DETROIT — Convinced that low oil prices are here to stay, domestic vehicle executives shrugged off concerns about a potential plateau in global vehicle demand, issuing bullish forecasts for 2016 and pledging billions of dollars in additional proceeds for shareholders.Oil slipped below $30 a barrel earlier this week for the first time since 2003, as vehicle companies gathered in Detroit for the annual North American International Auto Show, focused on self-driving and electric cars. Today, however, the world’s car companies are profiting from a surge in demand for trucks and sport-utility vehicles.Although those products have been all but unmentioned at the vehicle show, their popularity puts Detroit in the driver’s seat."We believe there has been a permanent shift in consumer choice," Fiat Chrysler CE Sergio Marchionne said at a media conference at the conference. He said his company was taking "a hard look at our North American footprint, and we have to make some changes".Later thi...
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