The old leather maker that wouldn't give up

GM's ability to maintain its 54 percent share of the full-size, nonluxury SUV category is critical to generating the profits needed to invest in an electric future.

GST AutoLeather, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017, is back in business, supplying the material for interiors in nameplates ranging from the full-size Ram pickup to the Mercedes-Benz S class. Its journey is worthy of an uplifting holiday movie.

Asbury Automotive Group's planned purchase of 10 dealerships and other assets from Park Place Dealerships in Texas is among the largest buy-sell transactions in the past decade.

Two new crossovers have helped increase sales in the U.S. and China as the luxury brand prepares to electrify its lineup in the coming decade.

Groups representing franchised dealers and automakers weighed in on proposed rules for complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act, which takes effect Jan. 1.

Jim Lentz will retire effective March 31 after a 38-year career with Toyota. He leaves behind a well-run but much altered company, and boasts a string of impressive initiatives over his long career.

China's BAIC is currently Daimler's third largest shareholder, but a stake of 10 percent will make it the biggest shareholder, surpassing its Chinese rival Zhejiang Geely, which controls a 9.69 percent stake.

Not only are Hyundai, Kia and Genesis growing U.S. sales in a down market this year, but the company is investing billions of dollars in new technologies globally that could allow it to leapfrog traditional competitors.

Two of the Detroit 3 won the ability to close plants, but the automakers agreed to contracts that are costlier than expected and don't address one of their top priorities: reducing their massive health care burden.

The results of Uber’s 2017-18 safety report, released this month, follow several external efforts to reform ride-hailing services.