Auto

Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn, released on bail last week, is asking for a court's approval to attend the Japanese automaker's board meeting Tuesday.

The last Chevy Cruze sedan assembled at General Motors' Lordstown assembly plant in northeast Ohio has a buyer.

Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 60,000 cars and SUVs worldwide because they can keep going on cruise control or accelerate even after a driver taps the brakes.

GM announced in December that Lordstown along with three plants in the U.S. and one in Canada would close at some point this year.

The 64-year-old executive must stay in Japan, not tamper with evidence,surrender his passport and be monitored by security cameras at his residence.

The state's Democratic governor released the proposal as part of her fiscal 2020 budget blueprint.

It all boils down to math, said financial expert Chris Hogan,

Volkswagen's Audi luxury brand is recalling nearly 75,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. because fuel leaks in the engine could cause fires.

The Latest on the Geneva auto show (all times local): 10:15 a.m.

Ghosn was arrested on Nov. 19 and charged under-reporting his compensation for nearly a decade.

___ 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.