“The whole EV ecosystem is ahead of the consumer,” Toyota North America COO Jack Hollis said, pointing to tailpipe emission rules from the EPA and California.

Toyota Motor Corp.’s research unit and Hyundai Motor Co.’s Boston Dynamics are joining forces to speed up development of humanoid robots with artificial intelligence.

Toyota is boosting its investment in air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation by $500 million to support plans for commercial production, bringing its total investment to $894 million.

Toyota Motor Corp. is boosting investment at a plant in Kentucky by $1.3 billion as it prepares to start U.S. production next year of a three-row, all-electric SUV.

Toyota Motor Corp. is raising wages for assembly workers in the U.S. after its Detroit carmaking rivals reached tentative deals with their union to boost pay.

Ford Motor Co. is slashing prices on the electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup by as much as 17%, reversing price hikes implemented last year on its debut battery-powered truck.

Lightning eMotors Inc. shares surged after the company that electrifies commercial vehicles announced a strategic partnership with a Berkshire Hathaway Inc.-backed bus maker.

Demand for higher-priced vehicles from retail buyers at the end of 2020 helped lift U.S. auto sales out of a springtime slump and buffered the impact of a sharp drop in fleet sales to rental car companies.

Tesla Inc. watchers know all about blown deadlines for product releases by the electric vehicle manufacturer, but even fans of the brand who are too young to drive won’t be getting a promised Cybertruck stocking stuffer this year.

Honda Motor Co. plans to revamp three key midsized vehicles — two sport utilities and a pickup — by giving them beefier looks. It also will play up their off-road capabilities in marketing to appeal to more-traditional truck buyers.