(March 15, 2020) Toyota recently kicked off sales of the all-new 2020 Highlander with a pretty adventurous Super Bowl ad. So you might think now would be the time to pause and take a well-deserved victory lap. Think again. Production of the hybrid version of the Highlander has already begun and there are plans to expand its reach with the addition of the Highlander XSE — due to go on sale as a 2021 model this fall.

(March 13, 2020) HERNDON, Va. — To announce the launch of the Atlas Cross Sport, Volkswagen has debuted the first episode in a three-part series of short films titled “The Accountant.” Introducing the SUV’s campaign tagline, “Excessive Where it Matters,” the spots play to the vehicle’s combination of all-star appeal and everyday sensibility.

In the first installment, viewers are introduced to a high-profile accountant played by Paul Giamatti, who struggles to reel in the spending of wealthy clientele; one in particular played by Kieran Culkin.

(March 13, 2020) In just the past few years, augmented reality has gone from a science-fiction idea to apps that lets you see how clothes fit, where to put your new home appliance or even to test how well you could have piloted the Apollo lunar lander. Now Volkswagen has put augmented reality to work in its U.S. factory.

(March 12, 2020) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is issuing a safety recall for select 2019 Ford Ranger vehicles. Affected vehicles had the heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, blower motor replaced from Oct. 9 to Nov. 22, 2019, per recall 19S34. The replacement part used for that service may have been built with an improper clearance between an electrical terminal and the conductive base-plate slot that could result in a resistive electrical short.