Nissan may be fined $37 million in Japan over Ghosn’s pay TOKYO — Japan’s markets watchdog will likely recommend that the financial regulator fine Nissan up to 4 billion yen ($37 million) over the alleged underreporting of former Chairman…

France’s Macron says Renault-Nissan partnership is a ‘jewel’ to be strengthened TOKYO — French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for further synergies and alliances to strengthen the Renault-Nissan partnership in a global market. “The Renault-Nissan alliance is a…

Ford brings back the Puma name as a tiny crossover Back in the late ’90s and early 2000s, Ford built a really neat-looking little Fiesta-based coupe called the Puma. That car wasn’t sold in the United States, even if…

Autobahn speeds limited, Paris bans older cars in European heat wave BERLIN — Large parts of Western and Central Europe sweated under blazing temperatures Wednesday, with authorities in one German region imposing temporary speed limits on some stretches of…

Audi Sport toying with a road-legal GT3-inspired R8 On one hand, there’s isn’t much life left in the Audi R8 , the once-sidebladed super-coupe not expected to last into a third generation. On the other hand, there’s a ton…

Apple buys self-driving car startup Drive.ai Apple on Tuesday confirmed that it has acquired self-driving shuttle firm Drive.ai. Technology news website The Information reported earlier this month that the iPhone maker was considering acquiring the firm as a move…