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COVID-19

As carmakers restart factories, they look at steps to protect workers from COVID-19

by Erika Beras
May 18, 2020
Among the steps General Motors says it will take: providing additional protective gear, and taking workers' temperatures when they arrive.
There are about 1,500 workers on a typical shift in a car factory, according to one industry analyst.
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NAFTA Explained

When it comes to NAFTA and autos, the parts are well traveled

by Scott Tong
Mar 24, 2017
The identity of your vehicle would be best described as a multicultural collaboration.
In the early NAFTA days of the 1990s, U.S. automakers were getting out of the business of parts-making. Over the next two decades, the supply chain exploded in every direction.
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How leasing boosted the auto industry

by Dan Weissmann
Aug 3, 2015
Consumers end up back in the market two or three years later.
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Toyota ramps up expansion plans

by Adam Allington
Apr 16, 2015
The car maker announced plans to build plants in Mexico and China.
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Mexico makes more cars than Brazil. Yes, it's a race.

by Shannon Mullen
Jul 8, 2014
Mexico is set to overtake Brazil as Latin America’s biggest auto producer.
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Chicago, Detroit get funding for next-gen manufacturing

by Kate Davidson
Feb 25, 2014
President Obama announces two innovation institutes.
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Toyota will stop making cars in Australia by 2017

by David Brancaccio
Feb 10, 2014
A grim domino effect for car manufacturing in Australia.
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