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Will Lehman concluded a successful tour of the Detroit area, ending it by visiting the picket lines of 3,700 striking casino workers on Tuesday.
Bill Ford delivered a nine-minute speech on Monday in which he threatened mass layoffs and factory closures if autoworkers expand their strike.
Ford chairman Bill Ford, the great-grandson of the company's founder Henry Ford, pleaded with UAW to end the monthlong strike in his first public comment on union negotiations.
Also, NHTSA is probing pedestrian risks at GM's Cruise self-driving company, and Toyota is extending its production halt at two Japanese factories.
Ford pleaded with UAW members and leaders to work with the company, instead of against it, to reach a tentative deal to "end to this acrimonious round of talks."