🚗 Union victory

Happy Friday morning. This is Car Alerts with your weekly roundup from the car world.

In today’s edition:

• UAW strikes finish

• Toyota reports massive profits

• Tesla wins Autopilot lawsuit

• Latest automotive recalls

• and more

MARKETS 📈

HEADLINES 📰

UAW reaches deal with GM, ending strike against Detroit automakers.

UAW-Ford deal nets union big wins on wages, benefits, investments.

Toyota more than doubled Q2 profit due to weak yen and demand for hybrids.

Tesla wins first US Autopilot trial involving fatal crash.

Toyota pledges $8 billion more for US battery plant to rev up EV push.

Ford cuts EV investment after losing $36,000 on every EV sold in Q3.

Uber and Lyft pay $328MM to settle wage-theft complaints in New York.

Mercedes-Benz electric car sales almost quadrupled in Q3 2023.

Subaru follows Toyota in adopting Tesla’s EV charging standard.

China vehicle dependability remains stable, J.D. Power finds.

Kia modifies Carnival to prevent rear-seat detachment uncovered in IIHS test.

Dodge Demon’s 1,025-HP V8 now available as a crate engine for $27,695.

RECALLS & LAWSUITS

Toyota recalls nearly 1.9 million RAV4s to fix batteries that can move during hard turns and cause a fire.

Ford Mustang recall involves 202,000 cars over brake fluid warnings.

Kia recalls 9,500 Soul EVs previously recalled in 2020 for parking mechanism problems.

That’s all we have for you this week. We’ll see you next Friday morning with more car content.

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