Honda appoints Japan R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe as new CEO
Toshihiro Mibe - Photo: Yoshikazo Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images Honda Motor Co. is promoting its current head of research and development Toshihiro...
AutoNation sees stronger US car sales despite chip paucity
AutoNation Inc., the country’s largest auto-dealer chain, expects U.S. sales of new cars and trucks to hit 16 million vehicles...
Goldman Sachs creates joint venture for auto technology deals
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is creating a joint venture in its investment bank focused on catering to auto technology clients...
Amazon-backed EV-maker Rivian aims for IPO this year
Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric-vehicle startup backed by Amazon.com Inc. and Ford Motor Co., is looking to go public as...
Tesla bets big on Bitcoin, plans to accept cryptocurrency
Tesla Inc. invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and signaled its intent to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of...
Apple car talks aren’t happening, say automakers Hyundai, Kia
Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Motors Corp. said that they aren’t in talks with Apple Inc. to develop...
US jobless claims fall to lowest level since end of November
Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since the end of November, a sign...
Google snags Ford cloud partnership in coup over Microsoft
Google signed a six-year deal with Ford Motor Co. that will bring Android technology to the automaker’s cars and cloud...
