The White House did not immediately answer questions about over what period the president planned to replace current vehicles. The federal government has a fleet of roughly 650,000 vehicles.
After a five-year legal battle, a Madrid court found that VW had engaged in anti-competitive business practices and ordered the automaker to pay damages.
Moray Callum will retire effective May 1. Anthony Lo, who most recently served as vice president, exterior design, for Renault, will join Ford on April 1 and have a one-month transition period before Callum departs.
Elon Musk’s EV maker has aggressively pursued lawsuits against other former employees and rival companies that it has accused of poaching engineers and stealing proprietary data.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing will prioritize production of auto chips if it is able to further increase capacity amid a global shortage that has hampered car output.
ZF's new Middleware software approach to vehicle controls should help automakers move to more advanced architectures sooner.
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Oliver Schmidt was paroled last week by a German court, less than halfway through his seven-year sentence from the U.S. for his part in Volkswagen's global emissions scandal.
U.S. auto safety regulators picked up the pace this month, with NHTSA hastening efforts to finish projects, finalize rules and tie up loose ends in anticipation of President Joe Biden taking office.
Both companies' shares have risen more than 30 percent so far in 2021, outpacing Tesla as broad plans for EVs catch investors' attention.