Lack of microchips, seat foam and more halts production

The West Roxbury, Mass., dealership is the third Toyota store and among five dealerships Prime is selling as part of a process that began last summer.

McHale was the director of corporate communications for Subaru of America for 11 years. He also has held roles at Rivian, BMW, Land Rover and Mini.

Concerns about the impact of the fire hit auto shares, with Toyota, Honda and Nissan all closing down by at least 3.3 percent in Japan.

Ford, GM and Stellantis have ample idle factory capacity at their disposal to quickly pivot to mass production of electric trucks, a clear advantage over upstart rivals in a field expected to shape America's future auto industry.

Chase will finance loans and leases for the automaker and is the banking partner through which the exotic manufacturer disseminates customer incentives.

Biden's campaign in 2020 declined to endorse a specific date to end gas-powered vehicle sales, but he has vowed to dramatically boost electric vehicles and charging stations.

Michael Taylor and his son Peter could face jail terms of up to three years after officials charged them on Monday with illegally helping the former Nissan chairman flee Japan more than a year ago.

Production complications are snowballing. They hit Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Volvo last week.

The hybrid schedule that the automaker is making permanent for many employees is a drastic paradigm shift for a traditional manufacturer and could prompt a larger modernization for an industry accustomed to 20th century cubicle farms and conference rooms.

The automaker is considering a page out of Amazon's playbook with a plan to test inventory hubs that could then quickly deliver electric vehicles to nearby dealerships rather than just putting them all on the lot as usual.