. regulators are finalizing a long-expected plan that would strip California of the power to set its own limits for greenhouse gas emissions, sources tell Reuters.