Audi introduces the full-size SUV Q8 concept car at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) on January 9, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. Photo: Getty ImagesANOTHER JANUARY, and like frumpy swallows returning to Capistrano, the world’s automotive media flock to downtown Detroit, home of the North American International Auto Show (through January 22). Above all, auto makers crave stability, and of that Mr. Trump promises little. Exactly one vehicle generation later, the 2017 Detroit show is a perfect mirror of these regulatory changes. (Author’s note: At this point in my usual Detroit Auto Show reportage, I’d be raving about some Italian ice pick on four wheels with 1,000 horsepower and a golden gearbox.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 12, 2017 20:43 UTC