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General Motors' officials presented redesigned Corvette Stingray North American International AuShow Detroit. | Carlos Osorio / AP Photo

General Motors' officials presented the redesigned Corvette Stingray at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. | Carlos Osorio / AP Photo

The rear end new Corvette Stingray was displayed after its unveiling Detroit North American International AuShow Detroit. | Carlos Osorio

The rear end of the new Corvette Stingray was displayed after its unveiling in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. | Carlos Osorio / AP Photo

The new Corvette Stingray was displayed after its unveiling Detroit North American International AuShow. | Carlos Osorio / AP Photo

The new Corvette Stingray was displayed after its unveiling in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show. | Carlos Osorio / AP Photo

US auto industry exuberant heading into 2013

Car companies are striving to catch the public's eye at the Detroit auto show with the unveiling of 59 new cars and concepts. Five trends customers will see are cars getting more efficient, pickup trucks taking off, a luxury boom, more similarities between luxury and mainstreem cars, and crossovers getting smaller. … Read More

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