Police say driver in autonomous Uber crash was ‘distracted’

Investigators say operator may have been watching Hulu at time of fatal accident

Week in Review, June 23

Audi chief arrested; Chanel, GE, KPMG and Disney also in the news

Trump threatens 20% tariff on EU car imports

Shares of European carmakers fall on new risk of trade war following president’s tweet

Best of Lex: your weekly round-up

Rolls-Royce, Elon Musk, Ashtead, Disney/Fox, Carphone Warehouse, and Chinese defaults

Daimler taps Katrin Adt as new head of Smart car brand

Daimler and BMW face hard road in trade wars

German car groups’ US plants could suffer most in stand-off with China

Daimler/tariffs: less taxed than Tesla

Tit-for-tat strategies can have unintended consequences

Daimler warning on tariffs hits shares of European carmakers

BMW, Peugeot and VW fall as trade spat prompts Mercedes maker to lower profit target

Lime picks Paris for European escooter sharing launch

Start-up plans to roll out popular US service to 25 locations by end of the year

Daimler blames profit warning on US-China trade war

Mercedes parent is first major company to lower forecasts in wake of tariff spat

Technician accused of exposing Tesla’s trade secrets

Carmaker sues former employee for allegedly taking data

Volvo boss calls for lower China and Europe tariffs

Samuelsson says EU not made stronger by protection as he opens first US car factory

Hyundai says hydrogen cars will help protect jobs

South Korean carmaker teams up with Audi to collaborate on technology

VW under pressure on governance after Rupert Stadler arrest

Investors warned for years board lacks independence and expertise

Audi CEO temporarily steps aside after arrest

Board granted Rupert Stadler’s request to be released as it probes reason behind arrest

Plan to ban UK petrol diesel and hybrid cars watered down to ‘mission’

Environmentalists dismayed by retreat from ‘Road to Zero Strategy’ to eliminate pollution

Audi chief Rupert Stadler faces being forced to step down

Head of Volkswagen luxury brand arrested over diesel cheating

Audi chief Stadler expected to be replaced by interim CEO

Audi CEO arrested over diesel cheating scandal

VW has backed and promoted Rupert Stadler despite calls for his resignation

Auto bosses accused of failing to train workers for AI revolution

Survey finds only 2% of executives plan to ‘significantly increase’ investment in reskilling