Tesla Motors Inc.is recalling 2,700 Model X sport utility vehicles because strength tests done by the automaker revealed issues with the third-row seats.

The Model 3 is the linchpin of Teslas plan to reach beyond affluent buyers and make electric vehicles a significant part of the auto market.

With more than 43 million people in the U.S. now 65 and older, and 10,000 more hitting that mark every day, aging Americans are a natural target market for self-driving vehicles.

Volkswagens work to overcome the emissions-cheating scandal was set back after the California Air Resources Board rejected its proposed engine fix as incomplete.

Europes largest automaker is in the midst of complex talks with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency about possible fixes for about 480,000 diesel cars with 2-liter engines.

Tesla Motors Inc. said its conducting a voluntary recall of 90,000 Model S cars because of single report of a front seat belt not being properly connected.