Self-driving car race sees flurry of partnerships
By The Associated Press - AP - Thu Aug 18, 2:03PM CDT
Uber announced Thursday that it will partner with Volvo to make autonomous vehicles. The tie-up is the latest between automakers and tech companies hoping to speed driverless cars to market. Here's a rundown of who's working with whom:
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Germany's Merkel to hold integration summit with business
AP - Sat Aug 13, 2:59AM CDT
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling together top German companies for meetings on how the country can best integrate last year's flood of asylum-seekers into the workplace.
Chinese auto sales accelerate in July
By Joe McDonald - AP - Fri Aug 12, 5:14AM CDT
BEIJING (AP) — China's auto sales growth accelerated in July, an industry group said Friday, while General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. reported record demand for the month.
F: 12.39 (+0.06), GM: 31.83 (+0.28)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump shapes facts to fit economic agenda
By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - AP - Tue Aug 09, 4:07PM CDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump changed some of his facts to fit his agenda in what was billed as a major economic policy speech.
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Business Highlights
By The Associated Press - AP - Mon Aug 08, 4:21PM CDT
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Investor suits against Volkswagen move ahead in Germany
AP - Mon Aug 08, 12:02PM CDT
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Investor lawsuits claiming up to 4 billion euros ($4.5 billion) in damages against Volkswagen over its diesel emissions scandal are moving ahead in German courts.
Toyota reports 14.5 pct drop in profit on yen, sales fall
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Thu Aug 04, 2:54AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday a 14.5 percent drop in profit for the fiscal first quarter as sales fell and a strong yen slashed earnings for the Japanese automaker.
GM: 31.83 (+0.28), TM: 119.62 (+0.68)
July US auto sales rose slightly on weaker demand
By DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP - Tue Aug 02, 5:03PM CDT
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto sales wilted in July, as hot weather and softening demand kept many buyers at home.
F: 12.39 (+0.06), GM: 31.83 (+0.28), TM: 119.62 (+0.68), HMC: 30.63 (+0.66)
Bavaria to sue VW over state pension fund losses
AP - Tue Aug 02, 6:09AM CDT
BERLIN (AP) — Bavaria's finance minister says the state plans to sue Volkswagen over losses to the state pension fund in the wake of the emissions cheating scandal that has taken its toll on the automaker's profits.
South Korea fines, halts sales of VW cars for forged tests
By YOUKYUNG LEE - AP - Tue Aug 02, 1:49AM CDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has fined Volkswagen 17.8 billion won ($16 million) and suspended sales of 80 VW models, alleging the German carmaker fabricated documents on emissions or noise level tests.
VW sees second quarter profit halved after emissions scandal
AP - Thu Jul 28, 3:32AM CDT
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen says second-quarter profits fell by more than half compared with the same period last year, before the company was hit by the emissions cheating scandal.
Business events scheduled for Thursday
By The Associated Press - AP - Wed Jul 27, 11:19AM CDT
Major business and economic events scheduled for Thursday:
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AP Sources: VW to pay near $10.2B to settle emissions claims
By TOM KRISHER and MICHAEL BIESECKER - AP - Thu Jun 23, 3:52PM CDT
DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen will spend about $10.2 billion to settle an emissions cheating scandal in the U.S. that has turned into one of the largest cases of corporate deception in the nation's history.
GM: 31.83 (+0.28)
AP Source: Volkswagen to pay $10.2 billion to settle claims in emissions-cheating scandal
AP - Thu Jun 23, 11:06AM CDT
DETROIT (AP) — AP Source: Volkswagen to pay $10.2 billion to settle claims in emissions-cheating scandal .
Volkswagen faces investor questions at annual meeting
AP - Wed Jun 22, 5:50AM CDT
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen executives face questions from minority investors over the company's scandal involving cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests.
Oklahoma AG sues Volkswagen over emissions scandal
By DANIEL C. HOUSTON - AP - Tue Jun 21, 6:56PM CDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's attorney general has sued Volkswagen Group, alleging the automobile company knowingly skirted federal emissions standards to the detriment of Oklahoma consumers.
UAW says Volkswagen reneged on deal to recognize union
By ERIK SCHELZIG - AP - Tue Jun 21, 2:19PM CDT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A signed agreement shows that Volkswagen officials reneged on a pledge to recognize the United Auto Workers without another vote at the German automaker's lone U.S. plant in Tennessee, a top union official said Tuesday.
Former Volkswagen CEO investigated over emissions scandal
By DAVID McHUGH and DAVID RISING - AP - Mon Jun 20, 10:58AM CDT
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors are investigating former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and another unnamed executive over allegations they didn't inform investors soon enough about the company's scandal over cars rigged to cheat on U.S. diesel emissions tests.