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August 04 August 04     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   MONEY   cars   In rough times, Rolls-Royce seeks a smooth ride     Despite Britain’s exit from the European Union next March and President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on cars from the EU, “it is business as usual at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars,” company spokeswoman Emma Rickett says.     Read Story     cars           How Trump's proposal to freeze gas mileage standards affects you President Donald Trump's administration officially proposed Thursday to freeze federal fuel economy standards after the 2020 model year, reversing President Barack Obama's move to cement the regulations late in his administration. Here are four     cars           Trump administration wants to freeze gas-mileage standards, reversing Obama The Trump administration made a formal proposal to freeze m.p.g. increases in cars, light trucks but is willing to revisit.     cars           Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.1M Ram pickups: tailgates could fly open Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 1.1 million pickups in the U.S. to fix a defect that could result in their tailgates flying open while in motion. The automaker issued a recall to fix the power locking mechanisms in the tailgates of certain Ram picku     Advertisement   cars           Tesla's losses top $742 million, but Elon Musk says no fears of cash crunch The electric car automaker says it is trying to boost production to 10,000 Model 3 cars a week     cars           Ford car sales plunge, but Jeep sales soar for Fiat Chrysler in July Automakers reported mixed sales results in July as analysts watch to see whether rising interest rates and inflation are hurting the industry. Edmunds.com analysts projected a 2.3 percent industry sales decline for the month. Cox Automotive pred     cars           5 hottest-selling U.S. vehicles in July: Ford, Jeep, Audi make the list Here are five of the hottest-selling new vehicles in the U.S. in July, based on a subjective assessment of sales momentum, buzz and industry insight.     cars           Reports: Ford could bring small pickup to U.S. by 2022 The new pickup would be smaller than the midsize Ford Ranger.       cars           Nissan rear-door alert system to become standard on all 4-door cars, SUVs, pickups Nissan announced Tuesday that it will make a back-seat alert system standard equipment on new four-door vehicles in the U.S. The technology, which triggers a specially designed vehicle alarm to alert motorists when they've left something in the back       tech           Uber shuts down its controversy-steeped self-driving truck effort to focus on autonomous cars Kicked off by its instantly controversial purchase of Otto, Uber's push to develop self-driving trucks is over - for now     The Day In Pictures Gallery An aerial view shows the College Lake Dam in Lynchburg, Va. on Aug. 3, 2018, which was near collapse late Thursday, but had stabilized as waters receded on Friday.     Popular Stories President Trump bashes LeBron James over CNN interview: Don Lemon made him 'look smart' Mega Millions winners: An office pool won $543 million, but they plan to keep their jobs Judge says Trump team '100 percent' responsible for finding deported immigrant parents   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2018 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108