Ex-UAW president pleads guilty, agrees to help with corruption probe

The CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that supply chain challenges, consumer confidence and a weakened economy remain industry concerns.

The nation's largest new-vehicle retailer is cutting roughly half of the 7,000 employees who were furloughed following a sharp drop in vehicle sales and service business during the coronavirus epidemic.

Gary Jones agreed to forfeit $144,000 and is expected to serve about four years in prison. His sentence could be reduced if the assistance he provides to investigators is substantial.

Dealerships are taking steps such as enhancing security and securing keys and cash boxes as civil unrest has unfolded across the U.S., leading to damage, theft and/or closures at more than 20 U.S. dealerships.

The auto executives were part of a group of nine Detroit business leaders who "will remain committed to the roadway of justice and equity," said the Rev. Wendell Anthony, president of the Detroit branch of the NAACP.

Local 249, representing workers at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant, said it plans to file complaints over what it says are failures to implement cleaning and screening procedures.

When used on a smartphone, the technology links a license plate number to a VIN and displays all open safety campaigns for that vehicle.

Automakers planned to spend at least $141 billion over the next few years to retool supply chains in a historic shift from internal combustion to battery-driven machines. The financial reasoning was clear: Roughly one-third of U.S. drivers say they may go electric the next time they buy a vehicle. But the industry faces an ongoing chicken-and-egg problem.

GM CEO Mary Barra said permanent cost reductions could include fewer vehicle platforms and reducing the complexity of those platforms to be more focused on producing the versions consumers want most.

Porsche CEO Oliver Blume will become head of the VW brand to help the automaker get a grip on production issues with the ID3 electric car and the new Golf hatchback, a German magazine reported, citing company sources.