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General Motors' Flint Assembly Plant employees line the street with picket signs during the nationwide UAW strike against General Motors on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)

GM talks hit snag as union seeks more factory work

by Tom Krisher AP Auto WriterOctober 8, 2019

DETROIT — Talks between General Motors and the United Auto Workers union hit a snag Tuesday over what the union says is a lack of commitment by GM to build new vehicles in U.S. factories.In a letter to members, union Vice President Terry Dittes wrote…

FILE - In this May 15, 2019 file photo, Stephen M. Dickson, President Donald Trump's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into whether Delta Air Lines violated FAA rules about promoting safety at a time when Dickson, Trump's pick to lead the agency was in charge of Delta's flight operations. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Nominee to lead FAA faces questions about tenure at Delta

by David Koenig AP Business Writers, and Tom Krisher AP Business WritersJuly 6, 2019

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, third from left, takes a photograph as he attends the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange, as his company makes its initial public offering, Friday, May 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Uber’s hyped-up IPO hits a few potholes on its first day

by Cathy Bussewitz AP Business Writers, Michael Liedtke AP Business Writers, and Tom Krisher AP Business WritersMay 10, 2019

In this photo taken with a fish-eye lens, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane sits on the assembly line during a brief media tour in Boeing's 737 assembly facility, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in Renton, Wash. The Federal Aviation Administration plans to revamp oversight of airplane development after the two deadly crashes of Boeing's new 737 Max 8 airplane, according to testimony prepared for a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

FAA defends its reliance on aircraft makers to certify jets

by Tom Krisher Associated Press, David Koenig Associated Press, and Marcy Gordon Associated PressMarch 27, 2019

Ford begins probe into gas mileage, emissions

by Tom Krisher AP Auto WriterFebruary 21, 2019

FILE- In this April 25, 2017, file photo, a General Motors dealer's sign stands in Nashville, Tenn. U.S. auto companies such as General Motors, Tesla and Ford faltered this year in Consumer Reports' reliability rankings as readers reported more mechanical trouble and fewer problems with infotainment systems.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Magazine Poll: U.S. Auto Reliability Down

by Tom Krisher AP Auto WriterOctober 27, 2018

FILE - In this June 24, 2010, file photo, the Los Angeles skyline is seen above the Union Pacific Railroad East Los Angeles Intermodal facility in the City of in Commerce, Calif. California officials on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, blasted the Trump administration's plan to freeze vehicle emissions standards, saying it threatens public health and the environment and was based on a flawed scientific analysis. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

GM Proposes Nationwide Zero-Emissions Vehicle Sales Mandate

by Tom Krisher AP Auto WriterOctober 27, 2018

FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. U.S. securities regulators have filed a complaint against Musk alleging that he made false and misleading statements about plans to take the company private in August. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

SEC Seeks to Oust Tesla CEO Elon Musk

by Tom Krisher AP Business Writers, and Alexandra Olson AP Business WritersSeptember 28, 2018

FILE- In this March 13, 2015, file photo, a worker inspects a new 2015 aluminum-alloy body Ford F-150 truck at the company's Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickups in North America because the seat belts can cause fires. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2015 through 2018 model years. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Ford Recalls F-150 Pickup Trucks

by Tom Krisher AP Auto WriterSeptember 6, 2018

FILE- In this Aug. 8, 2018, file photo a Tesla emblem is seen on the back end of a Model S in the Tesla showroom in Santa Monica, Calif. Tesla Inc. will remain on the public stock exchanges after CEO Elon Musk said Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 that investors have convinced him the company shouldn't go private. The eccentric and sometimes erratic CEO wrote in a late-night statement that he made the decision based on feedback from shareholders, including institutional investors, who said they have internal rules limiting how much they can sink into a private company. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Tesla CEO Musk’s Credibility Goes From Bad to Worse

by Tom Krisher AP Auto WriterAugust 25, 2018