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DETROIT — As America’s largest automakers prepare to report first-quarter earnings results this week amid rising oil and commodity costs due to the Iran war, they find themselves traversing different terrains.

General Motors

is on the smoothest track, and Wall Street analysts are expecting it to continue on its current path. Ford Motor

is on a bumpy road as it detours from CEO Jim Farley’s turnaround plan. And Stellantis