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Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to set aside recent information attorneys for Bob Brockman submitted about the state of his cognitive abilities as the judge weighs whether the former Reynolds and Reynolds Co. CEO is competent to stand trial on tax evasion charges. Brockman’s lawyers’ filing this month, which claimed Brockman’s cognitive functioning […]

DETROIT — General Motors on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $2.9 billion, a 2.7 percent decrease from a year earlier despite a double-digit revenue increase. GM’s global earnings before interest and taxes declined 8.4 percent to $4 billion, while its North American profit equaled the $3.1 billion it earned in the first quarter of

DETROIT — Ford CEO Jim Farley on Tuesday said the vehicle that the automaker intends to build at its upcoming Blue Oval City campus in Tennessee will be an additional electric pickup and not a next-generation F-150 Lightning. Speaking to reporters following the launch of the Lightning, Farley said the product will be an “all-new”

WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. is once again being targeted by a political action committee after resuming donations to certain federal lawmakers. In a statement Monday, Toyota said it has resumed contributions to some members of Congress after a six-month pause and “extensive discussions with internal and external stakeholders.” “We will not support those who,

DETROIT — General Motors has asked its global suppliers to sign a pledge of carbon neutrality, development of social responsibility programs and implementation of sustainable procurement practices in their supply chain operations. “There are economic and social imperatives in lowering emissions and addressing climate change while cultivating a just transition,” Jeff Morrison, GM vice president

Mazda is trumpeting its new CX-50 compact crossover as an alternative to its popular CX-5, but some observers predict the automaker will do what it has done in the past — eventually kill the older product in favor of the newer one. “CX-5 should be around for a couple years, and then it’s gone,” said

Supply constraints sent dealerships’ new-vehicle inventory levels plunging last year, and while 2022 could bring a slight improvement in vehicle production, the industry may not see relief until at least next year, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association. But the coronavirus pandemic and microchip shortage also have made dealers more creative and efficient in

TOKYO — Honda Motor Co., in the midst of a massive corporate makeover, is planning a radical ramp-up of electric vehicles in North America, from barely any sales today to enough factory firepower to sell 800,000 in 2030 as the Japanese automaker piles on local capacity to build battery-powered cars. Part of that surge will

Surging demand for light trucks could have BMW expanding production south of the border. BMW is exploring plans to build its top seller — the X3 compact crossover — at its underutilized Mexico assembly plant, according to a production forecaster who has familiarity with the discussions. Such a move would give the luxury automaker elbow

Early last year, a sales employee at Delray Buick-GMC in Florida submitted a two-week notice of resignation. Another staffer signaled he was thinking about doing the same. After the dealership had forged some success hiring a younger generation of sales employees new to the industry, the news of the likely departures triggered a rethink by