A low-slung, two-door, 600-hp, plug-in hybrid concept that previews the brand's design and technology road map, the BMW Vision M Next is the yin to the Vision iNext concept's yang that debuted in 2018 as an incubator of hands-free, autonomous driving technologies.

BMW's effort to shore up dealer profitability for its Mini brand is not going over well with some U.S. retailers. Just ask David Peterson, past chairman of the dealer council, whose store has closed.

The Polestar 2 is a tariff-vulnerable, made-in-China sedan that will arrive in the U.S. in about a year. Is this any way to launch a car company?

The four-door, five-seater -- a first for the 8 series -- is a nod to changing consumer tastes and opens the 8-series lineup to a larger market than the two-door model. The 2020 8-series Gran Coupe will go on sale in September priced from $85,895.

Novelis has put an aluminum EV battery enclosure onto the market, offering a 50 percent reduction in weight.

As VP of Nissan Design America, David Woodhouse will lead Nissan and Infiniti design activities. The hiring marks a reversal for the automaker, which has been coping with a talent drain.

Mercedes will pad its lineup of compact premium crossovers -- one of the fastest-growing light-truck segments -- when the GLB, available with a third-row seat and slotted between the GLA and GLC, goes on sale in the last quarter.

BMW is bullish on its new billion-dollar plant in Mexico, regardless of political tariff threats.

Georgia has lost its share of auto assembly plant projects. Now it's looking for investment from the industry's electrification shift.

In addition to being Mercedes-Benz's U.S. headquarters, Atlanta's demographics and surging population of high net-worth professionals makes the region a natural expansion market for subscription services.

Nissan Group managed to eke out a second straight monthly gain while continuing to wean itself from lower-margin fleet sales.

The Toyota brand rose and Lexus fell as overall Toyota Motor Corp. sales advanced 3.2 percent, ending a six-month skid.

Deutsche Bank estimates that if the penalty rises to the full 25 percent, GM would take a $6.3 billion hit before interest and taxes; FCA's hit would be $4.8 billion; and Ford's would be $3.3 billion.