Larry P. Vellequette

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.

VW's brands have been working to consolidate their future EVs onto a single platform with locally sourced battery production to take advantage of U.S. tax credits.

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.