This week, we detailed Ford Motor Co.’s five-year product roadmap for its Ford and Lincoln brands and reported on Angela Zepeda’s departure from Hyundai Motor America.
These were two of the top stories of the week, as determined by the interest of Automotive News readers.
Ford executives aren’t too concerned about the slower-than-expected pace of the EV transition because of the rest of the lineup. The Ford brand will leverage the Mustang, Bronco and Maverick nameplates, while Lincoln recently updated models and plans to further expand its offerings in the U.S.
Former Hyundai Motor America CMO Angela Zepeda has left the automaker, less than a month after being demoted to chief creative officer.
The CEO of computer chipmaker Nvidia received the highest compensation among top executives at U.S.-based automotive companies and adjacent industries in 2023, according to this year’s Automotive News/Equilar CEO Compensation Survey.
Infiniti plans to revamp its utility vehicle lineup in the coming years as the Japanese luxury brand fights for market relevance. The QX65 — Infiniti’s answer to the Lexus RX — will ride on the QX60 platform and carry the same updated four-cylinder engine.
After years of benchmarking Germany’s big premium players, Lexus has finally decided on a way to match their much-lauded performances. The Japanese competitor wants to add braces to the front, rear and two middle tunnels of each nameplate in a bid to increase rigidity for more responsive handling.