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Ford’s Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn.
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White House advisor says new China tariffs safeguard US auto industry

Quinn Klinefelter May 17, 2024

When the Biden administration increased tariffs on some goods imported from China, the President made a point of noting the...

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A rendering of the boulevard proposed to replace I-375. The image shows a boulevard with six to nine lanes, wide sidewalks, a two-way bicycle track and greenspace.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit residents, business owners draft petition to halt I-375 redevelopment

Jerome Vaughn May 15, 2024

A group of metro Detroiters sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week asking...

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FILE - Electric vehicle charging stations at a freeway rest stop.
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Detroit Evening Report: New state agency holds clean energy, EV transition roundtable in Detroit

Colin Jackson, Sascha Raiyn May 14, 2024

Officials from a new state office met with stakeholders Tuesday to talk about efforts to prepare workers and businesses for...

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A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
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Small, well-built Chinese EV called the Seagull poses a big threat to the US auto industry

Associated Press May 13, 2024

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car,...

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Classic cars cruise down Woodward Avenue during the Woodward Dream Cruise, August 2017.
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Cars altered to be louder would lead to fines under new state House bill

Anelle Scott May 10, 2024

State Rep. Natalie Price (D-Berkley) introduced a bill last month that would penalize drivers for altering vehicles to make them...

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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VP Kamala Harris touts domestic EV initiatives in Detroit

Quinn Klinefelter May 7, 2024

With the economy a key issue in the ongoing presidential campaigns and Michigan an electoral swing state, the major party...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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Trump warns of decaying economy, vows to ‘save’ US auto industry at Michigan rally

Quinn Klinefelter May 2, 2024

Former President Donald Trump used a campaign rally in Michigan's bellwether Saginaw County on Wednesday to lash out against the...

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In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2019 F-250 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo.
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US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system

Associated Press April 30, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — Two fatal crashes involving Ford's Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S....

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View of downtown Detroit from the parking lot on the roof of the Cobo Center.
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Beware of parking scams ahead of NFL Draft, attorney general warns

Jenny Sherman April 24, 2024

As football fans from near and far prepare to descend on downtown Detroit for the 2024 NFL Draft this week,...

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Volkswagen automobile plant employee Kiara Hughes celebrates after employees voted to join the UAW union Friday, April 19, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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UAW makes history by organizing a VW plant in the South, now what?

Russ McNamara April 23, 2024

Over the weekend, workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee announced the results of their vote to join the...

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FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019.
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Created Equal: Will the UAW break the southern anti-union stronghold?

Created Equal April 18, 2024

The United Auto Workers union is close to organizing workers in Volkswagen’s auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Voting began on Wednesday,...

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Photo of a Volkswagen emblem on the front grille of the car.
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Vote to organize Volkswagen plant in Tennessee begins; UAW seeks big win in the South

Russ McNamara April 17, 2024

Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. are deciding whether to join the United Auto Workers union. The start...

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