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Lee Iacocca in 1990 with a Dodge Viper. He helped change the image of corporate leaders from gentlemen golfers to obsessive managers who worked hard and partied hard.

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An Appraisal

Lee Iacocca Was a C.E.O. for the Television Age

By KEITH BRADSHER

Before the cult of the modern corporate chief, the former Chrysler leader fused his identity with his company's, helping him sell cars and win over Washington.

The eventual winner, Mitch Evans, chasing André Lotterer, the runner-up, at the Formula E race in Rome in April.

Malcolm Griffiths/LAT Images, via Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

Battery-Powered Racecars, Zipping From Zero to 60 in 2.8 Seconds

By PAUL STENQUIST

For the Formula E season finale, electric racers will zoom through the Red Hook area of Brooklyn and crown a champion.

Kurt Glaubitz with his Land Rover Defender. As a teenager, he restored a Rover sedan with his father:

Rachel Bujalski for The New York Times

The Cars Are Newer, the Buyers Younger as Auto Collecting Moves Forward

By ROBERT C. YEAGER

The new generation of desirable models includes specimens most serious collectors wouldn't have sniffed at a few years ago.

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The Weekly

G.M. Leaves the Lordstown Plant Behind in Hard Bet on Future

With its focus on a future of self-driving cars and renewable fuels, the company is closing some manufacturing plants like this one in Ohio.

Formula One Agrees to Keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone

Last year's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. A new deal to keep the event at the track was signed this week. David Goddard/Getty Images

By IAN PARKES

After the circuit's owners walked away from their contract with F1 in 2017, the race there had been in doubt. On Monday, they signed a new contract.

That Texting-While-Driving Ticket Can Lead to an Insurance Penalty

Till Lauer

By ANN CARRNS

Many insurers charge the penalty for three years after the violation, meaning you'll be paying the price long after the check for your ticket has cleared.

News

Ford and VW Agree to Share Costs of Self-Driving and Electric Cars

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE AND JACK EWING

A deal announced Friday is an example of how carmakers are joining forces to survive a major shift in technology. But can two longtime rivals cooperate?

The headquarters of Renault in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris.

Police Search Renault Headquarters Near Paris

By AMIE TSANG AND CONSTANT MÉHEUT

The raid was linked to an investigation into Carlos Ghosn, the automaker's former chairman and chief executive.

Deliveries in April to a Tesla showroom in Brooklyn.

Model 3 Helps Tesla Send Quarterly Deliveries to a Record

By NEAL E. BOUDETTE

The 95,200 vehicles beat the mark set in last year's final quarter, the electric-car maker said. But it may be hard pressed to meet its 2019 target.

U.S. June Sales a Mixed Bag for Automakers; S.U.V.s, Trucks Still Strong

By REUTERS

Major automakers on Tuesday posted mixed U.S. sales results for June and the second quarter, with demand still fairly strong for S.U.V.s and pickup trucks while passenger car sales continued a long-running decline.

James D. Livingston and Sherry H. Penney in 2014. They are among at least three dozen people nationwide, many of them older car owners, who have died of carbon-monoxide poisoning related to keyless vehicles.

'Very Smart People,' but a Keyless Car's Downside Killed Them

By DAVID JEANS

A couple with careers in academia and science died of carbon-monoxide poisoning. A second congressional bill has been introduced to mandate safety features.