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Overall, the study showed a 4 percent improvement in vehicle dependability from 2018.

Ford told May that it may have to use alternatives sites outside of Britain.

Car shoppers often see themselves as targets of opportunity for dealerships and their salespeople.

A U.N. agency says 40 countries led by Japan and the European Union — but not the U.S. or China — have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with automated braking systems starting next year.

Oracle’s co-founder says robot cars are cheaper and more environmentally friendly vs. the train.

Spain's Balearic Islands have approved a local law that by 2050 aims to ban the use of fossil fuels and adopt renewable energy for all of the region's power needs, in what authorities claim is a pioneering step in Europe.

Nissan has reported a drop in third quarter profit to about a fourth of the previous year's, mainly because U.S. tax reforms had lifted profits a year earlier.

The company is now looking at operating profit of $4 billion for the year, down from its prior projection.

Musk named improving service operations as a major priority for the company.

Continental AG is beginning to gear up worker training at the $1.4 billion tire-making complex that it's building in central Mississippi, as it aims to start producing truck tires by next January.

___ AP sources: Prosecutors probing Enquirer after Bezos report NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are looking into the National Enquirer's handling of a story about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' extramarital affair to see if the tabloid's publisher violated a cooperation agreement with prosecutors.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Friday: Phillips 66, up $1.78 to $93.52 Higher refining margins helped the oil refiner beat Wall Street forecasts.

Takata airbag inflators are behind another massive recall.

The 2,800 hourly employees affected will be offered other positions.

The investments come at plants that will manufacture the new Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator.

The motor club also found that high temperatures can also cut into battery life.