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___ Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring WASHINGTON (AP) — The April U.S. jobs report from the Labor Department showed that solid economic growth is still encouraging strong hiring nearly a decade into the recovery from the Great Recession.

Land deals that will allow Fiat Chrysler to build a new assembly plant in Detroit are expected to cost the city and state about $107 million.

The notice impacts roughly 324,000 trucks in the United States.

Carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on Friday reported a 47% drop in profits for the first quarter of the year due largely to changes in production, but expressed confidence that new models will help the U.S.-Italian company meet full-year profit targets.

When Chris Williamson was in the market for a new family car, a timely ad and conversations with a co-worker convinced him to try something out of the ordinary.

General Motors is recalling over 368,000 pickups and other trucks worldwide after 19 reports of fires caused by engine block heater cords.

The company’s planned offering increased in size compared to one day earlier, when it said it would seek to raise up to $2.3 billion in a bond and stock sale.

Parents of people killed in recent limousine crashes in New York state urged legislators Thursday to pass tougher safety regulations to get unsafe vehicles and operators off the road.

Ford Motor Company plans to open a customer service call center in Houston that will mean about 500 jobs.

German automaker Volkswagen saw operating profit slip in the first quarter as the company set aside 1 billion euros for legal issues but reaffirmed its profit goals for the year and saw better profits at its core brand.

Shares of the electric-car maker climbed on the news.

The national average has risen more than 63 cents so far this year.

For most vehicles, a score between 670 and 739 is enough to receive approval for an auto loan.

General Motors and Volvo already offer the service from the e-commerce giant.

Tesla may face higher financing costs and growing questions over Morgan Stanley's and Goldman Sachs's banking relationships with the electric car maker.

The decision comes as GM and Fiat Chrysler exit the region.

Cars can lose as much as 10 percent of their value within just the first month.

When Fiat Chrysler began considering where to build its next assembly plant, the automaker didn't have to look far to find land.

A government report showing solid economic growth and a mixed bag of corporate earnings sent U.S. stocks sideways in early trading Friday on Wall Street.