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While a growing number of Americans are struggling to make payments on their auto loans, a new crop of companies is offering alternative ways for car owners to get rid of costly vehicles or earn money while their cars would normally sit idle.

Nissan's former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, facing financial misconduct charges in Japan, says he will hold a news conference April 11.

The board of carmaker Renault is meeting to settle ex-chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn's final paycheck — and wrap up its investigation into possible financial wrongdoing under his leadership.

Vehicle safety technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace.

___ Scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prosper on Facebook NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of ads have been running on Facebook for more than a year promising that governors across the country had signed off on big tax breaks for U.S. homeowners who wanted to install new solar energy panels.

Automobile sales in the U.S. fell 2% in the first quarter, another sign the nation's economy is starting to slow.

General Motors and Fiat Chrysler both expect sales to improve after falling in the first three months of 2019.

Ford warned Tuesday that it will reconsider its investments in Britain if the country cannot work out a deal to leave the European Union that guarantees smooth trading with the bloc.

The update to one of Ford's most popular models comes as it looks to turnaround slow sales.

The lawyer for the former chairman of Nissan Motor Co., Carlos Ghosn says his client would not get a fair trial under the same judge as the Japanese automaker, which is a co-defendant in a financial misconduct case.

___ Survey: US manufacturing activity increased in March WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers grew at a faster pace in March, as the pace of employment jumped and new orders and production improved.

A Northern California jury ordered Chevron Corp. to pay the families of two brothers who died of cancer a combined $21.4 million after concluding the company failed to properly warn the men about the dangers of a toxic solvent they worked with at a company-owned tire factory.

The U.S. government's highway safety agency has decided to open two new investigations into fires involving Hyundai and Kia vehicles after getting complaints of more than 3,100 fires and 103 injuries.

The two South Korean companies have recalled roughly 2.3 million vehicles over the issue.

A new increase is set to go into effect on Tuesday.

The federal credit drops to $3,750 on April 1.

Another driver has died after being injured by an exploding Takata air bag inflator, raising the worldwide death toll to 24.