Check out all the auto industry's Super Bowl LI commercials
The average cost for a Super Bowl LI commercial time slot cost around $5 million this year.
View ArticleDriver in fatal Tesla crash had blood alcohol nearly 3x legal limit
The driver in a double-fatal crash of a Tesla had a blood-alcohol content of 0.21 percent at the time her car crashed and burned in Indianapolis in November 2016.The driver in a double-fatal crash of...
View Article2018 Dodge Durango to come with 3 rows, 6 seats and a head-turning 0-60 time
The 2018 Dodge Durango is a three-row SUV with 475-horsepower, classic 392-cubic-inch HEMI V8 and can go 0-60 mph in 4.4. seconds. Watch videoThe 2018 Dodge Durango will come with enough space for the...
View ArticleEx-GM land in Pontiac to be sold for metal recycling facility
The company bought additional ex-GM property in Pontiac in 2016.A Troy-based recycling company plans to buy 41.9 acres in Pontiac that used to be owned by General Motors Corp. to turn it into a new...
View ArticleGM recalls older Pontiac, Saturn models due to air bag sensor issue
The recall covers 2006-2010 Pontiac Solstice, and 2007-2010 Saturn Sky models. Neither cars or brands are made by the automaker anymore. General Motors has recalled 107,000 older Pontiac and Saturn...
View ArticleGM expands its Maven car-sharing service to Atlanta
The automaker has grown its car-sharing service to 17 different cities in the 11 months since launching it as a University of Michigan pilot project.Watch videoGeneral Motors has added another city to...
View ArticleHow Ford's investment in Michigan is creating 70 jobs at one company
The new engineering office is in the heart of "Ford country."The expansion of a global engineering firm in Dearborn - along with the projected hiring of about 70 engineers - is one example of spinoff...
View ArticleDodge shows off limited edition Mopar 2017 Challenger at Chicago Auto Show
With its Mopar brand celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2017, Dodge unveiled its limited edition 2017 Mopar Challenger Friday, Feb. 10 at the Chicago Auto Show. The special edition Challenger comes...
View ArticleFord gets $1B stake in artificial intelligence company to develop...
Argo AI, based in Pittsburgh, expects to have 200 employees by year-end.Ford Motor Company's investment in next-generation autonomous vehicles continues as the Dearborn-based automaker announces its...
View ArticleHistoric photos show grandeur of estates built by Michigan's auto pioneers
Photos from the early 1900s show the grandeur of the estates of belonging to Michigan's auto pioneers
View ArticleReport shows 'much work to be done' as U.S. manufacturers confront Industry 4.0
About 4,600 small automotive suppliers in Metro Detroit that will be making Industry 4.0 decisions in coming years.Do you embrace, fear or ignore technological changes?Those are questions facing the...
View ArticleWhy a new wind tunnel in Michigan is worth $200M to Ford
The wind force will get up to 200 mph.Fuel economy isn't top of mind for many consumers, who are pushing trucks and SUVs to the tops of sales charts.But auto manufacturers continue to look for ways to...
View ArticleLG Chem battery plant expansion in Holland will create 150 new jobs
The addition, which will be occupied by August, is expected to create up 150 new jobs in Holland over the years ahead, the company said.HOLLAND, MI - Battery maker LG Chem Michigan Inc. (LGCMI) plans...
View ArticleAAA study: Young millennial drivers are the worst
A new AAA study reports that more than half of all drivers have texted while driving, ran a red light or exceeded the speed limit in just the last 30 days. A new AAA study reports that more than half...
View Article2017 Kia Sportage SX: What we liked and didn't like
Originally introduced at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, the fourth-generation Kia Sportage came completely redesigned for the 2017 edition. The crossover SUV is the South Korean automaker's longest...
View ArticleLamborghini recalls all 12 $4M Venenos on the road due to fire risk
Included in the recall is one of the Italian automaker's rarest models in the $4 million limited edition Veneno. The self-proclaimed "street-legal racing car" was included in the recall of 5,900...
View ArticleDetroit's traffic ranked among worst in US
The report also includes rankings and data for Ann Arbor, Saginaw, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing and Kalamazoo. In a report ranking traffic congestion in more than 1,000 cities across the world and 240...
View ArticleJeep entombed in sand dune for 40 years to be removed Friday
A Jeep Wagoneer entombed in a Massachusetts sand dune will be dug out and set free for the first time in 40 years on Friday, Feb. 24.A Jeep Wagoneer entombed in a Massachusetts sand dune will be dug...
View Article'Dukes of Hazzard' jump to kick off Autorama in Detroit on Friday
While the show starts noon Friday, those planning to go might want to head downtown around 11:30 to watch the General Lee fly 30-feet in the air above Atwater Street.Watch videoThe 65th annual...
View ArticleVW exec arrested in US emissions scandal appears in court
A Volkswagen executive who was arrested in the U.S. before he could fly home to Germany has appeared in Detroit federal court on charges related to the company's emissions scandal.DETROIT (AP) -- A...
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