Automotive

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fewer than 100 employees out of the thousands who work at Nissan’s auto assembly plant in Tennessee will have the chance to vote on March 16 on whether to form a small union .

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — They broke out windows to escape, barricaded doors and hid under blankets.

Gas-powered light-duty pickups are a go-to choice for people needing to tow a trailer. But electric light-duty pickups are muscling their way into the market, too.

TOKYO (AP) — Shoichiro Toyoda, who as a son of the company’s founder oversaw Toyota’s expansion into international markets, has died. He was 97. Toyoda, the company's honorary chairman, died Tuesday of heart failure, Toyota Motor Corp.

EDMONTON — Police in Edmonton say five men face charges in an auto theft ring where high-end trucks and SUVs were allegedly stolen for export overseas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla workers at a factory in New York are launching a campaign to organize a union in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street and Treasury yields are rising after a highly anticipated report on consumer inflation came in hotter than expected, though it still marked another slowdown. The S&P 500 fell 0.

BERLIN (AP) — Ford said Tuesday that it will cut 3,800 jobs in Europe over the next three years in an effort to streamline its operations as it contends with economic challenges and increasing competition on electric cars .

ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours Monday as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed pulverized apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the dis

TORONTO — Ontario Power Generation says it has signed a deal to buy the former head office building for General Motors of Canada in Oshawa, Ont., and plans to use it for its own corporate headquarters.