FCA said to be eyeing opening first new assembly plant in Detroit in 27 years
A little more than a week after General Motors announced wide-ranging cuts in Michigan and the U.S., Fiat Chrysler is said to be eyeing opening the first new assembly plant in Detroit in 27 years. A...
View ArticleLexus to debut ultra-fast, limited RC F Track Edition at Detroit auto show
A couple of weeks after Toyota confirmed it was bringing its Supra to the auto show, the automaker's Lexus brand said it would debut the 2020 RC F Track Edition in Detroit as well. Toyota and its...
View ArticleA closer look at Chevy's 2020 Silverado HD pickup that will debut in February
About a month after the North American International Auto Show is held in Downtown Detroit, Chevrolet will unveil the new version of its best-selling pickup truck in the 2020 Silverado HD. About a...
View ArticleUAW files 'formal objection' to GM's announced US layoffs, plant closures
UAW officially filed its "formal objection" to General Motors announcing plans to close plants in Michigan, Ohio and Maryland with new statements from its president and vice president on Monday, Dec....
View ArticleGas prices in Michigan continue free-fall as prices drop another 12 cents
Prices in Michigan continue to drop to the point that the state is home to some of the cheapest gas in the nation as some stations are selling a gallon for as low as $1.75 as of Monday morning, Dec....
View ArticleFord planning to reveal Mustang Shelby GT500 during Detroit auto show
Ford put out a teaser image and tweet all but confirming it would debut the resurrected Mustang GT500 on Jan. 14 at the Detroit auto show. Watch video One of Detroit's Big 3 automakers is reportedly...
View ArticlePresident Trump still taking shots at GM after US cuts, layoffs announced
Now on Thursday, the president is saying the automaker is "very counter to what other auto, and other, companies are doing. He goes on to falsely claim that "auto companies are pouring into the U.S.,...
View ArticleMeet Jeep's first pickup truck in 26 years in the 2020 Gladiator
For the first time in more than 25 years, Jeep will manufacture and sell a pickup truck in the United States in the hotly-anticipated, long-rumored 2020 Gladiator model. For the first time in more...
View ArticleNooses, racist graffiti among complaints in lawsuit filed by GM workers in...
The workers say the took pictures and reported the incidents to supervisors who promised to investigate, but no action appears to have been taken. TOLEDO, OH -- Nine African-American employees at the...
View ArticleToyota introduces first Prius AWD, hybrid Corolla models at LA auto show
Toyota unveiled two new offerings of two of its stalwart models at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week in its first-ever Prius all-wheel-drive and hybrid Corolla models. Toyota unveiled two new...
View ArticleGM responds to Trump's comments, threats in aftermath of US layoffs, plant...
Earlier this week, GM announced it was planning to close three assembly plants and two propulsion plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland and Ontario by the end of 2019. Watch videoGeneral Motors is...
View ArticleTrump looking at cutting all GM subsidies as retaliation to US plant closures
President Donald Trump isn't pulling any punches when it comes to General Motors closing plants in Michigan, Ohio and Maryland, and now says he is looking at cutting all subsidies to the automaker in...
View ArticleCanadian union leader says GM isn't closing plant 'without one hell of a fight'
Jerry Dias, the president of the Canadian union Unifor, met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, Nov. 27 and has said that "they aren't closing our damn plant without one hell of a fight." As...
View ArticleTrump says GM 'better damn well open new plant' in Ohio after wide-ranging cuts
After GM announced it would close assembly and propulsion plants in Michigan, Ohio, Maryland and Ontario by the end of 2019, President Donald Trump said he warned the Detroit-based automaker they were...
View ArticleFeds investigate GM faulty brake vacuum pumps on 2.7M trucks, SUVs in US
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it has launched an investigation into about 2.7 million General Motors trucks and SUVs after receiving more than 100 complaints concerning brake...
View ArticleUAW calls GM's decision to close 3 plants 'slap in the face' to US workforce
In the aftermath of General Motors announcing plans to close plants in Michigan and Ohio, UAW has called the move a "callous decision" that is "profoundly damaging to our American workforce." In the...
View ArticleChevy's Impala, Volt, Cruze also fall victim to GM's wide-ranging cuts
Possibly lost in the news that General Motors would close three plants and cut nearly 15,000 jobs in North America was the impending death of the Chevrolet Impala, Volt and Cruze. Possibly lost in the...
View ArticleGM to close 3 plants, cut nearly 15K jobs in North America by end of 2019
The Associated Press reports the move will see 14,700 employees laid off, including 8,100 salaried, white-collar workers. GM will also unallocate the propulsion plants in Warren, Michigan and White...
View ArticleCanadian officials call GM's move to close plant, cut 2,500 jobs 'callous'
The Associated Press reports that a person briefed on the Detroit-based automaker's plans says the plant closure in Canada "is just the beginning" as GM readies for the next economic downturn, Trump...
View ArticleHonda recalls 122K Odyssey minivans due to risk sliding door could...
In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the automaker says that the rear latches on the power sliding door might "generate higher than normal friction, causing them...
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