Renault SA’s board named CEO Luca de Meo as a director and reappointed Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard for another four-year term, a sign of support for their plan to reshape the partnership with Nissan Motor Co. De Meo, 55, will replace Frederic Mazzella on the French company’s 16-member board, the maker of Austral and Megane E-Tech ...more

DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that autonomous robotaxis run by General Motors’ Cruise can stop too quickly or unexpectedly quit moving, potentially stranding passengers. Three rear-end collisions that reportedly took place after Cruise autonomous vehicles braked hard kicked off the probe, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At the time, ...more

Trailer orders in North America in November spiked to the year’s second-best level, ACT Research reported, citing trailer makers’ preliminary final data. Orders reached 39,000 compared with 32,103 a year earlier. August posted the highest net sales so far with 47,860, according to ACT. “Nearly as soon as a build slot is available, there is ...more