VW's Diess says U.S. tariffs could cost automaker up to $2.8 billion

Europe’s first lithium mine in Finnland is searching for investors from the auto industry looking to secure an environmentally-friendly supply of the key battery material for their EVs.

Northvolt aims to outcompete Asian battery making rivals by lowering its costs through greater vertical integration that includes energy production and manufacturing costly battery cathodes.

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's cut its outlook on Renault to "negative," citing broader challenges within the automotive sector that could hit its profits.

Apple has taken some steps that may signal the company's intentions to present a more public and consumer-friendly face for its autonomous-vehicle program.

President Donald Trump told reporters that trade talks are ongoing and EU representatives are tough negotiators.

Investigators are looking into how Hyundai and Kia handled vehicle recalls over engine defects.

Tesla is losing the general counsel hired in the wake of Elon Musk’s run-in with U.S. securities regulators after just two months on the job.

Tesla employees will be able to lease a Model 3 within the next two weeks, a report said. Tesla said no decision has been made yet.

Carlos Ghosn's new lawyer Junichiro Hironaka, nicknamed "The Razor," took aim at Nissan, prosecutors and courts, dismissing the charges against the ousted chairman as an internal company matter and saying Japan was out of step with international norms by keeping his client in jail.

An external committee tasked by Nissan to help improve corporate governance at the automaker is opposed to the idea of Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard being appointed to lead Nissan's board, Reuters reported.