A Boston Dynamics robot "dog" inspects a vehicle body as part of quality control during a media tour at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Ellabell, Ga., on March 26. During the grand opening ceremony for the plant, which actually produced its first vehicle in October, company executives and Georgia politicians did not emphasize — or even mention — that the plant produces electric vehicles. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption
A car hauler carries Toyota RAV4 vehicles as it enters to cross the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario to go to Detroit, Michigan on February 3. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Powering Michigan display about electric vehicles and charging is shown at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 10. The Biden administration promoted electric vehicles through a range of policies, which the Trump administration is in the process of reversing. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images hide caption
A truck passes a Hino sign in Williamstown, W.V., in 2017. The truck manufacturer, a Toyota subsidiary, has agreed to plea guilty to federal conspiracy charges and pay a total of $1.6 billion to settle civil claims after regulators discovered it was submitted fraudulent data to evade emissions standards. Ivan Couronne/AFP/via Getty Images hide caption
A car hauler carrying Chrysler Pacificas' approaches the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Canada, to Detroit, Michigan,on October 5, 2018 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Lucid Air takes the stage at the 2021 LA Autoshow on November 17, 2021. The luxury electric sedan won the 2022 Motortrend Car of the Year award this month. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford Motor Co., with the 2021 Ford F-150 King Ranch truck in September in Dearborn, Mich. Strong demand for high-margin vehicles such as pickups has propelled Ford and its rivals to remarkably strong earnings this past quarter. Nic Antaya/Getty Images hide caption
A worker wearing protective gear checks an automobile assembly line worker's temperature at the entrance to a Toyota plant in Onnaing, France, on April 21. U.S. auto plants are preparing to reopen with new coronavirus safety protocols. Laurel Chor/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A Model A-E ventilator, left, and a simple test lung. Ford plans to begin manufacturing the simple ventilator that operates on air pressure, without the need for electricity, next week. Ford Motor Co. hide caption
"This is a merger between two healthy companies," Groupe PSA CEO Carlos Tavares said, noting the profitability both Peugeot and Fiat Chrysler have reached after enduring a recession. Groupe PSA hide caption
Nissan says it is recalling nearly 400,000 vehicles in the U.S. that pose a potential fire danger because of a braking system defect. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
A robotic arm works on the production line at Volvo's factory in Ridgeville, S.C. But other essential jobs, including major portions of final assembly, are still left to people. Camila Domonoske/NPR hide caption
The exhaust pipes of a VW diesel car are photographed in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday. German auto bosses, ministers and state governors are considering how to reduce diesel emissions as drivers face the threat of possible bans on driving older diesel cars in some cities. Michael Probst/AP hide caption
Olli is an autonomous electric shuttle bus by Local Motors that is test-running at National Harbor, south of Washington, D.C. Local Motors hide caption
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a roundtable discussion on manufacturing this Wednesday in Bedford Heights, Ohio. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption