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The car maker is taking the unusual step of tapping salaried employees to keep the lines running at a plant near St. Louis as the pandemic continues impact staffing. GM’s move drew objections from union leaders.

Chevrolet’s latest Stingray doesn’t resemble its forefathers, but the mid-engine configuration and sub-3-second 0-60 mph speeds might make it the best ’Vette yet, says Dan Neil.

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A federal judge denied a motion by General Motors to revive its civil-racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Warmer temperatures are melting Arctic ice and raising tensions as the U.S. looks to expand its presence in newly open waters. The problem: Russia and China also have growing trade, energy and military ambitions there. Photo composite: Ksenia Shaikhutdinova

Determined to stop making “boring cars,” Lexus went ahead and created a classic in its wondrous LC 500 Convertible. With its low sales numbers, it’s destined to be rare, too.

Chinese consumers flocked back to auto dealerships in July, boosting car makers’ hopes of returning to growth in the second half of the year and signaling a broader rebound in the world’s second-largest economy.

Nikola says it secured an order to make at least 2,500 electric garbage trucks for refuse giant Republic Services, fulfilling one of the electric-vehicle startup’s three major business goals for the year.

Carvana, an online-only seller of used vehicles, is generating new interest from both car buyers and Wall Street as its business benefits from the burst in internet shopping.

Nearly every company across every industry is looking for new ways to minimize human contact, cut costs and address the labor crunch in repetitive and dangerous jobs. WSJ explores why many are looking to robots as the solution for all three. Photo: FedEx

Tactics being employed include tapping firms that specialize in buying and holding inventory for other businesses, as well as more traditional measures such as borrowing against inventory to stay afloat.

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The Polestar 2 retains elements of legacy car design that soften, and sweeten, the EV’s innovation. The Volvo-Geely brand collaboration could pick up fans who find Elon Musk’s fleet a bit chilly, emotionally, says Dan Neil.

Toyota Motor Corp. sees sales rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic faster than it initially expected, leading the company to bolster its sales projections and forecast a nearly $7 billion profit for the full year.

Ford Motor Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley will take over as chief executive, succeeding Jim Hackett, who will retire after more than three years of a turnaround effort that has yet to lift profits.

General Motors wants a federal judge to reconsider the tossing of its suit against Fiat Chrysler in which it accused its rival of bribing UAW officials to gain a competitive advantage.

Lordstown Motors, the latest company looking to tap investor excitement around battery-powered vehicles, said it will merge with publicly traded DiamondPeak Holdings in a deal that aims to list it on the Nasdaq.

Ford Motor posted a $1.9 billion operating loss in the second quarter, the latest global auto maker to report steep losses from factory closures as the pandemic’s financial fallout on the car business comes into focus.

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