Author: By BENJAMIN PRESTON

Burt Reynolds’s 1977 Pontiac Trans Am sells for $450,000; a report says Toyota officials called for a last-minute redesign of the new Prius.

The Volkswagen Group to unveil its first diesel plug-in hybrid; Aston Martin announces DB10 for new James Bond film.

The company reveals an edgy all-digital concept designed for a video game; G.M. production of pickup trucks may be higher in 2015 than original estimates said.

Chrysler recalls 33,433 trucks and S.U.V.s over problem with the tire pressure monitoring system; Ford recalls 204,448 crossovers for fire risk.

The motorcycle that Henry Fonda may have ridden in the movie “Easy Rider” sells for $1.35 million; the Petersen Automotive Museum closes for renovations.

Sales of alternative-fuel vehicle have fallen along with gasoline prices; Volkswagen recalls 1.1 million vehicles for a suspension defect.

Pope Francis allows the Porsche Travel Club to host a private event in the Sistine Chapel; LeBron James becomes a spokesman for the Kia K900 flagship sedan.

General Motors says it will add an electric car to its lineup; BMW hires Ferrari’s chief engineer.

Sergio Marchionne, chief of Fiat Chrysler, says the company may drastically change the Jeep Wrangler; Opel’s chief says the new European-built Buick Regal will resemble the Opel Monza concept.

G.M. says that it removes parts when calculating pickup truck payload capacity; Chrysler recalls 30,000 Fiat 500Ls.

General Motors will discontinue light-duty Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans; Alan Mulally joins Google’s board of directors.

BMW says it may share its plug-in hybrid battery technology with other automakers; Nissan to drop Cube and Murano convertible for 2015.

Hagerty’s offers year-of-manufacture gas prices to classic-car owners Friday morning; top Toyota designer moves to Yamaha.

Fiat releases ads that poke fun at the cultural differences between Americans and Italians; Honda to recall hybrids sold in Japan.

Infiniti announces plans to build the QX30 and Q30 in England; a Chinese businessman sues Tesla Motors for trademark infringement.

Honda puts its first commercial jet into flight; N.H.T.S.A. opens an investigation of 2012-14 Nissan Versas for a problem with a trim panel hindering pedal operation.

Audi rolls out its plug-in hybrid A3 E-tron in Europe; Curt Clawson, former chief executive of a parts supplier, is sworn into Congress.

California moves ahead with yellow-on-black reproduction plates last seen in 1969; Tesla Motors says it will build its Model X crossover next year.

Nissan begins a Spanish-language ad campaign to aim at World Cup fans; Honda enters the music business to reach the young.

IHS Automotive reports that the average age of autos in the United States is still 11.4 years; Bill Hoglund, a former G.M. executive, dies at 79.