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United Auto Workers members walk off the job and picket at the Chrysler LLC world headquarters after the UAW and Chrysler LLC failed to reach a tentative contract agreement by an 11am UAW strike-imposed deadline October 10, 2007 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

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September 03, 2019 - 9:20 am

UAW Picks GM As Bargaining Target, Workers Authorize Strikes

Contracts with the automakers expire Sept. 14.

In this Aug. 1, 2018 file photo Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen stock company, addresses the media during a press conference in Wolfsburg, Germany. A person briefed on the matter says Volkswagen will invest $2.6 billion in a Pittsburgh autonomous vehicle company that’s mostly owned by Ford. The number is part of a broader partnership on electric and self-driving vehicles that Ford and the German automaker will announce Friday, July 12, 2019 in New York.(AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

July 12, 2019 - 8:45 am

VW, Ford Broaden Alliance To Autonomous, Electric Vehicles

The two automakers will become equal owners of Argo AI, a robocar firm

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file automotive technicians Don Dimond, left, and Bernie Rabinovitz prepare to separate an engine and transmission assembly at a repair shop in Harmony, Pa. The average age of cars and trucks in the U.S. has hit a record 11.8 years, as better quality and technology allows people to keep them on the road longer. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

June 27, 2019 - 1:25 pm

Have An Old Car? You're Not Alone. Vehicle Age Hits Record

DETROIT (AP) — The average age of cars and trucks in the U.S. has hit a record 11.8 years, as better quality and technology allows people to keep them on the road longer. The 2019 figures from data provider IHS Markit show that the rate of increase is slowing, but the average age is still expected...