“Ford Performance now is considered an innovation laboratory for all of Ford Motor,” says Chief Engineer Jamal Hameedi. 

The Chrysler, Jeep and Ram brands had exceptional performances, with sales gains of 29.8%, 17.8% and 14.6%, respectively. 

Volvo in the next few weeks will announce what vehicle it will produce at its new plant, which is to begin output in 2018.

Automotive production in Mexico will reach 4.4 million units by 2019, a 2.9% increase from 2014, according to Plante Moran. 

Ford expects 60% of its global sales will come from the Asia-Pacific region, primarily China, India and the ASEAN markets, in the next 10 years. 

The Fiat 500X resides in the Small CUV segment, expected to be among the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S.