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___ UK auto industry under siege as Brexit pressure escalates LONDON (AP) — Britain's auto industry is under siege while the government struggles to negotiate a divorce deal with the European Union.

General Motors says the first of five North American plants that it plans to close by 2020 will end production this week.

Automobile infotainment systems have evolved in recent years from simple stereo head units to massive touchscreen centerpieces responsible for all sorts of in-car activities.

The children of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is under arrest in Tokyo, have defended their father's love for Japan and denounced comments by the Japanese automaker's chief executive.

The Japanese automaker is recalling as many as 2.3 million cars globally.

Volvo Cars says it will limit the top speed of its new cars at 180 kilometers per hours (112 miles per hour) in all markets as of next year because "too many people get seriously injured or even killed because of excessive speeding."

Gregory McDonald strides across the spotless factory floor at his company, Goodfish, glowing with pride.

General Motors says nearly all of its blue-collar workers in the U.S. whose jobs are facing elimination in a companywide restructuring have work waiting for them at GM's remaining factories.

Carmakers are hoping to give consumers a glimpse of the future at this year's Geneva auto show as they roll out new electric cars and try to re-energize an industry facing serious challenges on several fronts.

Subaru is recalling 1.3 million vehicles in the U.S. because the brake lights may not illuminate properly.

Authorities say a Florida man died after crashing a Tesla into a semitrailer.

Tesla is suffering one of its worst sell-offs of the year after announcing it would begin closing all of its stores in favor of selling its electric cars exclusively online.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Musk said that the Model 3 would see its price drop to $35,000 and sales might slump in Q1 as a result.

The stock will list on the NASDAQ under the ticker “LYFT,” a process expected to take place as soon as April.

The bonds come due on Friday.

Last month, the companies said they would recall 168,000 vehicles for fire risks.

The new version of the Model 3 will have a range of 220 miles, a top speed of 130 miles-per-hour and will be capable of going from 0-60 miles-per-hour in 5.3 seconds.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles this week announced a $4.5 billion investment that would bring 6,500 new manufacturing jobs to Detroit and its suburbs and, nearly two years before the first new vehicles will even roll off the line, the city already is taking steps to ensure it can provide enough workers with the needed skills.