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Workers at a Tesla production facility in Fremont, California tested positive for COVID-19 last month, insiders have told The Washington Post. Employees divulged the information about two confirmed COVID-19 cases at the Tesla plant on condition of anonymity, due to fear of company retaliation. Elon Musk defied public health orders and opened the plant in May, a week before coming to an agreement with local government.

It's back. Porsche has stopped short of an outright apology in its press release this week, acknowledging that in GTS models, "the powertrain plays a particularly important part". As it did with the return of six-cylinder power in the Cayman GTS, Porsche has blessed its 2020 Cayenne GTS with the engine it deserves: a V8.

The 2021 Isuzu D-Max is officially due on sale from 1 September 2020, about one month later than planned due to delays in production caused by the global coronavirus crisis. Isuzu dealers have been notified via email that the new generation D-Max will go into production in the Thailand factory mid July, and the first shipments are due to arrive in Australia mid August.

Volkswagen Australia has announced pricing and specification for its limited-edition 2021 Touareg Adventure before a local showroom debut in August. Based on the Touareg 190TDI Premium, the Touareg Adventure will be produced in a limited-run of 150 examples. The Touareg Adventure is priced from $90,990 plus on-road costs, representing a price premium of $4200 over the standard Touareg 190TDI Premium at $86,790 plus on-road costs.

A fully-electric Tesla truck, called simply the Semi, may be about to go into production after Tesla founder Elon Musk sent a company-wide email out yesterday. In the email seen by news agency Reuters, Musk told employees that it was time to bring the Tesla Semi to "volume production".