U.S. light-vehicle sales are forecast to drop for a second consecutive month in November on weaker EV demand and fewer selling days.
Measuring the impact of Hyundai's and Ford's efforts to pack artificial intelligence into manufacturing will take time.
President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of David Gentile, former CEO of GPB Capital Holdings, which was the former majority owner of Prime Automotive Group.
Renault, GM and BMW have developed EV motors that do not require rare earths. Meanwhile, production of magnets with the key material has started in Estonia.