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Ford may begin shipping vehicles to dealers without all of the required semiconductor chips, which will be installed at the showrooms, Automotive News reports. The automaker is considering several options to address the shortage of chips currently strangling production.

Electric-truck startup Lordstown Motors Corp. confirmed the Justice Department is probing its business, investigating matters related to its reverse merger deal last year and preorders for its forthcoming pickup truck, the Endurance.

Ford is offering to pay 450 Australian Mustang Mach 1 buyers $4,040 each after an error was discovered in the marketing materials for the vehicle that promised features it doesn't have.

The 2021 Chicago Auto Show will be the first event like it held since coronavirus restrictions began last year. The event claims to have the largest attendance of any of the major auto shows.

Elon Musk told a Delaware court "I think I'm funny" while he defended Tesla's 2016 acquisition of Solar City. The Tesla CEO told the plaintiffs' attorney, Randall Baron, that he is "a bad human."

General Motors is removing wireless charging pads from its full-size SUVs in a effort to stretch its supply of semiconductor chips.

Tesla has raised the base price of its Model S and Model X vehicles by $5,000 without explanation. The increases are the latest made by the automaker this year.

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Stellantis will invest $35 billion through 2025 to electrify the lineups of its 14 brands and will launch 40 all-electric models globally by 2025.

Mark Wahlberg and his business partner Jay Feldman have purchased their fifth car dealership together. Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet of Avon joins their growing portfolio in the state.

The Ford F-Series finished the second quarter third in sales behind Ram and Chevrolet as production was negatively impacted by the ongoing semiconductor shortage.

Croatia's Rimac and VW Group-owned Bugatti will merge to form a new hypercar brand. Bugatti Rimac will begin public trading in Q4 of 2021.

The Justice Department is probing embattled electric-truck startup Lordstown Motors Corp. RIDE -10.92% , according to people familiar with the matter.

Ford reported a 26.9% drop in June sales as it deals with inventory issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A semiconductor shortage is the main problem it faces.

Tesla posted a record quarter in Q2 with 201,250 deliveries. The result beat Wall Street estimates.

Porsche is recalling 43,000 Taycan electric cars to fix a software issue that can cause them to shut down suddenly.

A base-priced $129,900 Tesla Model S Plaid burst into flames while being driven this week, forcing the driver to push his way out before the car became engulfed in fire, the lawyer for the car’s Pennsylvania owner said, according to reports.

Automakers reported increases in Q2 sales despite low inventories of new vehicles due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage.

Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, painting a rosy picture of the future for the car rental company that was battered in the early days of the pandemic.

Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Ford CEO Jim Farley to consider opening an automobile plant in Austria during a climate conference he was hosting in Vienna on Thursday.