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Car market could be boring in 2024. That's good.

Dec 26, 2023
The tumult in car prices moderated in 2023. Expect more of the same next year.
In recent years, the semiconductor shortage made new cars scarce. Now, the vehicle  industry is back to normal-ish.
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United Auto Workers strike would hit the Upper Midwest hard

Sep 11, 2023
Contracts with Ford, GM and Stellantis all end at the end of Thursday, and the president of the United Auto Workers union has made clear that members are prepared to strike.
Some United Auto Workers members in Detroit gathered after the city's Labor Day parade in early September.
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