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Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal – Fri Oct 09 04:44:00 PDT 2026

The latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0317 GMT – Malaysia 's offshore support vessel activity is expected to improve from 2027 onwards…

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off.

The Independent – Alexa St. John – Fri Oct 09 12:26:31 PDT 2026

As President Donald Trump travels the country to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, he is touting his economic agenda and crediting GOP-backed tariffs with industry growth — including what he says are…

Detroit's auto giants are running out of room to grow

Axios – Joann Muller – Fri Oct 09 13:27:46 PDT 2026

Detroit's automakers are running out of room to grow after years of retreating toward their most defensible turf: pickups and SUVs. The big picture: Japanese and Korean rivals are taking more U.S. market share, while Chinese competitors are…

Millions of children auto-enrolled in 'Trump Accounts': What to know

The Hill – Max Rego – Fri Oct 09 03:00:00 PDT 2026

President Trump touted his administration's investment accounts for children on Wednesday, as millions of American kids will now be automatically enrolled in the program. Flanked by administration officials, business leaders and Sen. Ted Cruz…

China's Geely auto to enter Canadian EV market next year - TT

Transport Topics – Bloomberg News – Fri Oct 09 08:32:06 PDT 2026

The Geely Auto Group Global Comprehensive Safety Center in Ningbo, China. (Qilai Shen/Bloomberg) Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. plans to launch in Canada in 2027 and is building a retail and service network, potentially becoming the first Chinese…

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off.

Winnipeg Free Press – Alexa St. John, The Associated Press – Fri Oct 09 12:28:02 PDT 2026

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Geely Auto Officially Announces Entry into the Canadian Market

CNW – Geely Auto Canada – Fri Oct 09 06:00:00 PDT 2026

Global automotive brand establishes Canadian presence ahead of introducing its first vehicles in 2027 TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2026 /CNW/ -- Geely Auto today officially announced its entry into the Canadian market, marking the next chapter in the global…

Google is finally fixing this annoying Android Auto bug

Pocket-lint – John Kanellakos – Fri Oct 09 09:38:25 PDT 2026

For some time now, Android Auto users have been subject to a pesky bug that sometimes causes autoplay to start up right alongside your car, even when the feature is disabled from within Settings. Now, in a post over on Reddit, the company is…

This welcome Android Auto update fixes a feature that's been broken for ages

T3 – Chris Hall – Fri Oct 09 09:00:00 PDT 2026

Google has pushed an update to fix a bug in Android Auto. The fix addresses the problem of music playing as soon as your phone is connected, even if autoplay is turned off. Android Auto has had an annoying bug for some time where it will start…

Grand Theft Auto 6' reveals two new artists for 'The Album

NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News – Ali Shutler – Fri Oct 09 01:43:19 PDT 2026

Two new songs from Grand Theft Auto 6's companion album have been shared – check out Cardi B 's ‘Don't Chart' and Fuerza Regida's ‘Suzuki' below: READ MORE: Loading Leonida: what we learned from the ‘Grand Theft Auto 6'…