Thousands of chemists and lab-coat-wearing material science researchers at national labs, suppliers and automakers are rethinking the automobile at the molecular level. Canadian supplier Magna International just introduced a seat trim material it calls Freeform that is a natural for ride-share vehicles.

The 2020 Chevy Silverado 1500 debuts General Motors' new diesel engine, a 3.0-litre Duramax turbocharged inline six-cylinder rated at 277 hp and 460 pound-feet of torque.

It's surprising that the 2020 Corvette's turning circle — the tightest arc the car can turn when its steering wheel is turned all the way left or right — changed little from the 2019 model.

With a new midengine layout, the 2020 Corvette Stingray -- a barometer of GM's engineering prowess in an era of rapidly changing technology -- looks to be one of the most advanced vehicles the company has developed since it tested the world's first fuel cell vehicle in 1966 and, five years later, built the propulsion and suspension system for the Lunar Rover.

Fiat Chrysler is claiming the new 2020 Charger Hellcat Widebody will be the "most powerful and fastest mass-produced sedan in the world." FCA said the Hemi-engined Hellcat will reach 60 mph in 3.6 seconds.

Chevrolet plans to unwrap the next-generation Corvette, featuring a midengine layout for the first time, in July. GM President Mark Reuss, who also heads the automaker's global product development programs, posted an image of the eighth-generation Corvette -- the C8 -- on his Facebook page late Thursday.

General Motors is ready to launch its industry first carbon fibre bed on the GMC Sierra pickup. Pricing for the option was not disclosed.

Ford's plan to combat the glut of competitors and weakening retail demand is to put some white space between the Escape and its rivals. That starts under the hood.

The head of Canada's largest supplier is urging automakers to slow investments in electric cars and form partnerships to help keep prices in check.

Don Walker, the CEO of Canada's largest supplier, says if the numbers work out, it would consider a North American plant for contract manufacturing. GM's Oshawa plant might be a possibility once the automaker ends production there.

Jaguar Land Rover confirmed U.S. and Canadian dealers will, for the first time in a generation, again be selling the all-new version of the Defender off-road vehicle. The company is gearing up to launch the Defender, once prohibited in the U.S. because of safety rules, late in 2019 as a 2020 model.