Holly Walters, who has been with Toyota since 2007, will oversee information systems, solutions and technology. Mike Owens will become group vice president and chief risk officer at Toyota Financial Services.

To qualify, unemployment must not occur within the first 90 days of ownership. The customer must have lost their job because of economic reasons and must be collecting unemployment benefits.

The plant was to begin production of 150,000 units each of a Toyota and a Mazda crossover yet to be named, beginning in 2021. A plant spokeswoman declined to comment on when production would start.

Sage Marie will become assistant vice president of Acura advertising. Moving into Marie's role at American Honda will be Matt Sloustcher.

As chief cost optimization officer for North America, he will work with the automaker's various business units across the region to improve efficiencies.

Yoichi Yokozawa, who led the unit in 2011-14, will assume the role once travel restrictions to the U.S. are lifted. Diaz departs after two years at the North American helm.

The downtime includes a previously planned April 6-10 shutdown for new-model equipment changes.

Steve Gehring, who has three decades of auto industry experience, has been named the automaker's executive director of North American safety regulations and policy.

In a letter to the White House, the coalition said initial counsel resulted in some states and other jurisdictions prohibiting vehicle sales by dealerships.

When the compact crossover hits dealer lots beginning March 1, it will be priced competitively — starting at $28,870, including shipping — against its biggest rival.

The midsize sedan is the first Hyundai model to feature the automaker's new Active Shift Control transmission technology, which will be applied in future Hyundai and Kia hybrids.

Hyundai-Genesis advanced 5.1 percent while Kia jumped 8 percent. Hyundai pointed to sales growth as well as sales strength, as retail demand soared and fleet volume plunged.

Deliveries fell 4.3 percent, as two core Honda car models declined by double digits. On the bright side: A January record for light trucks.

The program covers scheduled oil and filter changes and tire rotations for three years/36,000 miles.

Mazda's MX-5 Miata has carved a niche — 1 million sales and counting.