
By Lawrence Lewitinn
This has been a great year for Tesla. But is the run over for the luxury carmaker?
Since hitting a peak on Sept.4, shares in the electric car company are down 11 percent. But year-to-date Tesla is up an astounding 66 percent.

By Lawrence Lewitinn
This has been a great year for Tesla. But is the run over for the luxury carmaker?
Since hitting a peak on Sept.4, shares in the electric car company are down 11 percent. But year-to-date Tesla is up an astounding 66 percent.
The European Commission on Thursday ordered Germany to stop backing a banned car refrigerant within two months or face court action and possible fines.
The EU executive’s decision follows months of investigation by the Commission after Mercedes-Benz refused to stop using a polluting refrigerant and won backing from German authorities.

By Shelley Hazen,
T. Candice Smith lost control of her car on the Las Vegas freeway when it suddenly shut off.
Renault must decide whether to cut the Logan MCV station wagon, Dokker car-derived van or Lodgy compact minivan from Dacia’s lineup, a spokesman said, confirming a report in French daily Les Echos.
The three models are at risk because of a market shift away from vans and stations wagons, Inovev analyst Jamel Taganza said.

Renault says it has recalled about 402,000 units of its top-selling Clio subcompact and 64,000 Kangoo vans built at its plant in Maubeuge, northern France, because of brake problems.