The biggest car news and reviews, no BS Our free daily newsletter sends the stories that really matter directly to you, every weekday. Welcome to The Downshift, The Drive’s morning news roundup serving up the biggest automotive headlines from around the world. 🛻 A “company source” told Reuters that Volkswagen is planning to kickstart its U.S. business with a new CEO—Marco ​Schubert—and even a pickup truck. Those days are in the past, however, and so the Italian luxury marque has raised the subject of selling V8s again. [Automotive News]📏 There’s a special edition of the BMW M2 CS now available in Japan called the “Edge.”