CuriosiD: What is the history of Outer Drive?
WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode of CuriosiD, we...
Looking back at the automotive labor movement in 2023
One of the major events of 2023 was the United Auto Workers' strike against Detroit’s Big Three automakers — Ford,...
New vehicle sales rise in 2023, EV retail numbers set record
Auto industry experts estimate more than 15 million new vehicles will have rolled off showroom floors by the end of...
MichMash: Gov. Whitmer unveils new vehicle rebate plan
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently unveiled plans for a new tax rebate for those who purchase electric vehicles. Automotive News' Jake...
Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software...
Annual Ford trend study finds changing views on AI, sustainability
Ford Motor Company has completed its annual trends report. It’s a survey weighing public sentiment on a range of topics,...
Detroit unveils nation’s first EV-charging roadway at Michigan Central
Detroit officials are debuting a roadway they say could mark a sea change in how electric vehicles operate. The short...
UAW targeting 13 non-union automakers in latest organization efforts
Fresh off the contract ratification with Detroit’s Big Three automakers, the United Auto Workers union is taking aim at organizing...
Ford to resume building Michigan electric vehicle battery plant delayed by strike, but scale it back
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed...
Ford and Stellantis workers join those at GM in approving contract settlement that ended UAW strikes
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis, that along with a...
General Motors becomes first of Detroit automakers to seal deal with UAW
DETROIT (AP) — United Auto Workers union members have voted to approve a new contract with General Motors, making the company the...
Tensions rise during Senate hearing with union leaders as UAW voting continues
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain and other labor leaders were invited to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and...