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More Americans Buying Electric Cars Than Manual-Transmission Cars

More Americans Buying Electric Cars Than Manual-Transmission Cars

  Chris Doane AutomotiveCar and Driver The numbers are small but significant: in the third quarter of 2019, J.D. Power data shows, more Americans bought electric vehicles than chose a manual transmission for their car. About 1.9 percent of car buyers chose EVs,...
Merged PSA and Fiat would retain all brands, Tavares says

Merged PSA and Fiat would retain all brands, Tavares says

By Elisa Anzolin and Gilles Guillaume PARIS/TURIN, Italy (Reuters) – Peugeot maker PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler would retain all of their car brands if their planned $50 billion merger goes ahead, the would-be chief executive of the combined group said on Friday....
Trump nominates former Ford executive to be U.S. energy secretary

Trump nominates former Ford executive to be U.S. energy secretary

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy said that President Donald Trump had formally nominated Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, a former vice president of Ford Motor Co and Louisiana state energy regulator, to head the department. If confirmed by the...
How the GM strike sent ripples across auto parts suppliers

How the GM strike sent ripples across auto parts suppliers

Several auto parts makers and suppliers have lowered their full-year forecasts and disclosed hits to quarterly earnings from the 40-day strike at No.1 U.S. carmaker General Motors. Last month, members of the United Auto Workers ratified a new four-year labor deal,...