GM reported a nearly 13 percent slide in results for a total of 2.2 million vehicles sold in 2021, while another company saw growth to pass them. 

The Volkswagen Passat, the Mazda 6 and the Toyota Avalon highlight the vehicle models that will be discontinued in 2022. 

Ford announces a significant production increase of its Mustang Mach-E, Rivian plans to build a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta, and General Motors will build two new EV materials factories in the U.S.

Toyota on Tuesday announced it would invest $35.2 billion into its EV push in an attempt to "supercharge" its position among the glut of automakers scrambling to plan transitions to becoming fully electric.

All 14 plants and 28 production lines will be operating normally for the first time in seven months since May.

Subaru on Thursday unveiled the Solterra, the automaker's first all-electric vehicle.

Ford hires a former Tesla and Apple Executive to head up its emerging technology developments, Toyota commits big to EV battery factories, and Hyundai has set its sights on affordable hydrogen energy by the end of the decade.

Toyota's chief scientist says the company is "all in" on the Biden administration's goal of having 50 percent of all new vehicles sales come from EVs by 2030.