Nikola taps former General Motors executive Mary Chan as new COO
Mary Chan comes to Nikola at a key moment. The company is being led by a new CEO and is working through a recall impacting all 209 of its battery-electric vehicles on the road.
First auto supplier plans layoffs related to UAW strike
A contract manufacturing supplier is planning to lay off 293 employees due to the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit 3 automakers, signaling the first supplier to detail its layoff plans to the state of Michigan since the union walkout began Friday.
NHTSA probes Ford recall of nearly 1.3 million Focus sedans amid new complaints
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation said it received 98 consumer complaints alleging failure of the canister purge valve in 2012-18 Ford Focus cars that were either previously recalled and fixed or were not recalled but experienced the same issue.
Unifor extends strike deadline by 24 hours as Ford talks continue through the night
Union says it received ‘a substantive offer from the employer minutes before the deadline’ Monday.
AutoNation, Hendrick Automotive top online reputation survey
Hendrick Automotive has snagged the top ranking among privately owned dealership groups for three straight years while AutoNation marks its second year atop public auto retailers in Reputation’s rankings. And Mitsubishi and Infiniti outranked other brands, according to the study.