Automakers & Suppliers Saikawa wins reforms at Nissan, signals handover of power Nissan shareholders approved sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance at the automaker following last year’s arrest and ouster of former chairman Carlos Ghosn, while embattled CEO Hiroto Saikawa signaled he is preparing to step aside. Renault chairman ‘begs’ for trust of skeptical Nissan shareholders Automakers & Suppliers Mitsubishi will move HQ to Nashville from Calif. to be near Nissan The automaker expects to complete its move from Cypress, Calif., to Franklin, Tenn., by the end of the year and to initially be housed in temporary office space as it looks for a permanent location. Automakers & Suppliers GM investing $20M in Texas plant for next-gen SUVs The investment adds to roughly $1.4 billion GM has invested in the facility for the next-gen SUVs since 2015, including construction of a new paint shop. Manufacturing Unifor says GM Oshawa closure could throw 1,700 parts workers out of a job Unifor, the union that represents about 40,000 workers in the auto industry, wants to ensure parts workers affected by GM's decision to end vehicle assembly at its Oshawa, Ont., plant are fairly compensated for the coinciding loss of jobs. Automakers & Suppliers Honda, Toyota dominate top U.S.-made vehicles index Amid tariff talk, the “American-Made Index” compiled by Cars.com found nine of the 15 most U.S.-sourced vehicles are manufactured by Honda and Toyota, though FCA's Jeep Cherokee tops the list. Design BMW doubles down on driving with Vision M Next concept A low-slung, two-door, 600-hp, plug-in hybrid concept that previews the brand's design and technology road map, the BMW Vision M Next is the yin to the Vision iNext concept's yang that debuted in 2018 as an incubator of hands-free, autonomous driving technologies. Mobility Over half of drivers report driver assist systems help avoid crashes, survey says In a survey, participants found the highest satisfaction with adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and blind spot warning systems. Lane-keeping features were less popular or effective, with respondents reporting annoying alert chimes, vibrations or overly aggressive steering corrections. Future Product Did Land Rover's new Defender break in image of instrument cluster? A spy photographer may have captured the best image yet of the upcoming Land Rover Defender by training a camera lens on the instrument cluster of a test vehicle. Regulation & Safety Porsche recalls 340,000 cars due to parking problem Nearly 100,000 of the affected vehicles, which date back to 2002, are in the U.S., and about 25,000 in Germany. Automakers & Suppliers BMW plug-in hybrids to automatically switch into EV mode in 2020 Starting next year, all BMW plug-in hybrid models will come standard with a function that automatically switches to full-electric mode when the vehicles enter geofenced areas designated for emissions-free driving only. PM NEWSCAST Mitsubishi latest to leave Calif. • Honda, Toyota dominate U.S.-made list • GM pumps $20M into Texas plant • Hyundai dealers look to Lyft See all PM Newscasts AM Newscast Nissan reforms approved • Renault chair begs for trust • BMW Vision M Next concept • How a Model 3 became a pickup See all First Shift Opinion Who's on first? 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Listen to the Weekend Drive Podcast See all Weekend Drive News Analysis Daimler's new leaders confront old issues as diesel bites again The German automaker's profit warning puts pressure on CEO Ola Kallenius and CFO Harald Wilhelm to deliver on their proposal to rein in costs and restore profitability, Automakers & Suppliers Nissan shareholders set to back CEO Saikawa amid fraying ties with Renault Nissan shareholders are expected to back CEO Hiroto Saikawa at the company's annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, days after the executive resolved a tussle with Renault over Nissan's corporate governance reforms. FCA, Renault Proposed Merger FCA, Renault hoping merger talks will restart, report says Executives at Fiat Chrysler and Renault-Nissan remain open to the idea that a merger deal could still happen, but they warn that conditions imposed by each side could hurt efforts to restart talks, the Wall Street Journal reported. Suppliers Velodyne Lidar hires bankers for stock offering, report says Velodyne is looking to surpass its private valuation of $1.8 billion and go public before the end of 2019, Business Insider added, citing a source. Dealers Mini suit by ex-council chair spotlights small-car slump BMW's effort to shore up dealer profitability for its Mini brand is not going over well with some U.S. retailers. Just ask David Peterson, past chairman of the dealer council, whose store has closed. Automakers & Suppliers Nissan chairman wants fewer headlines like this In a letter obtained by Automotive News, Chairman Jose Valls is urging dealers to focus on the business rather than the headlines about it. Sales Chevy's diesel Silverado seeks to grab pickup mpg crown Heating up the sales race between the Chevrolet Silverado and Ram pickups this year will be a battle for the fuel-economy crown held by the Ford F-150. Subscription Required Sales Behind the scenes, Subaru races to boost quality Internal documents from Japan reveal finger-pointing at workers, suppliers and designers amid a scramble to get the house in order. Suppliers Here's our latest list of the biggest parts suppliers Our annual ranking of the top global suppliers reveals that as the industry’s main players build revenue, transform and change direction, they remain in much the same order of size as they were a year ago. There's a good reason why. Sales Subaru's stubborn streak of low U.S. grades U.S. sales continue to soar, but a streak of low scores on quality hangs over the brand, as evidenced by the latest J.D. Power Initial Quality Study. 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