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Takata pleads guilty, agrees to pay $1B for selling faulty air bags
Takata Corp., a Japanese auto parts manufacturer, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and agreed to pay $1 billion for its role selling defective airbags, and concealing the defects. DETROIT -- Takata Corp.,...
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Sedans suppress sales in February at Big 3, but GM still posts retail gain
Trucks and SUVs continue to drive the retail market.Detroit's "Big 3" automakers posted a range of results from February sales, with one takeaway across brands: Trucks and SUVs continue to drive the...
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Uber CEO apologizes to drivers after argument over fares goes viral
After taking an Uber ride in February on Super Bowl Sunday, company CEO Travis Kalanick was caught on video verbally berating one of his drivers who was complaining about falling fares. The...
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Strong winds rip Ford logo off automaker's headquarters
As strong winds persisted in southeast Michigan, Ford's world headquarters felt Mother Nature's wrath as one of its large outwardly facing logos was ripped off. Watch videoI photographed Ford HQ for...
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Ford recalls 36,000 newer vehicles due to possible Takata defect
Included in the safety recall are the 2016-17 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX, and 2017 Lincoln Continental.Ford Motor Co. has issued a recall on 36,000 of its newer models due to a possible Takata airbag...
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Ford moves 1,800 employees into ex-Lord & Taylor store
The automaker is now the largest tenant in Fairlane Mall.Ford Motor Company is now the largest tenant in a Metro Detroit mall, after turning a long-closed Lord & Taylor store into offices for...
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GM sells European brands Opel and Vauxhall to PSA
The move lets GM exit the European market.General Motors is selling its Opel and Vauxhall subsidiary to PSA Group, which will become the second-largest automotive company in Europe, with a 17% market...
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GM cuts 1,100 jobs in Michigan after creating 800 jobs in Tennessee
The third production shift at a Lansing factory will be cut.General Motors will cut its third shift at a Lansing, Michigan-area assembly plant in May after a product line moved out of state.Employees...
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Ford revs up 3D-printing experiments with new machine
The Dearborn-based automaker reports in a news release that the new 3D printer system will call its Research and Innovation Center in Metro Detroit home. One the reasons Ford is ramping up its 3D...
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2017 Honda Ridgeline: What we liked and didn't like
The model MLive's Benjamin Raven gleefully drove for a week came with the standard 3.5-liter V6 engine and and 6-speed automatic transmission. the Ridgeline got a decent 25 mpg on the highway, and 18...
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Ford teaches Mustang to decipher handwritten Chinese characters
Not only is the Ford Mustang China's top-selling sports coupe, but it is now trained to recognized Chinese Handwriting through its SYNC 3 in-car media and navigation system.Watch videoNot only is the...
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Michigan auto supplier lays off 193 workers just 6 months after $23M expansion
The layoffs will last for at least 6 months.Contracts are won and lost in automotive manufacturing, and jobs move in between.That's what is happening in Adrian, where Inteva Products told Michigan...
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Tree crushes Volkswagen amid destructive winds in Detroit
While winds knocked out trees, power lines and just about anything else across southeast Michigan Wednesday, March 8, one Detroit man is going to come home fro Montreal to a smashed car. Watch videoA...
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BMW adds 134,000 SUVs to previous recall over driveshaft issue
The recall, expected to start April 24, covers 2011-2013 BMW X5 SUVs, 2011-14 BMW X6 SUVs and the 2011 BMW X6 Active Hybrid, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. BMW...
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Volkswagen pleads guilty in US diesel emissions scandal
Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and obstruction of justice in a brazen scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles by using software to suppress...
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Inteva expansion in Adrian factory on track during temporary layoff
It hasn't yet received state incentive funding.A Michigan-based global auto supplier said Friday that a new contract with General Motors is expected to result in recalls of many laid-off workers by...
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2017 Mazda 6 Grand Touring: What we liked and didn't like
Mazda touts the model as "long regarded" as one of the "best-handling, most-engaging" in its segment, and says it added more "athleticism and ambience" to its 2017 edition. The 2017 Mazda 6,...
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Autonomous vehicle test site President Trump will visit is still on drawing...
The setting of Trump's first visit to Michigan as president will look mostly unchanged in the years since the property was announced as a future site for autonomous vehicle testing.YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP,...
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VW CEO won't rule out possibility of Fiat Chrysler merger talks
During Volkswagen's annual results news conference Tuesday, March 14, CEO Matthias Mueller said he is "not ruling out a conversation" about a merger between the German automaker and Fiat Chrysler....
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'President Trump needs to see the vision' for Michigan's automotive future
He visits the American Center for Mobility on March 14.When President Donald Trump arrives in Michigan on Wednesday, he'll find a state eager to cement its role as the heart of the U.S. automobile...
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