In 14-brand Stellantis, who will make the cut?

Analysts and investors are turning their focus to how the merged company plans to address the huge challenges facing the group – from excess production capacity to a poor performance in China.

GM says it will phase out Chevrolet Equinox assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario, and build an all-electric commercial van at the factory instead. The pledge comes as part of a new tentative labor pact reached with Unifor late Friday -- several months before it was due to be negotiated.

VanDyke, currently Ford's director of marketing, will take over the digital lead-generating company Feb. 1.

The automaker said it corrected the issue in production in September and that more than 75 percent of the affected U.S. vehicles have accepted the firmware update.

The banking giant will be the issuer for the automaker’s credit-card programs, with a targeted start of September.

Revel’s New York expansion was marred by the deaths of three riders this summer. Never mind that many more died during the same time in motor vehicles collisions in the city. Revel was still fairly new, so the mishaps of its customers got a lot of attention.

Amazon's new custom assistant lets manufacturers use the Alexa technology to create their own in-car assistants with customized wake words, voices and capabilities.

Winterkorn still faces charges for his role in allowing diesel cars with excessive pollution levels to be sold in Germany.

U.S. trade restrictions targeting Chinese suppliers Semiconductor Manufacturing International and Huawei have added to tight production capacity and soaring demand for microchips. The shortage has disrupted vehicle output around the globe.

Ford will idle Focus production at its plant in Saarlouis, Germany, for a month starting next week because of semiconductor shortages.