Fisker said it expects to reach a definitive agreement "in the next few months" to have Magna Steyr start production of the Fisker Ocean at its Graz, Austria, plant as early as the fourth quarter of 2022.

Boyle's responsibilities include strategic direction of Hyundai's U.S. vehicle lineup, along with market research, business analytics and pricing.

Documents unearthed by the Center for Auto Safety show a rising number of reports related to false-positive braking events in Nissan Rogue and Nissan Sentra vehicles.

Sherif Marakby joined Magna on July 6, about eight months after stepping back at Ford, where he was CEO of the automaker’s subsidiary Ford Autonomous Vehicles.