Mazda launches several new crossovers this year, in an upmarket shift betting that going bigger is better.

The product surge comes as Mazda repositions its lineup toward the hot-selling utility vehicle segment and tries to move upmarket with bigger, more powerful offerings.

Alpina, based near Munich, was founded in 1965 and develops and sells high-performance versions of BMW vehicles.

Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said the automaker was still pursuing a multi-pronged, carbon-reduction strategy that also includes hybrid cars and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz plans to relaunch Maybach with a no-holds-barred stylistic approach to attract the world's ultra-rich, CEO Ola Kallenius says.