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FILE - This May 3, 2019 file photo shows a Coach retail shop at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif. Strong sales results from Coach’s parent as well as from the maker of Wrangler and Lee jeans offer the latest evidence that shoppers’ spending on clothing and accessories is rebounding to pre-pandemic levels. Tapestry Inc. on Thursday, May 6, 2021, reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates as spending on luxury goods rebounded from a malaise last year. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Strong sales from Tapestry, Lee maker show clothing rebound

By Anne D'innocenzio May. 06, 2021 12:04 PM EDT

The exterior of the General Motors Toledo Transmission Operations facility is shown in Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. When General Motors boldly announced its goal last month to make only battery-powered vehicles by 2035, it didn’t just mark a break with more than a century of making internal combustion engines. It also clouded the future for 50,000 GM workers whose skills — and jobs — could become obsolete far sooner than they knew. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Autoworkers face uncertain future in an era of electric cars

By Tom Krisher And John Seewer Feb. 11, 2021 10:55 AM EST

Volkswagen facing 'massive' shortage of electronic parts

Dec. 18, 2020 02:04 PM EST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen said Thursday it was facing production slowdowns due to a “massive” supply bottleneck caused by a shortage of...

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2019, file photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2019 F-250 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo. Ford Motor Co. posted a stronger-than-expected third-quarter net profit, the company announced Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, as demand for cars and trucks recovered from coronavirus shutdowns and the company sold more high-margin trucks. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Ford posts better-than-expected 3Q profit as sales recover

By Tom Krisher Oct. 28, 2020 04:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 28, 2018 file photo, Jim Farley, Jr. executive vice president and president of Global Markets of the Ford Motor Company, is shown in this photo during New York International Auto Show. Farley will lead the storied automaker into the future starting Oct. 1 2020, when current CEO Jim Hackett retires. The company has struggled in recent years and is in the midst of an $11 billion restructuring plan designed to make it leaner and crank out new vehicles to replace what was an aging model lineup. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Ford COO Jim Farley to lead company, CEO Hackett to retire

By Tom Krisher Aug. 04, 2020 11:13 AM EDT

The Mercedes star is pictured at the Mercedes Benz headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Due to the Corona pandemic, the annual general meeting of the car manufacturer Daimler takes place only online. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)
Daimler lost $2.2 billion in Q2, sees signs of recovery

Jul. 23, 2020 01:48 AM EDT