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Regulation & Safety
EPA racing clock for 50-state emissions plan

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler defended the Trump administration's proposal to weaken emissions standards and held out hope for an agreement with California on a national program.
Manufacturing
Mobile, Ala., may become export hub

A new port investment at Mobile could help Alabama challenge the East Coast for auto export, import traffic
Manufacturing
Two years of trade tumult, and more on the horizon

At the halfway mark of President Donald Trump's term, the auto industry is still coming to terms with the costs of two years of roller-coaster trade policy. And even more turmoil is expected in 2019.
Regulation & Safety
Shutdown adds to industry's trade headaches

Many automakers and suppliers are applying for exemptions from tariffs, but no one is there to process those requests.
Manufacturing
EU trade official hopeful U.S. won't pursue auto tariffs

Cecilia Malmström, European commissioner for trade, expressed confidence after meeting with U.S. officials here this week that the U.S. would not impose tariffs on auto imports from the European Union, as the sides agreed in July.
Regulation & Safety
Trump nominates Wheeler to be permanent EPA chief

President Donald Trump on Wednesday nominated EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to permanently lead the agency.
Suppliers
Auto suppliers will get squeezed to offset higher costs from USMCA, survey says

More than a third of automotive executives said they plan to renegotiate contracts with suppliers and aggressively seek production savings to counter higher costs expected under the proposed U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Suppliers
4 feared dead as disabled car carrier remains adrift in Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard said it has suspended the search for the remaining crew member of a large car carrier adrift in the Pacific Ocean, about 1,800 miles northwest of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, following a fire.
Mobility Report
House will try new tactic next year to pass AV bill, Dingell says

After failing to pass AV legislation in 2018, House Democrats will try to iron out differences with Senate colleagues before issuing a new proposal, Rep. Debbie Dingell said.
Regulation & Safety
Clock winding down on hopes for AV laws

A year ago, it looked like self-driving legislation was on the road to law in Congress, but Senate supporters have been unable to overcome safety concerns of some Democrats and secure a vote.
Manufacturing
U.S. DOT grants will help BMW's S.C. plant, connected vehicles
A $25 million U.S. transportation grant supporting the expansion of an inland port for containers will directly benefit logistics operations at BMW in South Carolina and other manufacturers in the region.
Manufacturing
UAW says U.S. should go beyond USMCA gains in any free-trade deal with Japan
The UAW is urging the White House to go beyond gains in the tentative United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in any free-trade agreement negotiated with Japan.
Manufacturing
GM cutbacks complicate USMCA's path to passage
General Motors' decision to idle four U.S. assembly and parts plants could provide ammunition for critics of President Donald Trump's new North American trade agreement.
Executives
Barra pressed by Michigan, Ohio lawmakers to keep plants open
Ohio senators Sherrod Brown and Robert Portman urged GM's CEO to accelerate contract talks with union officials and decisions on where to build new products so the state's Lordstown plant can continue operating.
Manufacturing
Barra to meet with Ohio senators to discuss GM cutbacks
GM CEO Mary Barra is scheduled to meet Ohio's U.S. senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss the automakers' decision to idle four U.S. plants and potentially cut more than 14,000 jobs.