Tesla car fire examination to be observed by NTSBAuto News

The National Transportation Safety Board is sending a technical specialist to observe Tesla's examination of a Model S that caught fire in California on Friday, the agency said in a statement Monday.

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Audi CEO Stadler arrested, suspended; Bram Schot named interim chief, reports sayAuto News

Munich prosecutors said that Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday because investigators saw the risk that he might seek to suppress evidence in connection with a diesel emissions probe.

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VW executive tally in diesel scandal grows with Stadler arrestAuto News

Rupert Stadler's arrest adds to the list of German and American executives at Volkswagen AG that have been held, charged, or both over their alleged involvement in the emissions-testing scandal.

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GM investing $175M to build next-gen Cadillac sedansAuto News

General Motors is investing an additional $175 million in a mid-Michigan plant to build two of Cadillac's next-generation sedans.

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Tesla severance offer draws the line on worker-safety concernsAuto News

Language in a confidential severance agreement Tesla is using is likely to deter dismissed employees from going public with worker safety concerns, employment law experts said.

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Adient scraps plan for downtown Detroit headquartersAuto News

Seating supplier Adient confirmed it will no longer move its headquarters to downtown Detroit. Adient will remain in its current headquarters in a suburb west of Detroit, a spokeswoman said Monday.

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Audi CEO Stadler arrested, suspended; Bram Schot named interim chief, reports sayAuto News

Munich prosecutors said that Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday because investigators saw the risk that he might seek to suppress evidence in connection with a diesel emissions probe.

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Magna forms JVs to make electric cars in ChinaAuto News

Canadian auto parts supplier Magna said it would set up two joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle to build cars in China.

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Hyundai, Kia set up new regional headquarters structure in North America, EuropeAuto News

Hyundai and Kia are setting up new regional headquarters organizations in North America and Europe in an effort to move decision making closer to the markets and react more quickly to changing trends and customer demand.

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Magna forms JVs to make electric cars in ChinaAuto News

Canadian auto parts supplier Magna said it would set up two joint ventures with Beijing Electric Vehicle to build cars in China.

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Audi CEO Stadler arrested; interim chief to be named, report saysAuto News

Munich prosecutors said that Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday because investigators saw the risk that he might seek to suppress evidence in connection with a diesel emissions probe.

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Deadly Japanese earthquake disrupts auto productionAuto News

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, killing three people, halting factory lines in an industrial area and bursting water mains, government and company officials said.

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Audi CEO Stadler arrested on risk he may suppress evidenceAuto News

Munich prosecutors said that Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was arrested on Monday because investigators saw the risk that he might seek to suppress evidence in connection with a diesel emissions probe.

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Apple poaches senior self-driving engineer from WaymoAuto News

Apple hired a senior self-driving car engineer from Alphabet's Waymo unit in a sign that the iPhone maker maintains ambitions to develop autonomous vehicles.

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Canadians may find boycott of U.S. goods hard to pull offAuto News

Canadians outraged by President Trump's attack on their prime minister have called for a consumer boycott targeting the United States, but indignation may be hard to sustain in a nation enamored by U.S.

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BMW 8 Series returns with all-wheel driveAuto News

BMW is reintroducing the 8 Series Coupe, the first new 8 Series in 20 years, in the U.S. late this year with the 2019 M850i xDrive all-wheel drive variant.

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GM's Cruise requires AV trainers to undergo in-vehicle audits, exams and drillsAuto News

GM's self-driving unit is taking its procedures a step further in the race to autonomous driving technology.

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U.S. tariffs target Chinese industrial products, including auto suppliesAuto News

The government released two lists of products covered by $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports, including components purchased by suppliers for domestic production of automobiles.

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U.S. tariffs target Chinese industrial products, including auto suppliesAuto News

The government released two lists of products covered by $50 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports, including components purchased by suppliers for domestic production of automobiles.

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Trump sets $50 billion in China tariffs with Beijing ready to strike backAuto News

President Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set to ignite a trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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