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New Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat Finalize Global Strategic Alliance; New Global Brand-Focused Structure

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Similarly, the United Auto Workers’ Retiree Medical Benefits Trust, a voluntary employees’ beneficiary association trust (VEBA) has been issued an equity interest in Chrysler Group equal to 55% on a fully diluted basis. Joe ChamaSrour will continue to lead the new company’s operations in Mexico as President & CEO, Chrysler de Mexico.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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At the plant, Ford and United Auto Workers are developing modern new operating practices to ensure high quality and even greater efficiency. It is about skilled and motivated teams working together in new ways to create the future of automobile manufacturing in the United States. Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas.

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VW Chief Executive Says Company Will Introduce EVs Based on the Up! New Small Family in 2013; Cautions Against Electro-Hype

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With electromobility, the automobile industry faces a fundamental technological upheaval.Our path leads away from oil, to emission-free mobility, and the electric car plays a key role.CO The imminent collapse of traffic in megacities such as Mumbai, Mexico City or Bangkok. And the auto industry doesn’t hold back on announcements.

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Senate Bill Seeks to Tariff Chinese Vehicles Out of Existence

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percent to 100 percent, including vehicles owned by Chinese-based automakers that are assembled in places like Mexico. The plan included adding import taxes on Chinese vehicles assembled in Mexico, even though the USMCA (and NAFTA before that) would have normally given them preferential treatment. On Friday, a U.S.

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