Detroit's North American International Auto Show: Toyota, Chrysler And Chevy

Rob McConnell, a senior design engineer at Toyota, poses with the 2016 Avalon. As a design engineer, McConnell along with a team of others are responsible from turning a car designers' concept vehicle to an actual production road-ready vehicle. McConnell has his hands in a number of Toyota products. The Avalon was one of the vehicles McConnell had a hand in making a production ready vehicle.

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica returns with an all-new look and name. While many would know this as a Town and Country, this minivan looks more like a crossover. The new Pacifica will be available as a plug-in hybrid, too with an expecting driving range of 80 miles with just the electricity alone. And a gasoline model will be available too. The new minivan were designed by two women. And the overall design direction of the new minivan was led by Ralph Gilles, the black man responsible for the Chrysler 300.

The 2017 Chevy Cruze Hatch just added an extra door. This hatchback will go up against the Mazda and Honda hatchbacks.

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