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New FTC Chairman Signals Change
Andrew Ferguson officially took over as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on January 20, 2025. The former Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Virginia was initially sworn in as an ...
Trump's China tariff increase affects Ford and GM vehicles, billions of dollars in auto parts
The largest impact on actual vehicles will be on on Ford Motor's Lincoln Nautilus and General Motors' Buick Envision. Those ...
The FTC Should Consider Ditching Antitrust Cases That Harm American Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission filed 2 Robinson-Patman suits at the end of the Biden Administration. RPA suits penalize ...
What data is your car storing about you?
VW Ireland boss says ‘more conversation is needed’ around the gathering of data both technical and personal following German ...
MBTA says it contacted federal authorities over alleged misconduct at Cabot Yard. One expert called the move ‘unusual.’
In a step that could ratchet up scrutiny of the MBTA, Transit Police contacted federal authorities about activity at the T’s ...
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Honda, Hyundai, Ford, Subaru, and Kia EV sales climb in January
Several automakers, including Honda, Hyundai, Ford, and Kia, reported higher EV sales in the US in January. Here’s a ...
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Flurry of FTC Action in the Final Days of the Khan FTC Precedes Transition to the Ferguson FTC
Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Antitrust Teams highlight a spate of activity by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its final days under ...
GM Continues to Execute Well, but Tariff Risk Is High
We calculate that at year-end 2024, GM had automotive net cash excluding legacy obligations of $6.0 billion, or $5.72 per diluted share. Per the 10-K, global pension contributions in 2025 are expected ...
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GM is cutting a shift at its EV plant in Mexico because of the Honda Prologue
GM cut a shift at its Ramos Arizpe manufacturing plant in Mexico, where it builds the Chevy Equinox EV and Honda Prologue. According to GM, the move was due to Honda’s decision to slow Prologue output ...
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FTC Cracks Down on GM: Bans Sharing of Driver Data
“GM monitored and sold people’s precise geolocation data and driver behavior information, sometimes as frequently as every ...
Car makers are being accused of spying on drivers, giving data to insurance companies without consent — and US drivers are complaining about spiking premi…
The thought of your car doubling as a surveillance device isn’t just fodder for dystopian thrillers — it’s a growing reality ...