Neal E. Boudette

The French company is a partner of Russia’s top car manufacturer.

The automaker, which was created by the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot, has lagged in the fast-growing market for electric cars.

The sport utility vehicle, made in Tennessee, is one of more than 20 E.V. models that General Motors plans to roll out in the U.S….

Ford has had to halt or slow production of highly profitable models like the F-150 pickup truck and various sport-utility vehicles.

The electric car company made $1 billion in the second quarter as its revenue roughly doubled from the same period a year earlier.

The automaker has told owners of the 51,000 vehicles, from the 2017 to 2019 model years, to take precautions until defects are remedied.

The companies plan to begin offering the service this year, expanding later to Austin, Texas. A human will still be behind the wheel.