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Shanghai will lock down the city in two phases to conduct a mass testing blitz for COVID-19, as authorities scramble to staunch a spiraling outbreak in the Chinese financial hub and beyond. At 5 am on Monday, the city of 25 million people locked down areas east of the Huangpu River, which includes the financial […]

BMW is re-imagining the brick-and-mortar showroom experience for the digital age. The brand’s global Retail Next design concept, which debuts in the U.S. in July, attempts to make the dealership visit feel more experiential and less transactional, BMW of North America sales boss Shaun Bugbee told Automotive News last week. “It’s about recognizing that the

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday authorized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to distribute $40 million from its 2018 settlements with Tesla Inc. and CEO Elon Musk, after Musk accused the regulator of dragging its heels. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan approved the distribution plan that the SEC proposed on

From her early work fighting against freeway expansions around Los Angeles to her tenure as chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols has spent more than five decades grappling with transportation’s role in contributing to pollution and climate change. Now as co-chair of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility along with Ford Motor Co.

DETROIT — Tim Edmunds, a former UAW official at Local 412 in Warren, Mich., pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling $2.2 million in union funds and to money laundering. He could face up to nearly five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan The guilty pleas come roughly

Auto retail giant Lithia Motors Inc. sold a dealership this month, while Ken Ganley Automotive Group and Ourisman Automotive Group each bought Kia dealerships in the first quarter, and a father-son duo in February acquired a Ford store. Here’s a look at the deals involving domestic and import brands and dealerships in California, Ohio, Virginia

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said on Thursday it placed an initial $2.98 billion order for 50,000 next-generation delivery vehicles from Oshkosh Corp. and will double its initial planned EV purchases. U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy said that based on USPS’s reform efforts and “our improving outlook, we have determined that increasing our initial electric

Uber Technologies Inc. will list New York’s yellow taxis on its app, the first alliance of its kind in the U.S. in an effort to ease a driver shortage and pressure on fares. The ride-hailing giant reached a deal with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission’s technology partners, Creative Mobile Technologies and Curb

The Unifor national board has charged former president Jerry Dias with allegedly violating the union’s constitution and will hold a hearing before its board to weigh evidence, as the long-time union leader said Wednesday he has entered a residential rehabilitation facility. Dias retired after 8 ½ years as Unifor president March 11, citing ongoing medical

SHANGHAI — Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. expects rising raw material prices and global chip shortages to pressure its profitability and sales this year, the Chinese company said on Wednesday, after reporting a 12 percent fall in 2021 profit. The automaker, thanks to its investments in Volvo Cars and Mercedes, reported a 2021 profit of 4.85