Obama says he’ll attend Detroit auto show later this month

The Civic defeated the Chevrolet Malibu and the Mazda MX5-Miata while the Volvo outdistanced the Honda Pilot and the Nissan Titan XD in voting conducted by an worldwide jury of motoring correspondents, including Toronto Star Wheels’ Jim Kenzie.

Delivering his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, Obama is expected to continue to tout the auto industry turnaround as a prime example of how his administration has had a positive effect on the economy, especially in the wake of the 2008-09 crisis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to celebrate the resurgent US auto industry by visiting the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this month. That’s why we’re going to see SUVs and minivan reveals in Motown, to go along with the more exotic stuff.

The so-called defeat devices turn on pollution controls when the vehicle is undergoing testing, and off when it is back on the road, allowing it to spew out harmful levels of nitrogen oxide. We said the auto industry would have to truly change, not just pretend that it did.

“We stand firmly behind diesel vehicles”, Wissmann said.

The most important premium sedan is the redesigned Mercedes-Benz E-Class. We got labor and management to settle their differences. The big splash from bailout beneficiary FiatChrysler Automobiles is not a small vehicle, but a sleeker, updated minivan, which comes in a plug-in hybrid version and a powerful gasoline model more people are likely to buy.

Over the next two days, automakers will debut nearly four dozen new production vehicles and some experimental concept cars. This is the first vehicle from Volvo to win an award since the company was purchased by Chinese automaker Geely during the recession.

“We’re very excited about the entire Buick lineup”, GM chief Mary Barra said.

Hyundai, but don’t call it a Hyundai, plans to pull the wraps off the first model in its new Genesis luxury auto brand.