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Polaris (NYSE:PII) says Yoenis Cespedes’ custom Slingshot, which was the talk of spring training this week, revved up demand for the three-wheeled motorcycle.

Denny Hamlin’s photo-finish victory at the Daytona 500 is generating millions of dollars in advertising value for his sponsors.

As automakers are expecting competition from the tech sector as companies such as Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google are expanding their R&D into the auto sector, Ford (NYSE:F)CEO Mark Fields foresees technology and autonomous vehicles as key to the company’s future.

U.S. auto safety regulators are examining whether an additional 70 million to 90 million Takata airbag inflators should be recalled because they may endanger drivers.

In a promotional video for Lyft, Danica Patrick went undercover as a driver for the ride-hailing company that recently formed a partnership with General Motors.

Daimler Trucks said on Tuesday it would cut 1,250 jobs in North America in response to sliding demand.

Ford announced plans to add four new SUVs to its lineup, saying the surge in demand is unlikely to fade away anytime soon.

Volkswagen said on Wednesday it was recalling 680,000 cars of its namesake brand in the United States because Takata-made airbags in them could be defective.

Wall Street has taken a more bearish tone on Tesla amid worries over cheap gas and whether the electric car maker can boost production.

General Motors Co said Tuesday it is recalling 473,000 pickups and SUVs in North America because brake pedals could fail due to a faulty nut.

Volkswagen said it would push back publication of 2015 results and its annual shareholders' meeting as the carmaker continues to grapple with effects of its emissions test-rigging scandal.

Toyota Motor raised its full-year sales forecast for North America due to strong demand in the United States, while posting a lower-than-expected operating profit.

General Motors booked its highest profit ever in 2015, getting a huge lift from lucrative truck and SUV sales in the U.S.

Ford plans to shed hundreds of white-collar jobs in Europe to cut costs by $200 million annually.

Auto sales kept up the pace in November, as car makers widely reported modest-to-strong growth amid demand for new models and pickup trucks.

Ford posted its best-ever pretax profit in 2015 amid surging U.S. sales, and the automaker is looking for another strong year in 2016.

Ford Motor said Thursday that its fourth-quarter results beat Wall Street expectations, and it maintained a 2016 pretax profit forecast equal to or higher than last year.

Takata is preparing the ground for the exit of its chief executive, two people close to the Japanese air bag maker said, as pressure builds on a company reeling from the auto industry's biggest recall.