Mark Reuss
FILE - The Ferrari flag is unfurled during a display prior to the Formula One Grand Prix of Tuscany, at the Mugello circuit in Scarperia, Italy, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. Despite the challenges, the top auto manufacturers still see motorsports as an effective marketing tool for their cars. (Jennifer Lorenzini, Pool via AP)
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday still a goal for automakers

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 10, 2021 12:41 PM EDT

This August 2020 photo shows Cole Kleis standing next to a 1932 Ford Coup in front of a garage of old cars he’s been restoring with his family in Napa, Calif. Automakers are facing a challenge with the newest generation of drivers — teens of today aren't in a hurry to get their first car let alone a drivers license. There are exceptions to the theory that teens don't care about cars, including 20-year-old Cole Kleis of Napa, California. Kleis attends Colorado State University at Pueblo, majoring in automotive industry management. He took his first job in a dealership at age 12 cleaning cars, sweeping floors and helping in the parts department. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)
Kids and cars: Today's teens in no rush to start driving

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 04, 2021 03:18 PM EDT

In this image provided by the The Henry Ford, NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne's No. 21 2011 Daytona 500 winning race car is displayed at the Driven To Win exhibit at the The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich. (Wes Duenkel/The Henry Ford via AP)
Henry Ford Museum's new exhibit celebrates motorsports

By Jenna Fryer Aug. 02, 2021 02:07 PM EDT

FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo, Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, speaks at the GM Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Mich. Reuss said in a weekend interview with The Associated Press that his company plans to announce more U.S. battery factories later this week. Reuss gave no details of where the factories would be located or exactly what they would manufacture. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
GM exec: Company to announce more battery plants this week

By Tom Krisher And Jenna Fryer Jun. 14, 2021 02:13 PM EDT

Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, drives past a stand with fans during an IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. The Speedway offered 10,000 tickets for fans to attend. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
IndyCar extends deal with manufacturers, delays new engine

By Michael Marot Oct. 03, 2020 02:34 PM EDT

This image provided by General Motors shows GM chairman and CEO Mary Barra standing by a camouflaged next generation Chevrolet Corvette Thursday, April 11, 2019 in New York. A new rendition of the classic sports car is coming. General Motors has a big change in store for the eighth generation Corvette being revealed July 18, 2019. The engine in the new model is being moved from under the hood, to be tucked between the passenger compartment and the rear wheels — a "mid-engine" design. (Todd Plitt/GM via AP)
GM to reveal next-generation Corvette in July

By Bruce Schreiner Apr. 12, 2019 02:48 PM EDT