Ghosn agrees to resign as Renault chairman and CEO, reports say

Ford is planning a less expensive pickup that would slot below the Ranger, and the automaker eventually will offer battery-electric versions of the F series, Jim Farley, head of the automaker's global markets, told investors.

TomTom is freeing up resources to battle the likes of Alphabet for access to mapping technology in-car dashboards.

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn has had his application for bail rejected again by a Japanese court, even after he offered to wear a tracker and be monitored by guards.

Tesla's home state of California accounted for almost half of all Model 3 registrations through the first 10 months of 2018.

LG Electronics Co. is the supplier for a Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz model that will feature a motion-detection system that can read a driver's gestures in order to control some automobile functions, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.

A weekend report by a Japanese newspaper said the French government wants to integrate the automakers under a holding company and appoint the next Nissan chairman.

The Tesla Model 3 could hurt European sales of the BMW 3 series and Mercedes C class by attracting customers of premium sedans who are looking to switch to a battery-powered car from a gasoline or diesel vehicle. 

While the capability exists to do an auto finance contract online, some state regulatory forms requiring wet signatures hamper the vehicle-buying process from being completed over the Internet.

Subaru of America continued to cash in on the crossover shift last year. That trend will likely continue through 2019, possibly boosting the brand to another sales record.

A judge's ruling that Ford Motor Credit can reclaim vehicles worth up to $90 million from bankrupt Texas dealership group Reagor Dykes likely will torpedo the retailer's latest attempts to restructure.