By ANN M. JOB
Chrysler’s redesigned and re-engineered 2015 200 mid-size sedan is so stylish it looks pricier than it is.
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Mercedes labor chief seeks UAW foothold in Alabama
By ERIK SCHELZIG
The head labor official on Daimler AG’s supervisory board says he considers it “unacceptable” that the German automaker’s Mercedes plant in Alabama stands alone among the company’s factories around the world without union representation for its workers.
Hyundai workers strike as land deal fuels wage row
Some 40,000 Hyundai workers have launched a partial strike over a wage row fuelled by union anger at the South Korean carmaker’s $10 billion bid for a plot of land in Seoul.
Workers at the main Hyundai plant in the southern city of Ulsan and others across the country walked off their jobs for two hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, a union spokesman said.
China’s need for speed ‘drives global car market’
By Tangi Quemener
Young, rich and hungry for speed: a new generation of Chinese drivers is reshaping the global market with their taste for powerful cars, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Lotus’ timeless ‘tub’
New Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales sees no reason to change the British sport car maker’s underpinnings. He says Lotus’ bonded aluminum “tub” — launched on the first Elise in 1996 — remains a benchmark for vehicle dynamics and fuel efficiency.
