Alan Batey says he hopes to capitalize on the new strength he sees between GM and its dealers after last year’s recall crisis brought the sometimes adversaries closer together.

With the Tiguan moving up in size for 2017, executives say there will be room for the automaker to add a new compact model and double its U.S. CUV lineup to four entries from two today.

The CEO of electric car maker Tesla is low-keyed in the Motor City. 

The old Sonata’s exterior was “free advertising,” which Hyundai doesn’t get now with the ’15 Sonata, says U.S. CEO Dave Zuchowski.

Ford marketing chief Doug Scott says the midsize pickup segment remains small and the high cost of diesel engines and fuel are cost-prohibitive. 

The automaker isn’t saying if its upcoming dedicated hybrid will bear the Insight name. 

The new plug-in hybrid will be a dedicated model, Honda says, while the electric vehicle will be all-new.

JLR North America President Joe Eberhardt’s immediate task is holding the line on sales while the automaker nudges capacity farther ahead of demand.

The mid-large sedan is the newest effort to establish Lexus as a serious performance competitor to BMW’s M, Mercedes’ AMG.