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How many people have been vaccinated so far? | <p>The up-to-date numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations can be found on the CDC COVID Data Tracker website. As of Jan. 9, 2021, a total of 6,688,231 had received the first dose of one of the two vaccines, and 22,137,350 doses had been distributed.</p>

COVID-19 once spared the young. Now more are going to the hospital

April 21, 2021 at 11:58 a.m.

The pediatrician told Melissa Zajacz of Medina, Ohio, that her 13-year-old son, Spencer, would be back to school in two weeks after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Then came more...

People wear medical masks in subway in London, England on March 2, 2020. Four more patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of UK cases to 40.

Germophobes shunning public transit give carmakers a bit of hope

April 24, 2020 at 11:14 a.m.

When Jason Rogers' Buick Rendezvous blew its exhaust system and became undrivable last year, the cable-and-internet salesman and weekend songwriter decided he'd just take the bus to downtown Nashville from...

A J.D. Byrider used car dealership in Visalia, Calif. The auto industry is starting to sound the alarm about a potential used-car price collapse.

Fear of an impending car-price collapse grips the auto industry

April 14, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

The auto industry — already fretting lengthy factory shutdowns and depressed new-vehicle demand — is starting to sound the alarm about a potential used-car price collapse that could have far-reaching...

Ford Motor Co. executive vice president and president, Global Markets, Jim Farley speaks at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Pop-up ads in your car? It could be the next big thing

August 18, 2019 at 4:45 p.m.

Picture this: You're driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighborhood pizzeria, an ad offering $5 off...

Bernhard Kuhnt, CEO of BMW of North America, introduces the new BMW X2 SUV during a media preview at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2018.
The 228-horsepower xDrive28i, which goes on sale in the U.S. in March, is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It's mated to an eight-speed transmission. The 192-horsepower sDrive28i goes on sale later this spring.

American automakers scrap cars, ceding market to foreign makes

August 18, 2019 at 4:39 p.m.

With lucrative sport utility vehicle and truck sales on the ascent, Detroit automakers are racing to ditch slow-selling cars in favor of the big rigs that mint money. Chief Executive...

Automakers remain silent as they walk a tightrope with Trump

June 6, 2018 at 3:34 a.m.

Majed Moughni has lived the American dream: He climbed the ladder from impoverished refugee to hotel dishwasher to valet for Ford royalty. Today he's a lawyer, sitting at a chair...

Hertz's stock cratered after it reported its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. The rental car company lost nearly half its market share before recovering a bit.

Hertz’s shares tumble 23% after profit misses estimates

June 9, 2018 at 4:15 a.m.

Hertz Global Holdings lost almost a quarter of its market value after the rental-car company reported a third-quarter profit that badly trailed analysts' estimates and cut its annual earnings forecast,...

As Ford has drawn the brunt of attention for moving some operations to Mexico, GM has quietly invested $800 million for production.

GM invests millions in Mexico as Ford absorbs blows from Trump

June 9, 2018 at 10:45 a.m.

After more than a year of watching Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump bash Ford Motor for moving jobs to Mexico, General Motors has pushed ahead with its own expansion. It...

In this July 19, 2016 photo, Carlos Correa drives in Chicago. Correa is currently in Lyft's Express Drive rental program, a partnership with GM which allows a weekly rental, available for up to eight weeks.

GM’s alliance with Lyft facing rockier road after Uber-Didi deal

June 10, 2018 at 8:04 a.m.

General Motors Co. and Lyft are going to have a lot harder time wringing benefits from their newly minted partnership now that their biggest ride-sharing rivals just formed an alliance...

Alex Molinaroli, chief executive officer of Johnson Controls Inc., at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in 2015. Molinaroli's company Monday confirmed a deal to join forces with Tyco International.

An affair, a Ponzi scheme and the Tyco deal: Johnson Controls CEO’s unusual two years

June 11, 2018 at 7:04 a.m.

First came the affair. Then the Ponzi scheme. Now -- a $28.8 billion transaction involving two storied American corporations. It's been a remarkable -- and remarkably unusual -- run for...

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