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October U.S. sales predicted to reach highest level since 2001

U.S. new-vehicle sales are on pace to reach the highest level for any October since 2001, according to three forecasts. One of the forecasters, LMC Automotive, also raised its full-year outlook to 17.3 million vehicles, which would be just shy of the industry's single-year record.

Automakers with Mexico plants monitor 'strongest ever' hurricane's path

Automakers with Mexico assembly plants are monitoring the path of Hurricane Patricia -- the “strongest ever” hurricane on record -- as it makes landfall later today near Manzanillo on Mexico's west coast.

GM, Ford profits have UAW eyeing richer deals after Fiat Chrysler approval

When UAW members last month turned down the first labor contract negotiated between their union and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, it looked like it might go badly for the union. It didn't.

JCI defends its CEO over link to scam artist

Johnson Controls defended CEO Alex Molinaroli following reports of his ties to a convicted swindler, saying the executive was a victim of the scam, not an accomplice. In an Oct. 22 report, a Milwaukee newspaper detailed the relationship between Molinaroli and Joseph Zada, who was convicted on Sept.

VW will audit compliance with U.S. death reporting law

Volkswagen AG, which reported death and injury claims at the lowest rate of any major automaker in the U.S. in the last decade, agreed to an independent audit of its compliance with a law requiring timely reporting of those claims.