The Highlander, the second-best-selling large crossover in Canada, is gaining new interior refinements, more standard safety gear and a better ride as part of a major 2020 redesign.

The latest freshening of the third-generation Toyota Tacoma will give the nation's top-selling midsize pickup a slightly altered look and model-dependent improved infotainment systems with special off-road goodies, while keeping the same powertrain choices.

Lexus will show a Flare Yellow LC 500 at next week's Chicago Auto Show, and will offer 100 of the lemon-coloured coupes for sale through its dealerships this year. A Lexus Canada spokesman said more details will be available in March.

GM should offer to sell the Oshawa plant for $1 — Canadian — to any automaker that wants it. But it should be sold with a caveat.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley clearly learned many lessons from his predecessor — and even some the late Sergio Marchionne never intended to teach. 

After nearly a decade of developing and renewing its leadership team internally, Fiat Chrysler has hired a pair of outsiders — including a high-ranking Amazon executive — for leading roles in its most profitable region. 

Fiat Chrysler's Jeep, after a nearly 14-year tease of just-over-the-horizon promises and someday-soon product plans, showed the first production pickup to carry the brand's name in a generation: the 2020 Gladiator.