The auto industry is thriving as affluent consumers pay record prices for a limited selection of vehicles. Automakers have money — they just don't want to spend it on major, global auto shows.

It might seem an odd time to launch this Automotive News yearbook, but believe me it was planned well before we knew 2020 was going to be, well, so 2020. Our aim is to provide an almanac of sorts, something you might want to keep handy into 2021 or beyond.

There's never a dull moment in the auto industry. It's filled with opportunities to be a hero.

The cancellations of the Montreal and Toronto shows, announced this month, seem like a bad omen for other events such as CES and the NADA Show that have gone digital.

As America heads into Thanksgiving week and comes to the end of this roller-coaster year of COVID-19 disruption, ALG — the forecaster of residual values across the auto industry — took a look back at 2020 and what shape the business is in going forward.

Ford's recent decision to return to monthly sales reports is a welcome change, but it isn't likely to signal a return to more timely reporting for the industry.

The Polestar 2 has arrived in the U.S., where it has two strikes against it.

Retired Toyota executive Wil James recalls the gains made in diversifying the senior ranks of the company but says the industry has a long way to go.

The Detroit show has now moved from January to June to next June to next September in a bid to avoid the pandemic and a crowded calendar next spring. The opening event next year is now scheduled for 971 days after the last Detroit show ended.

In his new book, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations, author Daniel Yergin highlights monumental changes brought on over the last six tumultuous months. What does this mean for the auto industry?

A new group, the Women of Color Automotive Network, hopes to change the underutilization of their talent.

Gen X executives are moving up at Toyota, as it prepares for a massive generational shift in the second half of this decade.

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford describes his incoming CEO as an old-school car guy with a deep understanding of how technology is changing the industry.

A lot of people have been having fun with "Stellantis," the made-up name intended to evoke the stars, like "stellar," for the combination of PSA and Fiat Chrysler. I suspect the creators were thinking about another bright light in the galaxy: Tesla.

The $2 trillion coronavirus aid package approved by Congress helped mitigate the economic damage in the early months of the pandemic, but another round of federal aid will be needed to reinforce the safety net.