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Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News‘ weekday podcast, Nov. 21-23, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker. “We see this period as a transition

CHARLESTON, S.C. — German supplier Robert Bosch is in the midst of transforming a portion of its factory to build electric motors and other components for electrification as part of a $260 million

General Motors didn’t just halt Twitter advertising after Elon Musk bought the social network. The automaker’s CEO and vehicle brands haven’t even tweeted since. Mary Barra last posted on Oct.

German auto supplier Continental AG has promoted Aruna Anand to CEO of the company’s automotive group sector in North America as it aims to adapt to a changing industry. Anand, 49, takes over for

Lithia Motors Inc. has hired former Aston Martin Americas and Mercedes-Benz USA executive Adam Chamberlain as regional president of operations for the growing auto retailer’s East region. Chamberlain’s

Elon Musk says he was thinking about quitting Tesla when the electric car maker’s board of directors gave him a pay package that came to be worth about $55 billion. “We were at an inflection

Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News‘ weekday podcast, Nov. 14-16, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker. “It’s not about ratting you

TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada has a closer connection than most to the Prius. Twenty-five years ago, Uchiyamada was chief engineer of the first generation of the stubby car

Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News’ weekday podcast, Oct. 3-6, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker. “[Ford CEO Jim Farley] and I

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric’s executive chair resigned following what the company said were death threats and baseless allegations against certain directors, accelerating a planned leadership

Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc.’s executive chair resigned following what the company said were death threats and baseless allegations against certain directors, accelerating a planned transition

Johan de Nysschen is leaving his job as Volkswagen Group’s North American COO, saying he has “done everything I have set out to do here.” De Nysschen, 62, who previously worked for Audi,

MOSCOW — The Kremlin praised Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday for suggesting a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, after Kyiv rebuked Musk for proposing terms it views as rewarding

Elon Musk is proposing to buy Twitter Inc. for the original offer price of $54.20 a share, potentially avoiding a courtroom fight over one of the most contentious acquisitions in recent history. The

LAS VEGAS — Ambitious targets for electric vehicle sales — in California or nationwide — will be hard to achieve by 2030 or 2035, Akio Toyoda told reporters here last week. Regarding California’s

DETROIT — Hau Thai-Tang spent the final days of his nearly 35-year career at Ford Motor Co. in the same place where he got his first big break: Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The automaker organized a sendoff

Here are highlights from the latest episodes of ‘Daily Drive’, Automotive News’ weekday podcast, Sept. 25-29, hosted by Jamie Butters with Kellen Walker. “That is often the absolute

DETROIT — Jeep provided a glimpse into its electrification plans during the Detroit auto show with previews of the Wrangler-inspired Recon off-roader and the sleek Wagoneer S that will expand its line

LAS VEGAS – Ambitious targets for electric vehicle sales – in California or nationwide – will be hard to achieve by 2030 or 2035, Akio Toyoda told reporters Thursday.  Regarding California’s

NEW YORK — Elon Musk‘s lawyers urged a federal appeals court to throw out a provision in his 2018 consent decree with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requiring a Tesla Inc. lawyer

WILMINGTON, Del. — Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal are rescheduling their depositions in the company’s lawsuit over Musk’s $44 billion buyout. A new date for the postponed depositions