From the business leader. Browse our reports on the new models. The auto industry at a crossroads. Ford Motor Co. chief Jacques Nasser continued today to reshape his management team by promoting some of the automaker's rising stars and by hiring outsider Earl Hesterberg, a former Nissan executive. The Detroit News Panasonic sets up a private showing of future products at GM's TechWorld in Warren.
Suppliers get a chance at the forum to win future business.
General Motors Corp. still expects to regain U.S. market share this year, though it will likely fall short of a goal of grabbing 32 percent of all U.S. car and truck sales. The Swedes sell safety. The Japanese push reliability. The Germans boast technology and handling. And the Americans market raw gas-guzzling power.