NHTSA also is investigating why Teslas on Autopilot have crashed into emergency vehicles parked on roads.
Ford plans a major restructuring with two distinct but strategically interdependent auto businesses.Â
The automaker hasn’t figured out how it will fix the problem, but it will start notifying owners around Dec. 20.
Officials say Daimler violated environmental laws by using so-called 'defeat device software' to circumvent emissions testing.
The automakers say brake fluid can leak inside a hydraulic control unit for the anti-lock brakes, possibly causing an electrical short that can lead to fires.
Even though General Motors was able to reopen its U.S. factories for the last half of the second quarter, the company still lost $806 million from April through June.
Major U.S. automakers are planning to reopen North American factories in the next two weeks in a gradual return to normal after closures due to the coronavirus outbreak.
President Donald Trump is invoking his emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus -- a move that could ease shortages of face masks, ventilators and other supplies.
Detroit's three automakers have agreed to close all of their factories due to worker fears about the coronavirus, two people briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
Toyota and Honda are recalling millions of cars in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.