Volvo Cars has turned once again to former chief executive Hakan Samuelsson as it faces one of the most challenging chapters in its modern history. The 74-year-old Swede, who retired after nearly a decade at...

Chancellor Merz is walking a familiar tightrope: caught between the profit imperatives of Germany’s powerful auto industry and the EU’s regulatory push toward a post-combustion future. At the IAA Munich auto show, Merz lent his...

John Elkann, heir to the Agnelli dynasty and chairman of Stellantis and Ferrari, has once again demonstrated how the powerful maneuver within systems designed to shield them. To end a criminal investigation into alleged tax...

Tesla’s latest sales slump across Europe is not merely about competition from BYD or the missteps of Elon Musk. It reflects a deeper contradiction at the heart of corporate America. Tesla, once the poster child...

Lotus’s announcement that it will cut 550 jobs in the U.K. — nearly 40 percent of its domestic workforce — is more than just a corporate restructuring. It is a microcosm of the pressures reshaping...

Porsche’s search for a new CEO to replace Oliver Blume underscores a classic governance challenge in Europe’s automotive industry: concentration of leadership amid diverging corporate priorities. Blume has led both Porsche and Volkswagen, but with...