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DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. has developed new carbon-fiber wheels for its carbon-fiber-bodied Ford GT supercar.

TORONTO—Unifor’s Auto Council has decided that gaining investment in Canada’s automotive plants and winning new jobs are its top priorities as it heads into contract negotiations this summer with the Detroit Three automakers.

CHICAGO—Two high-ranking UAW Local 551 officials were shot outside the union hall here shortly after winning re-election to the executive board on Friday night.

PLANO, TX—Toyota will use solar panels at its Texas headquarters, which is currently under construction, to get 25 percent of its power from the sun.

DETROIT—Acknowledging that it had to choose between “two good friends,” the United Autoworkers union has endorsed Hillary Clinton for president over her opponent for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders.

GUANGZHOU, China—Police have seized some 33,000 counterfeit automotive parts at a factory here. , Collectively worth $1 million, the parts were destined for Toyota’s assembly plant in Australia.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. is formulating and testing new foam and plastic components that uses carbon dioxide as feedstock. Formulated with up to 50 percent CO₂-based polyols, the new materials could reduce petroleum use by more than 600 million pounds annually.