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Ford says the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into its U.S. emissions certification process.

The carmaker previously hired an outside law firm to investigate the issue.

German automaker Daimler, which makes armored limousines used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says it has no idea where he got them and has no business dealings with the North.

The reduced valuation follows a disappointing performance by rival Lyft's recent initial public offering.

___ Walmart experiments with AI to monitor stores in real time LEVITTOWN, N.Y.

The carmaker is in the midst of a major international restructuring effort.

A Tokyo court set a new condition for bail that Ghosn cannot meet or otherwise communicate with his wife Carole without prior permission.

Experts say the national average could near $3 per gallon within the coming weeks.

Tesla has lost nearly $6 billion since setting out to revolutionize the auto industry 15 years ago, but CEO Elon Musk foresees a profitable future fueled in part by a ride-hailing service made up of electric cars driven by robots.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk faced some headwinds in the latest quarter.

Microsoft's ongoing push to get automakers, retailers and other businesses onto its cloud computing platform helped power the company's third-quarter earnings ahead of Wall Street expectations Wednesday.

Car models by Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler are all named in the investigation.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has requested the state’s energy commission to analyze gas prices for potential irregularities.

Ford is sinking a half-billion dollars into electric vehicle startup Rivian in a deal that has the companies working together on a new generation of Ford vehicles based on Rivian underpinnings.

The investment builds upon Ford's $11 billion effort to produce more emissions-free vehicles.

Nissan has lowered its profit forecast for the fiscal year through March as the Japanese automaker, contends with slowing sales and the fallout from the loss of its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn.

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash.