Stellantis’ Detroit Assembly Complex in Full Swing Despite Challenges

To date, the automotive industry has spent the majority of the year dealing with supply chain issues brought on by...

New Book “The Sack of Detroit” Explores How 1960s Senate Hearings Led to Fall of GM and Auto Industry

In the 1950s, Detroiters saw massive economic benefits from the cultural ubiquity of the auto industry. Automotive manufacturers were the...

Low Vehicle Inventories Lead to Rise in Prices, Analysts Say

At the end of the year’s first quarter, Detroit’s automakers projected the global semiconductor shortage would have its biggest production...

Major Construction Is Headed to I-275 Between Six Mile and Will Carleton

The Michigan Department of Transportation is gearing up for a major construction project along Interstate 275. Several communities will be...

UAW Members Will Get a Chance to Change the Way They Elect Their Leaders

An investigation into corruption within the United Auto Workers resulted in 15 convictions for union leaders and executives at Fiat...

Stabenow Says “Make It In America” Measures Would Be a Boon for Michigan Manufacturing

Legislation moving through Congress would give Michigan manufacturing a huge boost. The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act would encourage the government to buy more products that...

Ford’s New F-150 Lightning Represents Step Forward in Evolution of Electric Vehicles, Analyst Says

For a long time, automotive analysts have pointed to high selling prices and concerns over battery range as limiting factors...

Detroit-Based Majority-Women Race Car Team Drives Toward Historic Qualifying at Indy 500

Beth Paretta has been involved in motor sports for years. She had an idea that an all-women’s IndyCar team competing...

Rep. Slotkin Warns of Vulnerability to Cyberattacks After Colonial Pipeline Hack

National security experts say the recent hack affecting a major U.S. pipeline is just one in a wave of recent cyberattacks. Earlier...

Electric Vehicles Are Here. What Does That Mean for Conventional Cars and Existing Auto Industry?

The movement toward electric vehicles (EVs) has picked up steam. Over the last few years, the auto industry has made...

Auto Industry Grapples with Parts Shortages, Toxic Politics in 2021

2021 has been a difficult year to navigate so far for American auto companies. We're seeing an ongoing semiconductor chip shortage...

Detroit’s Auto Industry Hoping President Biden Can Help Secure Semiconductors

President Biden held a meeting this week with companies and manufacturers on both sides of the global semiconductor shortage. With...