By Jim Prueter
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 7, 2018) At a time when family-sedan sales are taking a long and extend sales dive — as consumers seemingly can’t satisfy their appetite for utility vehicles — Ford Motor Company has decided to wave the white flag, announcing this past April that it will discontinue all sedans in North America. That includes the Fusion, tested here.

(July 7, 2018) HERNDON Va. — On June 24th, Volkswagen made motorsports history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Today, video of the entire record-breaking run is available for the first time. The 671 horsepower, fully-electric I.D. R Pikes Peak, driven by Romain Dumas, outran cars powered by conventional drivetrain technology and, with a time of 7:57.148 minutes, not only smashed the previous electric car record, but bested the all-time record set in 2013 by Sébastien Loeb — by fully 16 seconds.

(July 6, 2018) The Volkswagen brand will be offering its customers "zero-emission" car sharing services in the near future. Volkswagen's new WE (electric car) customer platform is to begin rolling out various vehicle-on-demand services, in particular car sharing, in Germany in 2019. These services will be extended to major cities in Europe, North America and Asia as early as 2020. This was announced by the Volkswagen Brand board member for Sales, Jürgen Stackmann, at an event held in Berlin.

(July 6, 2018) DINGOLFING, Germany — BMW Group Plant Dingolfing began series production of the new BMW 8 Series Coupé this week, the sports car that will launch the BMW model offensive in the luxury segment. An amount in the low three-digit-million euro range has been invested in the site in Lower Bavaria in preparation for the new model series.

A large number of digital innovations have also been integrated into the production process, including self-driving transport systems and smart devices.