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✅ 🏭Five automakers support the EPA's reinstatement of California's authority regarding emission standards. Seventeen attorneys general sued the EPA to have the waiver revoked. Ford, BMW, Honda, Volkswagen, and Volvo filed a motion to intervene in the federal lawsuit.
🌎 👀The US asked Mexico to investigate worker rights violations at a Stellantis parts plant. The complaint stems from workers saying the company has blocked their right to self-chosen representation in collective bargaining. This is the fourth such complaint under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
⛽ 💤Some Honda Pilot SUVs are under investigation in the US. Customers complain the fuel-saving stop-start system stops... but then forgets to do the start part of the process. Nearly 195K vehicles from 2016 to 2020 are covered by the probe. 221 complaints have been filed, with no crashes or injuries reported.