Erb will be responsible for all legal matters across the North American region, including product liability, safety and warranty and dealer franchise issues.

For 2022, the IHS Markit light-vehicle production forecast was cut by 9.3 percent, or about 8.4 million vehicles.

A number of automakers, including a couple of EV startups, announced important updates to new or refreshed products.

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The surge in used car prices this year amid supply chain disruptions and a rebounding economy has been a major contributor to the jump in U.S. inflation.

When Ford Motor Co. built its first factory in India in the mid-1990s, U.S. carmakers believed they were buying into a boom -- the next China. It never happened.

Here's this week's roundup of auto dealership buys and sells from around the U.S.

The number of dealership remaining in the NCDC has fallen from 56 to 36 since the strike began
Aug. 2, according to the union.

Our January 2021 talk with ex-NHTSA boss Heidi King focused on potential transportation initiatives under the Biden administration and how the pandemic has shifted mobility habits.

The only problem with the Bolt is manufacturing defects in the batteries. GM can fix the cars and make them better.

Fair's next act will be as a vehicle retailing platform as it considers bankruptcy to eliminate debt tied to the inventory needed for that vision.

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The robot will use artificial intelligence to assess the situation and alert security when trouble is brewing.

The Tesla chief was in flattery mode in his pre-recorded appearance at the World New Energy Vehicle Congress.

The chipmaker is adding capacity at a time when automakers are being forced to idle production due to semiconductor shortages.

The event will take advantage of pent-up demand for in-person vehicle reveals and activations that haven't been seen since January 2019.

Stellantis has added another week of downtime at its minivan plant in Windsor, Ontario, due to the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors. The automaker also idled its Belvidere, Ill., plant for another week.

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Full-size pickup and SUV plants will continue running. GM is maintaining its full-year financial guidance and expects broader chip distribution in 2022.

Ford said the investment and jobs, spread across three facilities, will help it double planned production to 80,000 electric pickups per year.

The unit, to be launched on Oct. 1, will initially be a wholly-owned subsidiary of SK Innovation.

The startup will use the funds to expand its team, ramp up R&D, and scale up collaboration with automakers and fleets.

Cepton CEO Jun Pei discusses how the lidar company will supply General Motors and the importance of balancing performance and reliability in driver-assist technology.

The head of VW’s Americas business doesn’t see U.S. auto production returning to normal levels until the second half of next year.

Strong demand was registered across all segments of the market last month.