DETROIT, June 2 (UPI) -- The United Auto Workers, set to own a major share of the U.S. auto industry, may be reluctant to push for profits over protecting jobs, labor experts said.

DETROIT, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. economy lacking one of the Big Three automakers would require an adjustment period of at least a year, an industry economist said.

DETROIT, May 16 (UPI) -- New contracts between the Canadian Auto Workers and U.S. automakers might threaten the future of Canada's auto industry, analysts say.

YPSILANTI, Mich., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Upcoming contract talks with Detroit automakers will likely produce more job cuts and lower wages for new union workers, a top auto industry economist says.

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- California is suing the six largest U.S. and Japanese automakers in federal court for damages in connection with greenhouse gas emissions.

DETROIT, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. may have only a few months left before it loses its ranking as the No. 2 carmaker in North America.

LANSING, Mich., March 3 (UPI) -- Up to 2,000 jobs in Michigan may be cut by auto suppliers when General Motors closes its assembly plant in Lansing, reports the Grand Rapids Press.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- The stakes are high for the United Auto Workers in Wednesday's scheduled unionization vote at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn.