FORD MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS IN CASE OF CHINA YEAR-END TAX SURPRISE

Apple says iphone 6 battery fires in china likely caused by external factors... READ MORE›

UNDER PRESSURE ON U.S. JOBS, FORD TRIES NEW GAMBIT WITH TRUMP

2 automaker in the United States is not the only company in Trump's crosshairs working out how to deal with the new political reality in Washington... READ MORE›

WHAT IS THE MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE? BIZARRE 'FREEZING' VIDEO CRAZE SWEEPS THE WEB

Planking was cool in 2010, we had the Ice Bucket Challenge two years ago and now Mannequin Challenge videos are sweeping the web... READ MORE›

FORD WILL CUT PRODUCTION OF F-SERIES, OTHER MODELS AS DEMAND SLOWS

About 13,000 Ford hourly workers will be laid off during the temporary shutdowns... READ MORE›

IBM'S BREAKTHROUGH USES PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL

An artistic rendering of a population of stochastic phase-change neurons... READ MORE›

COMPANY DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES ASSISTED DYING DATE ON LINKEDIN

Simon Binner 57 an operations director at Caremark a health and social care organisation in Sutton was diagnosed with aggressive motor neurone disease MND in January... READ MORE›

ARMED FORCES VETERANS HAVE 50% INCREASED RISK OF MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE

Study finds soldiers have far higher risk of developing MND compared with people who never served in the armed forces... READ MORE›

FORD CALLS BACK MORE THAN 202,000 VEHICLES IN FIVE NORTH AMERICAN RECALLS

Dealers will remove and reinstall the brake pedal position switch, Ford said... READ MORE›

FORD BETS U.S. CONSUMERS WILL SNAP UP HIGH-END PICKUP TRUCKS

In June, half of the new F-150 pickup trucks sold by Ford were of its three existing premium models... READ MORE›

Ford continued to lose money in Europe and in South America while being profitable in Asia as well as North America... READ MORE›

FORD TARGETS EMERGING MARKETS WITH FRUGAL INDIA ENGINEERING

Ford aims to expand its market share by launching its first India-specific small car, the Figo Aspire, on Wednesday... READ MORE›

FORD CEO JOINS IBM BOARD AS AUTO INDUSTRY TRANSFORMS

Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Mark Fields is joining IBM's board of directors as the No... READ MORE›

FORD TURNS BACK TO MICROSOFT TO BUILD CONNECTED-CAR SERVICES

Butler declined to say whether Ford is developing a concierge communication service similar to General Motors Co's OnStar... READ MORE›

FORD EXPANDS U.S. RECALL OF TAKATA AIR BAGS

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that defective Takata air bag inflators in certain vehicles can rupture and spray metal shards... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP SLAMS FORD MOTOR (F) OVER ITS PLAN TO INVEST $1.6 BILLION IN MEXICO TO BUILD SMALL CARS

But data indicate Ford builds fewer vehicles and employs fewer workers in Mexico than do its Detroit-based rivals, General Motors Co... READ MORE›

VOLKSWAGEN TO AXE 30,000 JOBS WORLDWIDE

Volkswagen is to axe 30,000 jobs as part of a restructuring designed to help the German carmaker recover from the diesel emissions scandal... READ MORE›

HONDA FACES HARD FIGHT KEEPING CR-V AS AMERICA'S TOP-SELLING SUV

Honda also will soon expand CR-V output, building it in Indiana as well as in Ohio and Ontario, Canada... READ MORE›

TESLA RIVAL FARADAY APPROVED TO TEST SELF-DRIVING CARS ON CALIFORNIA ROADS

Faraday is one of several Chinese-funded startups hoping to challenge Tesla Motors Inc in premium electric vehicles... READ MORE›

BONDHOLDERS FILE PROPOSED CLASS ACTION AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN AG

In the United States, Volkswagen has until June 28 to reach a final diesel emissions settlement with government regulators and owners of nearly 500,000 2.0-liter vehicles... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S CORPORATE TARGETS FACE TRICKY TASK IN FENDING OFF HIS ATTACKS

Rosen, a Democrat, recommends instead that companies make their case to the journalists who cover Trump, so Donald Trump does not define you... READ MORE›

VOLKSWAGEN POSITIVE OF CHINA SALES, PLANS MORE INVESTMENTS WITH JV PARTNERS

Volkswagen's China sales fell 3.4 percent last year to 3.5 million units... READ MORE›

AT&T, ERICSSON SET DEALS WITH AUTOMAKERS ON INTERNET-CONNECTED CARS

AT T and Audi, another luxury brand in the VW Group, announced an extension of their connected car agreement for North America... READ MORE›

TAKATA RECALLS AIR BAG INFLATORS IN 5.1 MILLION U.S. VEHICLES

Honda worldwide has recalled vehicles with 23 million Takata air bag inflators since 2008... READ MORE›

VW BLASTED FOR SHIELDING EMISSIONS DOCUMENTS FROM U.S. PROBE

Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said it was frustrating that despite public statements professing cooperation ..... READ MORE›

TOYOTA TOPS WORLD AUTO SALES IN FIRST NINE MONTHS

Toyota was the world's top-selling automaker for the first nine months of this year selling nearly 7.5 million vehicles and overtaking Volkswagen which was in the No... READ MORE›

CURE FOR CHRONIC PAIN FOUND: WORLD FIRST AS PATIENT FITTED WITH PERMANENT SPINAL CORD IMPLANT

Dr Charles Brooker the specialist who fitted the implant said it was a big advance because the device could record signals emerging from the nervous system... READ MORE›

VOLKSWAGEN EXPECTED TO NAME CEO AS PRESSURE MOUNTS

If true, the Volkswagen software used to deceive emissions tests would have been more widely used than the company has disclosed... READ MORE›