European Union lawmakers proposed tougher-than-expected emissions goals for car makers, dealing a blow to the German automobile industry.

Plans by the carmaker Renault to cut about 6,000 jobs through buyouts met with resistance, as a union called a one-day protest strike.

Plans by the carmaker to cut about 6,000 jobs through buyouts met with resistance Tuesday as a union called a one-day protest strike.

He’s the next big thing in Formula One auto racing. But can he hang on to his innocence in the revved-up whirl of Grand Prix?

In another sign of stress for automakers, Daimler and Renault reduced their outlooks in the face of higher steel and oil prices and an economic slowdown.