Consumers fear self-driving future, but like the tech that blazes the path

Automaker purchasing teams are scrambling after the Texas winter storm that shut refineries and pinched supplies of needed byproducts. "This problem is bigger and closer than the semiconductor issue," one auto executive said.

The utility vehicles, tasked with pushing Jeep upstream, will be technological showcases for the adventure brand and function as rolling entrainment hubs with the inclusion of Fire TV for Auto.

The platform is designed to facilitate dealers' EV sales as the 2022 Chevy Bolt EV and the larger Bolt EUV hit dealers' showrooms this summer.

The move is part of an effort to become carbon neutral that same year, with the company planning to plow $2 billion into the global effort.

GM is looking to build a second battery factory in the U.S. with South Korean joint venture partner LG Chem, Reuters reported.

Hyundai has revised quarterly earnings despite reports that LG Chem will pay most of the estimated $900 million in costs for the recall.

Honda's plan to sell 100 Legend sedans fitted with the technology would be a step toward the automaker's goal of being the first company to mass-produce a Level 3 car.

The automaker's European joint venture with energy giant Total says it will be able to supply batteries for 1 million EVs by 2030.

Bob Brockman's brother, Dave Brockman, told The Wall Street Journal that his brother "went out to make something of himself" after growing up in Florida and that the two have not been in close contact for years.

Vroom shares plunged following the report.The online used-vehicle retailer also said it acquired CarStory, a Texas automotive retail analytics and digital services company, in January.