Larry P. Vellequette

Volkswagen of America said it has started saleable production of its ID4 crossover at its U.S. factory in Chattanooga, and expects to be producing up to 7,000 of them per month there by the fourth quarter.

Scott Keogh, CEO of VW of America, will head the automaker's new Scout brand. He will be replaced by Pablo Di Si, who leads VW's operations in South America.

Former Tesla execs Matt Renna and Dustin Krause had been with VW since 2018, joining as the automaker prepared to sell EVs in the U.S. They departed in spring for jobs with EV startups.

VW's lab will study the lithium ion battery packs being used to power locally produced ID4s and other EVs built on the automaker's global electric architecture.

VW's plan to revive the Scout name after a decades-long hiatus means it is committing to producing a different type of vehicle than anything else in its current portfolio.

VW plans to show the first Scout prototypes next year and start output in 2026.

The Bentayga EWB, or extended wheelbase, adds a number of bespoke interior refinements to the rear seating area.

Invisible AI has developed a sophisticated motion capture device that Toyota will begin using on a widespread basis across its plants to improve quality and safety and increase efficiency.

The Urbansphere, the last in a series of three Audi concepts to outline the brand's EV and autonomous driving future, was to debut as part of the postponed Beijing auto show. Developed for China, it also has its eye on North American consumer tastes.

Lexus' first BEV appears similar in size to the bZ4X, the Toyota brand's first EV designed from the ground up.

The former Fiat Chrysler CEO is now dead — his plans of automotive conquest equally so — but the logic that motivated his thinking seven years ago keeps repeating itself over and over.

Keeping the flow of new Toyota and Lexus cars to dealers amid dozens of simultaneous threats falls to two executives who manage it all the Toyota way.

Toyota’s next-gen rally racer has a manual-only transmission as well as a powertrain that allows the driver a choice of front/rear power distribution biases to best suit driving conditions.

The final-generation Audi Q5 was spotted cold-weather testing in Europe.

Volkswagen Group of America said the automaker would introduce 25 EVs to North America by 2025 across brands sold in the U.S., and said it would expand battery production on the continent to feed its EV ambitions.