The higher-priced Golf R and Golf GTI will continue in the U.S. for the 2022 model year, imported from Germany. The base-model Golf hatchback will be phased out in the U.S.

The Vector W8 was aimed at the fastest, sexiest supercars from Italy.

The original recall covered 300,000 2017-20 Super Duty pickups. The defect was caused by water entering the electrical wiring system.

A German court allowed Oliver Schmidt to be released on parole after serving about half his sentence on charges related to the diesel-emissions scandal.

A Korean online publication reported that Hyundai Motor Group decided Kia would be in charge of proposed cooperation with Apple on EVs. The report cited unnamed industry sources.

The state's attorney general alleges Colonial Automotive Group furloughed sales employees last spring and then asked them to complete some unpaid work while they received unemployment benefits.

VW says it hopes the global shortage, affecting tens of thousands of vehicles assembled in China, will end by March but warned it may persist into the second quarter.

Anthony Levandowski, an autonomous vehicle pioneer, had pleaded guilty to trade secret theft and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. Trump also commuted the sentence of car dealer and professional gambler Billy Walters.

The two companies will collaborate on integrating Aurora's virtual driver onto Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks.

The cash injection comes at a time when the company's expenditures are increasing in the run-up to the start of production.