Automotive

Carvana, an online-only seller of used vehicles, is generating new interest from both car buyers and Wall Street as its business benefits from the burst in internet shopping.

Nearly every company across every industry is looking for new ways to minimize human contact, cut costs and address the labor crunch in repetitive and dangerous jobs. WSJ explores why many are looking to robots as the solution for all three. Photo: FedEx

Tactics being employed include tapping firms that specialize in buying and holding inventory for other businesses, as well as more traditional measures such as borrowing against inventory to stay afloat.

Today’s Top Supply Chain & Logistics News.

The Polestar 2 retains elements of legacy car design that soften, and sweeten, the EV’s innovation. The Volvo-Geely brand collaboration could pick up fans who find Elon Musk’s fleet a bit chilly, emotionally, says Dan Neil.

Toyota Motor Corp. sees sales rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic faster than it initially expected, leading the company to bolster its sales projections and forecast a nearly $7 billion profit for the full year.

Ford Motor Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley will take over as chief executive, succeeding Jim Hackett, who will retire after more than three years of a turnaround effort that has yet to lift profits.

General Motors wants a federal judge to reconsider the tossing of its suit against Fiat Chrysler in which it accused its rival of bribing UAW officials to gain a competitive advantage.

Lordstown Motors, the latest company looking to tap investor excitement around battery-powered vehicles, said it will merge with publicly traded DiamondPeak Holdings in a deal that aims to list it on the Nasdaq.

Ford Motor posted a $1.9 billion operating loss in the second quarter, the latest global auto maker to report steep losses from factory closures as the pandemic’s financial fallout on the car business comes into focus.

Today’s Top Supply Chain & Logistics News from WSJ.

This version of Toyota’s fast-and-furious icon is a tad slower—not that you would know it just by looking. Dan Neil on why it’s a winner.

Partners in the $50 billion deal said the name of the auto-making combination has its roots in the Latin word “stello,” meaning “to brighten with stars.”

Workers across the U.S. took part in walkouts on Monday to demand improvements in the treatment of Black Americans and Hispanics in the workplace. WSJ’s Stu Woo explains how corporate America is responding. Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Pressure is building on General Motors, Volkswagen and other major car companies to deliver on their electric-vehicle plans, as investor enthusiasm for the technology has grown in recent months.

Want an escape? If you have $80,000 lying around, consider the Mercedes-Benz Metris Getaway camper van. Dan Neil weighs a pandemic value proposition.

Nissan finally captured for itself some of the investor excitement over electric vehicles, unveiling a new model that helped its shares rise more than 7%.

Ford dealers have been asking the company for years to make a rugged off-road vehicle to compete with Jeep’s Wrangler. Finally, they’re getting one.

Several sailors were being treated for a variety of injuries after a fire broke out on a ship at the U.S. Naval base in San Diego, according to the San Diego Fire Department. Photo: KSWB