February 11, 2019
German auto jobs at risk from hard Brexit
The UK leaving the European Union without an exit deal would jeopardize 100,000 jobs in Germany, many of them in the auto industry, according to a study by Halle IWH, one of the country's leading economic institutes. The most affected areas would be…
February 4, 2019
Nissan £60m in doubt after investment U-turn
Nissan will be forced to reapply for nearly £60m of taxpayer support after backtracking on a promise to build its X-Trail SUV in Sunderland. A letter from the government to Nissan, written in 2016, revealed that the Japanese carmaker would only get…
November 19, 2018
Nissan chairman arrested for misconduct
Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been arrested over claims of financial misconduct, the carmaker has said.Mr Ghosn, a towering figure in the car industry, will be sacked from the Japanese firm after a board meeting on Thursday, its chief executive…
October 26, 2018
Tesla delivers ‘historic’ $311m profit
The quarterly profit milestone was a boost to the Tesla chief, who has been criticised for not delivering on previous promises and other recent behaviour, such as Twitter attacks on a British diver. Last month the US financial regulator, the…
September 30, 2018
Regulators accuse Tesla’s Elon Musk of fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla boss Elon Musk of securities fraud.The US financial regulator says Mr Musk's claims that he had secured funding to take the electric carmaker private were "false and…
September 7, 2018
Tesla shares sink after key executives exit
Tesla shares have fallen sharply after two senior executives abruptly left the electric car firm headed by Elon Musk. The chief accounting officer has left less than a month after joining, while its HR officer is also reported to have resigned a…
September 5, 2018
Mercedes takes on Tesla with fully-electric SUV
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its first fully-electric SUV, in a bid to take on US rival Tesla. The subsidiary of Daimler says the EQC, which has two electric motors, will have a range of more than 450km. It will start rolling off…
September 3, 2018
Over 100 Pink Cadillacs Turn Out for Aretha Franklin’s Funeral
Of all the motor vehicles that have been lionized in popular music, none have carried more lyrical and atmospheric impact than the Cadillac. Whether for the way its triple-syllable name rolls off the tongue and can be twisted like phonetic putty or…
August 31, 2018
Chinese-Made Ford Focus Active Won’t Come To U.S. Due To Tariffs
Ford announced Friday it would not bring the Focus Active—the raised version of the compact hatch—to the U.S. due to the Trump Administration’s tariffs on Chinese imports. This comes after the automaker announced earlier this year it would phase…
August 30, 2018
Mercedes-Benz Recalls SUVs for Brake Issue
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Mercedes-Benz is recalling over 9,000 of its 2018 GLE and GLS SUVs because of a brake issue. The rear brakes may not engage fully because of a faulty part, the National…