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The world’s No. 1 automaker has a new CEO, and the transition of power could not have come at a more pivotal time. Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday surprised the market when it announced that Lexus President

Tesla Inc.’s former chief financial officer told a jury that Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet about taking the company private was at odds with a regulatory preference not to release “material

SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk testified Tuesday that he intended to inform and not deceive shareholders when he tweeted in 2018 that he had funding lined up to take the electric car maker

Elon Musk testified that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund “unequivocally” wanted to take Tesla Inc. private in 2018, a core element of his defense to claims that his tweets about

German parts supplier ZF Group’s heated seat belt promises to increase driver comfort in cold weather and even conserve battery range in electric vehicles in the process. The Heat Belt contains

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk played down how much impact his tweets have on the company’s stock price as he defended himself at a trial over his 2018 tweet about taking the electric car-maker private. “It’s

Carl Hahn, the visionary German executive who championed the Beetle and Microbus in the U.S. and later led Volkswagen Group’s international expansion into China in the 1980s, died Jan. 14. He was

Volkswagen of America will promote two longtime executives into sales and marketing roles and has parted ways with a former Honda sales executive. Hein Schafer, 43, currently senior vice president of

Elon Musk misled Tesla Inc. shareholders when he tweeted in 2018 about taking the company private with “funding secured” and cost them millions of dollars, a lawyer for investors told jurors

Volvo Cars is restructuring its Americas business and spinning the U.S. and Canada markets into a separate unit. Anders Gustafsson, 54, head of Volvo Cars Americas and CEO of Volvo Car USA, will give

For most of last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had more money than anyone else on the planet. Now he holds the dubious distinction of losing more money than anyone who’s ever lived. Guinness World

Carl Hahn, who led Volkswagen Group’s international expansion in the 1980s, died on Saturday. He was 96. Hahn died in his sleep at his home in Wolfsburg, according to a spokeswoman from his charitable

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk’s request to get his upcoming securities fraud trial moved out of San Francisco was rejected by a federal judge, who overrode a spirited argument that Musk faces a biased jury

CHIBA, Japan — Akio Toyoda has a new proposal for the global auto industry’s war on carbon levels: He wants to convert old cars to electrics. Even if all the world’s new vehicles are replaced

For years, Elon Musk paid zero dollars for traditional advertising while almost singlehandedly keeping Tesla — and himself — front and center. With a never-ending stream of tweets, television and

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co.’s top labor executive is retiring ahead of contract talks with the UAW later this year. John Savona, vice president of Americas manufacturing and labor affairs for Ford

Several top executives at Rivian Automotive Inc., including the vice president overseeing body engineering and its supply-chain chief, have departed in recent months, The Wall Street Journal reported

In a Twitter photo celebrating Tesla Inc. producing 3,000 Model Ys a week at its Texas factory last month, Zhu Xiaotong, who goes by Tom Zhu, stood smiling to the left of the large crowd in a hi-visibility

Six years after personal tragedy inspired a mission to end distracted driving, Steve Kiefer said his foundation has made progress despite Michigan roads being as dangerous as ever. The Kiefer Foundation

Canadian automotive designer Ralph Gilles feels shaken to “the core” to have received the EyesOn Design award because it’s awarded by past recipients — his heroes. “If you look back at the

TOKYO — Toyota President Akio Toyoda has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be absent from a series of New Year events to be held by Japanese business lobbies on Thursday, a company spokesperson