Ford initiates 400 more layoffs because of UAW strike | Toyota battery deal calls for $3B LG investment in Mich. | Ford Q3 U.S. sales rise 7.7% | J.D. Power: Consumers lose trust in self-driving cars

Layoffs at Livonia Transmission and Sterling Axle near Detroit bring the total number of workers told to stay home since the strike began in mid-September to 1,330.

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