Larry P. Vellequette

As the tech world coalesces around a single USB port design, some automakers are moving at a slower pace to keep customers happy and their devices plugged in.

Bespoke English brand Bentley introduced a Mulliner edition of its extended-wheelbase Bentayga at Monterey Car Week in California featuring a customizable tri-color interior and upgraded styling cues.

Hildegard Wortmann, head of sales and marketing for Audi, said automakers need to focus EV marketing efforts on 'edutainment' about living with an EV to ease consumer apprehension about leaving combustion vehicles.

VW will use specially equipped ID Buzz minivans to provide ride-hailing services in a geofenced portion of Austin, Texas, using Mobileye technology.

Jose Carlos "JC" Pavone has been named head of design for VW of America, giving him design responsibilities over North and South America. The native of Brazil has been with VW since 2002.

As it switches from ICE to BEV by 2033, Audi is also changing the way its assembly plants produce vehicles, concentrating on making those plants — and ultimately the rest of its operations — carbon neutral.

The ID7's long range is a key feature because the sedan will be an all-electric alternative to the VW Passat, Europe's most popular fleet vehicle.

Audi CEO Markus Duesmann said the automaker will make a decision in 2023 on whether to build an assembly plant in the United States to take advantage of the Inflation Reduction Act's EV subsidies.

The new supercar, code-named LB744 and packing a V-12 engine and three electric motors, will be capable of operating at times on electric power only, improving emissions.

With the Activesphere's augmented reality features, Audi is venturing into an area that BMW also focused on with its i Vision Dee concept car.

The Passat-sized ID7 sedan will be the sixth member of VW's all-electric family.

Lessons learned at Audi Brussels will be shared as other VW Group plants globally make the move from ICE to EV.

Executives appeared to dash hopes for a VW variant of the automaker's planned new pickup for its Scout brand.

The Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept, which debuted ahead of the Los Angeles auto show, is roughly the size of the Toyota Corolla Cross. A production version would likely be called the bZ3X.

Bentley had an unusually high number of vehicles aboard the doomed car carrier Felicity Ace when it caught fire in February. It finally delivered the last replacements to waiting customers last month, brand officials said.