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Automakers in Detroit say they are trimming the traditional two-week summer breaks at their factories, in order to speed production and meet a growing demand for new cars and trucks, The Associated Press reports .

Ford Motor Co. is adding capacity and reducing summer shutdowns at numerous plants this year to meet high demand.

Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer.

How important are sales figures for car manufactures, especially the one'e selling premium luxury on wheels? One would tend to think that as premium brands are not driven by volumes, they would not care much.

Apple's ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs.

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"From all appearances, the numbers were up this year, but there were no major issues," Myrtle Beach police Capt.

The Justice Department says two more Japanese executives at a major auto supplier have agreed to plead guilty and serve time in prison as part of a wide-ranging three-year FBI investigation into auto parts price fixing.

An anti-bias group says it has received a written apology from Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne for his use of a pejorative word to refer to Italians.

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Emerging-market stocks advanced, sending the benchmark index to a one-week high, as Chinese developers gained on higher home prices and U.S. data boosted confidence in the world's biggest economy.

Mayor Dave Bing speaks with the Detroit Free Press from his office in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in Detroit, Monday, April 29, 2013.

General Motors North America President Mark Reuss discusses the automaker's new GM Student Corps program.

Derbyshire County Council held its twelfth annual event on Saturday and Sunday, staging it in the grounds of its Elvaston Castle and Country Park for the first time.

Making use of social networks in order to perk up client input in a speedy and professional manner is a ploy, which the majority of car manufacturers are turning to.

Musicians Thomas Banglater and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk pose at the world premiere of the film "TRON: Legacy" in Hollywood, Calif., December 11, 2010 file photo.

Airstream Inc.'s senior management presented a solid picture of business growth over the past year for the Jackson Center, Ohio-based division of Thor Industries Inc.

Monday's court hearing resolved minor outstanding issues following the sale of most of the company's assets to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corp.

General Motors Co. has released one of the final pieces to its redesigned Chevrolet lineup with the unveiling of the 2014 Chevy Impala.

"As engines get smaller, eliminating friction becomes even more important," says Dave Lancaster, a General Motors technical fellow who works at the automaker's powertrain engineering operations in suburban Detroit.