auto industry
German automakers born of Nazi crimes, commit new ones today
August 10, 2017Volkswagen was born with a scandal; founded by Hitler to provide German workers with a car.
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Autoworkers find little comfort in industry show
January 14, 2010Ford's Fusion Hybrid was named "car of the year" by Motor Trend. But the award will bring little comfort to unemployed autoworkers.
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Trucks spew deadly pollution at nation’s ports, new reports show
December 23, 2009Emissions from thousands of trucks filling our ports cause hypertension, asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and a host of other respiratory illnesses among drivers and surrounding communities.
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Remembering Dave Moore
November 11, 2009DETROIT - Dave Moore, a veteran of the Ford Hunger March and a founder of the United Auto Workers union who helped shape the history of this city, died here Oct. 26, at the age of...
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Detroit is Haiti: unforgivably Black
October 21, 2009Time Magazine has decided to zero in on Detroit; here's a reaction from one lifelong Detroiter.
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