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The premium spinoff is becoming more independent from its mainstream counterpart with stronger brand awareness, new products and strong sales.

Ford CEO Jim Farley said the company avoided about 12 recalls on its flagship F-150 by performing extra quality checks, but one Wall Street firm estimates the delay cost $3 billion in revenue.

While growing up, General Motors' first female North American president would collect brochures at the Detroit auto show and pretend to run her own dealership.

Mercedes expects to sell about 50,000 more coupes, sedans, crossovers and SUVs in the U.S. in 2024 compared with last year.

The 540-hp pickup, scheduled to reach dealerships in the third quarter, adds to the brand's long lineage of speedy trucks.

Honda's new family of all-electric vehicles, called the Ye Series, goes on sale in China this year and advances the Japanese carmaker toward a next-generation of software-powered EVs that are bound for the U.S. and other markets.

While Elon Musk committed to new models, he also emphasized that Tesla's long-term fate depends on developing autonomous vehicles and a robotaxi service.

On sale later this spring, the 2024 Toyota Tacoma's optional i-Force Max powertrain boosts power to 326 hp, fuel economy to up to 24 mpg combined, but also raises price by $3,700.

General Motors in 2025 will leave the towering but isolated Renaissance Center complex for smaller space in a newly constructed building.