The buyback announcement comes as the top-selling automaker’s shares have taken a hit in recent months as it faces a windfall of disruptions.

Volvo and Nationwide are two notable investors in Foretellix, which provides a platform for testing and validating the performance of automated vehicles.

Keller, among the first women to cover the auto industry for Wall Street, was the rare analyst to get out of New York regularly and visit dealerships, suppliers and factories to glean a first hand look at key operations.