Detroit 3 keep masks on to keep plants running

The mobility-services operator will deploy two autonomous shuttles at the park starting in May 2021. The pilot program will be operated in conjunction with the National Park Service and help provide transit in the park's Canyon Village.

Nearly all automakers oppose the proposal. Instead, they favor using the spectrum for developing technology to allow vehicles to exchange data about location, speed and direction.

Audi of America also will move to the new location, as will other subsidiaries including Lamborghini of America, Bentley, Bugatti and Volkswagen Credit. In all, the move will involve about 1,000 workers in or near the headquarters.

The automaker's defense subsidiary developed the vehicle based on the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 in just four months after it was awarded a $214.3 million defense contract in June.

Sonic Automotive CEO David Smith faces a felony assault by strangulation charge and other misdemeanor charges relating to his arrest in Charlotte on Oct. 5.

Aston Martin will get access to advanced Mercedes technologies, including next-generation hybrid and electric powertrains as part of the deal.

The supply-and-demand disparity favored per-vehicle profit for auto retailers this quarter, though the megadealers that gave reports last week warned short supply would strain earnings in the long term.

Much of investors’ optimism about Ford is coming from the elevation of Jim Farley to CEO. An intense former Toyota executive, Farley is seen as the high-octane antidote to his predecessor, Jim Hackett.

The study said "consumers remain skeptical because of their lack of firsthand experience with these technologies and lack of education about how and why these technologies work."

Holding the pandemic at bay has pushed the automakers and UAW employees into unfamiliar work routines and extraordinary levels of cooperation among rivals that will have to be sustained for months to come.