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Tesla investors keep Elon Musk in the driver's seat.

Volkswagen has reinstated an executive suspended after he failed to prevent now-discredited experiments that exposed monkeys to diesel exhaust.

The $200,000 Roadster is scheduled to begin production in 2020.

Environmentalists, business groups and higher education institutions are backing Tesla's efforts to expand the electric vehicle manufacturer's sales stores from five to 20 in New York state.

Tesla has been fighting negative press for several months over production bottlenecks for its Model 3 sedan, crashes involving its cars and doubts raised by Wall Street over its cash position.

Narrow our trade surplus with the United States?

The automatic doors may not reverse if closed on a limb.

Interest rates on auto loans have surged above 5%.

___ US unemployment falls nearly to 1969 levels; hiring is solid WASHINGTON (AP) — Another month of strong hiring has driven U.S. unemployment down to 3.8 percent — just a tick away from the level last seen in 1969, when Detroit still dominated the auto industry and the Vietnam War was raging.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is outlining his business plan for the automaker's next five years in his last big presentation to investors before retiring next year.

The Latest on the U.S. decision to impose new tariffs on European, Canadian and Mexican goods (all times local): 10:05 a.m.

Another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata air bag inflator exploded, raising the worldwide death toll to 23.

The Latest on Fiat Chrysler's new business plan (all times local): 10:30 a.m.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will present the company’s five-year plan Friday.

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will present the company’s five-year plan Friday.

Fiat Chrysler and Waymo are expanding a fleet of self-driving Pacifica minivans.

___ Trump tariffs on US allies draw retaliation threats WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's announcement that it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada has drawn swift vows of retaliation from key allies, inflamed trade tensions and sent stock markets sinking.

The Environmental Protection Agency has sent the White House a proposal widely expected to roll back future fuel-economy standards for cars and trucks.