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Car-rental ridership is plunging amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the broad economic pullback, touching off a cash burn at Hertz

Larger discounts could generate demand and cash flow when they reopen, even if they erode carmakers' profit margins, experts say.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk floated installing "a game that interacts virtually with reality like Pokémon Go while driving safely."

Federal officials confirmed to GM that the automaker has been cleared from a years-long corruption probe into the UAW.

U.S. auto safety investigators have apparent defect with the passenger air bag seat sensors in thousands of older General Motors sedans, resolving a 2011 allegation about an air bag failure.

Lyft has laid off 982 employees and furloughed another 288.

Ford does not have a timeline for when all its workers will return.

Tesla performed in the 1Q despite the coronavirus fallout.

Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday they will delay restarting U.S. production amid the coronavirus pandemic and concerns about the automotive supply network.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said states should "reopen with care [and] appropriate protection, but don't put everyone under de facto house arrest."

Hertz failed to make payments Monday under the operating lease, kicking off a grace period that ends on May 4.

California regulators are considering a rule to require automakers to sell electric delivery vans to curb pollution.

Tesla is about to become a bigger rainmaker for CEO Elon Musk's net worth.

The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker said its “mobility” segment – which includes the autonomous vehicle program – operated at a $368 million loss for the quarter.

Ford Motors Co. said it lost $2 billion in first quarter as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and the shutdown of virtually all U.S. automotive production in March.