Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers Bumblebee, battle-scarred and broken.
On the run in the year 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town.
The film is produced by Transformers franchise veterans Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Michael Bay, along with executive producers Steven Spielberg, Brian Goldner and Mark Vahradian.
When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns this is no ordinary, yellow VW bug.