UAW chief: ‘Progress is slow’ in talks as strike enters 4th day

<p>“Progress is slow,” Fain said on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart.” “I don’t really want to say we’re closer.” Fain declined to say when he might announce a second wave of strikes.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...-deals-yet

Lithia to buy Pendragon's UK dealerships, take stake in DMS

<p>Lithia Motors plans to not only make a significant dealership acquisition in the United Kingdom. Its pending deal also includes a fleet management platform and an ownership stake in Pinewood Technologies, which plans to bring a dealership management system to North America.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/lithia-...invest-dms

AutoNation, Hendrick Automotive top online reputation survey

<p>Hendrick Automotive has snagged the top ranking among privately owned dealership groups for three straight years while AutoNation marks its second year atop public auto retailers in Reputation's rankings. And Mitsubishi and Infiniti outranked other brands, according to the study.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/dealers/autonat...ion-survey

Unifor prepared for 'all scenarios, including strike' as Ford talks drag, deadline n

<p>“At this late stage in the negotiations, the union and the company remain far apart,” Unifor President Lana Payne and other chief union negotiators told members in a joint letter late Sept. 17.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/automakers-supp...line-nears

NHTSA probes Ford recall of nearly 1.3 million Focus sedans amid new complaints

<p>NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation said it received 98 consumer complaints alleging failure of the canister purge valve in 2012-18 Ford Focus cars that were either previously recalled and fixed or were not recalled but experienced the same issue.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safe...power-loss

First auto supplier plans layoffs related to UAW strike

<p>A contract manufacturing supplier is planning to lay off 293 employees due to the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit 3 automakers, signaling the first supplier to detail its layoff plans to the state of Michigan since the union walkout began Friday.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/suppliers/first...uaw-strike

Nikola taps former General Motors executive Mary Chan as new COO

<p>Mary Chan comes to Nikola at a key moment. The company is being led by a new CEO and is working through a recall impacting all 209 of its battery-electric vehicles on the road.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/executives/mary...-executive

Stack's arrival signals renewed confidence in automated vehicle tech

<p>Argo AI's demise symbolized the self-driving industry's struggles. The return of its founders in a new venture, Stack, may signal the industry's recovery.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/mobility-report...n-industry

UAW chief: Strike to grow Friday if no progress

<p>UAW President Shawn Fain said workers at more plants would be called to join the strike starting on Friday if the union is not satisfied with the state of negotiations.</p>

https://www.autonews.com/manufacturing/u...chief-says

Hook: New Android Banking Trojan That Expands on ERMAC's Legacy

A new analysis of the Android banking trojan known as Hook has revealed that it's based on its predecessor called ERMAC.
"The ERMAC source code was used as a base for Hook," NCC Group security researchers Joshua Kamp and Alberto Segura said in a technical analysis published last week.
"All commands (30 in total) that the malware operator can send to a device infected with ERMAC malware, also

https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/hook-n...-that.html