At the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains sits a sprawling factory that has become an unlikely victim in the escalating trade fight between the U.S. and China.The plant near Spartanburg, South Carolina, is owned by German automaker BMW, and...

Ford, with a sagging U.S. market share and one of the oldest vehicle lineups in the industry, is promising to revamp three-quarters of its models in the next two years.Much of the emphasis will be on refreshing or revamping the...