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President Obama plans to talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address tonight, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing…

President Obama plans to talk about the prospects for self-driving cars in his final State of the Union address tonight, according to government officials, the first time the president has used the annual speech to tackle an important issue facing…

German supplier Continental AG expects global production of cars and light trucks to grow only slightly in 2016, to 89 million vehicles from about 88 million in 2015.

Although slumping oil prices have not changed General Motors’ product development plans, the declines in oil and U.S. gasoline prices are affecting consumers’ purchase decisions, says Dan Nicholson, GM’s powertrain chief.

Nissan came under fire from some of its dealers recently, but Jose Munoz, chief of Nissan North America, says all the big groups that have invested in Nissan and Infiniti dealerships lately speak for themselves.

After another year of massive recalls and record fines imposed on automakers, Mark Rosekind doubled down on his push for the auto industry to take up a more proactive approach to vehicle safety.

GM said it will introduce a new safety system to remind drivers to check for children in the rear seats, and that it could eventually develop features to detect forgotten children.

The California Air Resources Board said it rejected Volkswagen AG’s plan to fix 2.0-liter diesel cars with software that allow them to emit up to 40 times legally allowable pollution.

The U.S. Department of Transportation will introduce new steps this week aimed at accelerating the adoption of autonomous vehicle technologies, according to sources at several automakers.

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