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No warm memories from Detroit's final winter auto show

If anyone hadn't gotten on board with the notion that the Detroit auto show needs a reboot, stat, the conspicuous lack of energy here on Monday left no doubt.
Manufacturing
A decade later, Janesville confronts life after GM

For years, Janesville, Wis., refused to give up on the General Motors plant that closed in 2008. GM, after all, promised that the plant might reopen once the economy turned. But that good news never came.
Manufacturing
A recession survivor, Lordstown has a reversal of fortune

When Janesville Assembly was on its last legs, GM workers in Ohio were feeling relieved. Only a decade later, their plant is facing closure, too.
Sales
Why 2018 U.S. auto sales have outpaced forecasts

Higher fleet deliveries, low unemployment, tax reform and Tesla's rapid production ramp-up are among the reasons that U.S. light-vehicle sales likely increased in 2018, even in the face of lower retail volume and rising interest rates and vehicle prices, analysts say.
Mobility Report
Pandora hires Ford connected vehicles exec
One of Ford's top connected vehicles executives has been hired by Pandora to help the streaming music company form partnerships with the auto industry.
Sales
Luxury sales race goes down to the wire
The two top German luxury brands were nearly neck-and-neck going into the fourth quarter, with Mercedes-Benz eyeing a third consecutive year atop the U.S. luxury market.
Blogs
$1 billion tariff hit would mean $1,000 hit to Ford workers
If Ford earns $1 billion less in North America because of tariffs, even though nearly all of the steel it uses is made in the U.S., its profit-sharing payouts to workers would drop by $1,000.
Executives
Ex-Ford design chief J Mays joins appliance maker
Longtime automotive designer J Mays is going from Ford Mustangs and F-150s to washing machines and refrigerators.
Blogs
Ford CEO talks X's and O's of leadership with Michigan's Jim Harbaugh
Ford's CEO says he aims to outplay his rivals, just as his college football coach taught him. To wit: He envisions GM CEO Mary Barra playing on Ohio State's offensive line.
Sales
U.S. new-car sales on pace to dip, remain flat in July, forecasts show
U.S. car and light-truck deliveries are projected to be flat or down in July, forecasts from J.D. Power/LMC, Edmunds and Cox Automotive show, with one less day and weekend of sales. It would be only the third monthly year-over-year drop in 2018.
Executives
FCA paints grim picture of Marchionne's health
Comments by the company and its chairman suggest that the 66-year-old has become gravely ill weeks after undergoing shoulder surgery.
Manufacturing
Tesla eyes China as U.S. output struggles
Tesla took a big step toward expanding its manufacturing footprint overseas, signing a preliminary agreement to build a plant in China, but it also gave more indications that demand for its most affordable electric vehicle has faded considerably amid its struggles to produce in high volumes.
Regulation & Safety
GM's drive to 100% completion rate on recalls: Not there, yet
After four years, 92 percent of the cars with faulty ignition switches that GM believes still exist outside a junkyard have been fixed globally -- 96 percent of those in the U.S. -- but other recalls spurred by the ignition switch crisis were less successful.
Regulation & Safety
Despite ignition crisis, GM hasn't given up the keys
Keyless ignition has become more common within GM's portfolio in the last four years, but it's still not standard on many of the company's least-expensive vehicles. It's not even an option on any GM pickups, including the newly redesigned Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra.
Regulation & Safety
Teslas may be safe, but what about the rest of us?
Elon Musk's responses to recent crashes involving Tesla's Autopilot software suggest a lack of regard for people who share the road with the cars his company sells.