Cadillac: ‘We've got one chance'

Subaru of America continued to cash in on the crossover shift last year. That trend will likely continue through 2019, possibly boosting the brand to another sales record.

A tie-up with VW could help Ford right its struggling European business, but some analysts expressed concern that Ford is giving away more than it's getting in return.

It was easy to miss some of the design cues around the Detroit auto show this. But from taillights to body lines, they were daring.

Despite federal and state laws allowing electronic signatures for online vehicle transactions in most states, many dealers stick to pen and paper rather than risk legal liability,

As it turns out, amid no shows from the German luxury brands and yet another wave of three-row crossovers, the Detroit auto show ended up being the place to be for sports cars.

Lyft and Magna formed a partnership last year to develop autonomous vehicles, but the two companies are not putting any dates on when their co-developed self-driving systems will be ready for the road.

Clutch Technologies, inspired in part by its customers' use of the platform, is broadening its subscription offering to appeal to a wider pool of consumers.

Porsche and its stamping press supplier Schuler will build a jointly owned plant in Germany. Porsche will get advanced and flexible new technologies. Schuler will get a test bed for perfecting future customers' stamping presses.

At General Motors, Mark Reuss' mission is the equivalent of overhauling an engine while it's running: changing GM's vehicle development process to support a broad pivot to electric vehicles while keeping the core operations humming.

In 2016, Ford said it would largely pass over Level 3 autonomy, but now it's embracing a more gradual approach to fully autonomous vehicles.