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Bentley will target currently unreachable super-wealthy customers with a future electric vehicle but only when battery technology improves, CEO Adrian Hallmark said.

Key U.S. senators are making a last-ditch effort to win approval of a bill to speed the use of self-driving cars without human controls, but face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill.

Fiat Chrysler will partially lay off more than half the workforce at its underused Mirafiori plant in Turin as it retools the factory to build EVs.

BMW expects headwinds from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China as well as higher commodity prices and foreign exchange swings to weigh on earnings next year.

Nissan’s independent board members failed to nominate a successor to Carlos Ghosn as chairman in the wake of his arrest and dismissal for alleged financial misconduct, Reuters and Kyodo News reported.

Nissan’s independent board members failed on Tuesday to nominate a successor to Carlos Ghosn as chairman in the wake of his arrest and dismissal for alleged financial misconduct, Kyodo News reported.

Nissan has rejected Renault’s external candidates for a new chairman at the Japanese automaker to replace Carlos Ghosn, Bloomberg reported. Nissan’s choice will indicate the direction the Renault-Nissan alliance will take.

Despite an anemic 0.6 percent increase in November U.S. sales, Mercedes-Benz remained No. 1 among luxury brands last month.

Volkswagen sales slid 8 percent in November to 26,789, despite record Tiguan sales. Audi sales fell 11%, their second consecutive month of decline.

Nissan North America had a chilly November, with U.S. sales tumbling across the board, even in the typically resilient light-truck segment.