The about-to-launch Mercedes-Benz A-class sedan is about to get an A-class introduction to America in the Super Bowl.

Nissan is trimming production, and about 700 jobs, at its Canton, Miss., plant as full-size pickup and commercial van sales slide. 

BMW's premium sedan -- the 7 series -- is receiving design, technology and powertrain updates for the new year.

Mercedes-Benz's newest entry-level model will launch in the U.S. with a sticker price ready to move sheet metal. Mercedes expects to release demo units of the A class to U.S. dealers this month, with sales beginning in February.

Infiniti plans to electrify its product lineup from 2021 onward and the midsize electric crossover concept will be based on a new electric vehicle architecture and offer an electric all-wheel-drive system.

The IMs is less blueprint for a production vehicle and more a showcase of technologies and concepts Nissan is experimenting with as the automaker plans for a driverless future.

The second-generation four-door Mercedes-Benz CLA arrives with a sportier design and a beefier engine.

The second-generation four-door Mercedes CLA arrives with a sportier design and a beefier engine. Based on Mercedes' next-generation Modular Front Architecture, or MFA2, platform, the 2020 CLA Coupe is equipped with a 2-liter, inline-four turbocharged engine that delivers 221 hp -- 13 hp more than its predecessor.

The former head of Nissan sales in the United States, Christian Meunier, has been named global president of the automaker's Infiniti arm in the latest management shakeup following the arrest of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

South Korean lithium ion battery producer SK Innovation is doubling down on a electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia. The supplier is considering plowing up to $5 billion more into the project, SK Innovation CEO Jun Kim said.

Infiniti said it plans to show the QX Inspiration concept at the Detroit auto show this month. The concept will be the blueprint for a production EV crossover in the next couple years.

Mercedes-Benz maintained its grasp of the U.S. luxury sales crown for the third year in a row — barely — while Acura topped Cadillac for the third time since 2012.

Nissan North America sales had an 11th-hour surge in 2018, fueled by strong retail sales, but it wasn't enough to put 2018's results in the black.