This week's auto industry headlines that Todd Bianco is talking about are:

The great semiconductor shortage of 2021 explained; Rivian has cool insurance products for its new vehicles; The Grand Tour is filing its next season now, Ford priced the 2021 F-150 Raptor and is working on the 2022 Raptor R, VW is in trouble for its “Voltswagen” PR stunt, a study about why some EV and PHEV drivers go back to gasoline; a fix for the battery fire problem on the 2017-2019 Chevy Bolt; Kia EV6 gets lots of pre-sale interest. Some safe luxury sedans for 2021 – top safety picks. Vehicles that get the most and least tickets.