Ride-hailing services, with Uber at the forefront, overtook rental cars for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2015 and have since widened their lead.

New Yorks financial regulator promoted Scott Fischer to be the states top insurance watchdog, a position that involves overseeing about 1,700 companies with more than $4 trillion of assets.

Volkswagen AG has agreed to set aside at least $10 billion to resolve civil claims by the U.S. government and lawsuits by American car owners over diesel vehicles rigged to cheat pollution controls.

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