Jim Hackett is stepping down as chief executive of Ford Motor Co., turning the reins over to his deputy in the midst of a pandemic and while the industry grapples with new rivals and technologies.

BMW will make electric versions of its popular 5 Series mid-sized sedan and X1 compact SUV, part of a widened push to slash carbon emissions while wrestling with the fallout from the covid-19 pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk once dismissed the coronavirus panic as "dumb." He called quarantine measures "fascist."

Deep in the electric-vehicle industry's supply chain is a little-known Japanese manufacturer that makes a seemingly mundane, but essential, device: coil-winding machines.

Car buyers in Europe can now get their hands on a brand-new electric vehicle for less than the typical cost of a mobile-phone contract. Thanks to newly generous subsidies, some are even free.