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GM will discontinue the once-popular mid-price family sedan in late 2024, to make way for more EV production at its plant in Kansas City.

A recent Toyota recall affects more than 280,000 vehicles. But not all recalls are created equal in terms of how they color a company's brand and long-term customer loyalty.

After a traffic block and accident in San Francisco, California suspended operations of Cruise robotaxis. Now, parent company GM is scaling back.

So far, the UAW is holding a limited strike at three plants across three states.

EVs account for about 5% of car purchases, according to automotive website Edmunds. Rivals to Tesla are making inroads.

Analysts say rightsizing is part of a bigger shift playing out in the auto industry.

Mass market models have suffered most.

Detroit dominates U.S. pickup truck sales. Traditionally it's been hard for newcomers to break in.

Don't expect much from the Labor Department's monthly numbers, analysts say.

"We're getting little pennies compared to [GM executives]," one worker told Marketplace's Tracey Samuelson.