The Volkswagen ID4 will begin arriving in U.S. showrooms in all 50 states in the first quarter of 2021, but customers may want to spend some time with its tech-rich interior to get familiar with its quirky controls.

The first sales of the Volkswagen ID4 battery-electric compact crossover were planned for ZEV states by the end of 2020, but sources say the U.S. launch is now planned for March 2021. The move prioritizes European sales of the ID4 and could lower expected fines for failing to meet carbon dioxide reduction targets there.

Toyota Motor North America shuffled three executives at its plants in Alabama and Mississippi and at Toyota South Africa Motors.

The Mazda brand finished on top of Consumer Reports' annual Reliability Survey for the first time, followed by Toyota and Lexus.

Kimberly Gardiner replaces Saad Chehab, who left Volkswagen in May after nine months on the job. Gardiner's appointment is effective Monday, Nov. 16.

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R will arrive in the U.S. in the second half of 2021 with 27 additional hp and 30 extra pounds-feet of torque, along with a torque-vectoring awd system.

Leah Curry and Susan Elkington are presidents of two of Toyota's biggest North American assembly plants. But 17 years ago, they worked side by side in a body weld shop in Indiana and became close friends.

Ed Laukes will cap a 31-year career with Toyota when he retires, effective Jan. 4, including nearly four years as the automaker's head of marketing and motorsports.

The 2021 Toyota Sienna is a vast leap forward for the Japanese brand's slow-selling minivan. It arrives in dealerships next month, but dealers would be wise to sell off their existing Siennas first because the contrasts are stark.

Paul Garavel knows there's an easier, cheaper and better way to get customers who buy a car to come back: It just takes a little effort, a lot of kindness and a few tchotchkes.

At the Toyota Research Institute's Automated Vehicle Test Facility, near Toledo, Ohio, engineers work in the safety of an isolated test environment to develop tomorrow's automated driving technology.

With the latest recall, about 3.34 million U.S. vehicles are now being called back from model years 2013 to 2020.

Audi of America also will move to the new location, as will other subsidiaries including Lamborghini of America, Bentley, Bugatti and Volkswagen Credit. In all, the move will involve about 1,000 workers in or near the headquarters.