ARTICLES BY TOM KRISHER/ASSOCIATED PRESS
UAW hasn't picked an automaker to target
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
An industry still startled
DETROIT - When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in 2010, they startled the auto industry by exposing a glaring security gap.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
A key moment for U.S. auto workers
LORDSTOWN, Ohio - The day before hundreds of United Auto Workers delegates gathered to set strategy for contract talks with the Detroit Three, General Motors sent them a not-so-subtle message.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Auto industry quality improves, Japanese don't keep pace
DETROIT - The quality of cars and trucks made by European, Korean and U.S. companies has improved so much in recent years that Japanese automakers, long the industry standard, are having trouble keeping pace.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
In-house systems on the way out?
DETROIT - By the end of the year, nearly every major automaker will begin offering Apple's CarPlay or Google's Android Auto, two systems that effectively turn a car's dashboard screen into a smartphone.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
GM making headway
DETROIT - A Georgia lawsuit that helped expose General Motors' failure to disclose a deadly defect in small-car ignition switches has been settled out of court for a second time.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Automobile exuberance
DETROIT - The mood is exuberant at this year's North American International Auto Show. Automakers are flush with profits and the show gleams with performance cars, beefy trucks and exciting experiments, from plug-in hybrids to cars carved by a 3-D printer. Here are some key takeaways from the show, which …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO
Chrysler gives in, expands air bag recall
DETROIT - After resisting for nearly a month, Chrysler has bowed to government demands and will expand a recall of driver's-side air bag inflators across the nation.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Complicated and confusing
DETROIT - The U.S. government is now urging owners of nearly 8 million cars and trucks to have the air bags repaired because of potential danger to drivers and passengers. But the effort is being complicated by confusing information and a malfunctioning website.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
