EPA: Fiat Chrysler software defeats pollution controls
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. government is accusing Fiat Chrysler of failing to disclose software in some of its pickups and SUVs with diesel engines that allows them to emit more pollution than allowed...
View ArticleVolkswagen: Judge says exec will flee to Germany if released
MIAMI (AP) – A judge has denied release on bail for a Volkswagen AG executive indicted in the company’s U.S. emissions scandal. A Miami federal judge ruled Thursday that 48-year-old Oliver Schmidt was...
View ArticleGM halts operations in Venezuela after factory is seized
DETROIT (AP) – General Motors says it has halted operations in Venezuela after authorities seized a factory. The plant was confiscated on Wednesday in what GM called an illegal judicial seizure of its...
View ArticleVinFast Automotive selects NC for first electric vehicle assembly plant
Raleigh, N.C. (WWAY) – VinFast, the Vietnamese auto manufacturer building a new line of electric vehicles, has selected North Carolina for its first North American automotive assembly and battery...
View ArticleChrysler recalls 248K Ram Trucks over fire risk
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Chrysler, the maker of Ram Trucks, is recalling hundreds of thousands of heavy-duty pick-up trucks over concerns about engine fires. The recall includes more than 248,000...
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