Jeep has lost its lawsuit with Mahindra, clearing the way for the Roxor utility vehicle to be sold in the USA. Get all the latest auto industry news in the Executive Briefing.

Today’s headlines:

+   The order books will close permanently on July 31 for the Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, and Chrysler 300, as production will end for good at the end of the year. More at Autoblog. 

+   Mercedes-Benz will make China, the world’s top auto market, the focus of its next big push on electric vehicles, CEO Ola Kaellenius told the German magazine Automobilwoche. More at Reuters. 

+   Driver Al Zukauskas was killed when his jet dragster lost control as the parachutes deployed at the end of a 286 mph run at Quaker City Motorsports Park in Ohio. More at Dragzine. 

+   On the site of the former American Motors headquarters on Plymouth Road on Detroit’s West side, General Motors will build a distribution center for electric vehicle  components. More at The Drive.

+   Current Formula 1 chamion Max Verstappen won his seventh Grand Prix in a row in Hungary as his Red Bull team racked up 12 consecutive victories, eclipsing a McLaren record set in 1988. More at Racer. 

+   Sales of EVs surpassed those of diesel vehicles for the first time in Europe, with battery-electrics holding a 15.1 percent share of the market while diesels hold 13.4 percent. More at Car and Driver. 

+   European motorcycle manufacturers are reporting a boom in sales continuing beyond the COVID pandemic, but Harley-Davidson is reporting a 12 percent decline this year. More at Autoweek.

+   Volkswagen’s Audi division will partner with Chinese carmaker SAIC to develop future electric vehicles, with Audi planning to use an SAIC platform on a vehicle for the China market. More at Motor Authority. 

+   Hollywood couple Kristen Bell and Dax Shephard, both raised in Michigan, will play themselves in a series of television commercials for Carvana, the used-car retailing chain. More at the Detroit Free Press

+   The Fiat Chrysler unit of Stellantis has lost its trademark lawsuit with Mahindra, clearing the way for the Jeep-like Roxor utility vehicle to be sold in the United States.  More at The Times of India. 

+   Without a firm commitment from Kaurig Racing, his current team, 24 year-old NASCAR Cup driver Justin Haley has signed a mult-year deal with Rick Ware Racing.  More at Fox Sports. 

Photo courtesy of Mahindra. 

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