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Photos: Ford unveils 2015 Focus
The updated compact, which Ford Motor Co. unveiled Sunday at the 2014 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, has a more luxurious look in line with the Dearborn-based automaker’s new vehicle lineup along...
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GM: New Chevy, GMC SUVs to achieve up to 23 mpg
GM says the 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL with the standard new EcoTec3 5.3-litre V8 engine will get an EPA-estimated 16 mpg in the city and 23 mpg on the highway with...
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Detroit automakers worry about UAW money struggles
The United Auto Workers' membership and dues are down sharply from just six years ago. In another sign of weakness, the union suffered a stunning defeat this month when it tried to organize a...
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UAW official says union remains financially strong
Dennis Williams, now secretary-treasurer for the union, concedes that it has been selling off stocks and other assets to balance the budget for the past seven years. But he says it also has cut...
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Ford to reportedly drop Microsoft partnership for Sync system
Ford Motor Co. will reportedly drop its partnership with Microsoft Corp. for its next-generation Sync system. Bloomberg News reports “people briefed on the matter” say the Dearborn-based automaker,...
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Auto Review | Cadillac XTS Vsport: Bringing speed back to domestic luxury sedans
The Cadillac XTS is not a light vehicle by any means. In fact, the curb weight of the vehicle is almost more than any other sedan in General Motors Co.’s entire lineup. But a new engine offering for...
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2015 Focus continues Ford's global product plan to best-selling vehicle
The Ford lineup of cars with the brand’s new “global DNA” continues with the introduction of the 2015 Focus. The refreshed compact vehicle, which Ford Motor Co. unveiled the hatchback version of...
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Chrysler drives onto Consumer Reports 2014 top vehicles list with Ram 1500
DETROIT, MI- For the first time in 16 years, a Chrysler vehicle was named to Consumer Reports’ annual list of top vehicles. The monthly consumer advice magazine today named the Ram 1500 the best...
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GM expands ignition switch recall to 1.6 million vehicles; 13 fatalities...
The expanded recall raises the number of reported incidents involving frontal crashes, in which the recall condition may have caused or contributed to the non-deployment of the frontal airbags, to 31,...
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Man never stopped grieving for stolen '65 Volkswagen Beetle found in Michigan
Joe MacDonald of Knoxville, Tenn., said he used to buy Beetles to fix up and sell. He had many of them, but he says he never stopped grieving for the red convertible that he had running "slick as a...
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The Connected Car: 5 things to know about the current hotbed of the auto...
The ''connected car'' is a phrase that those in the automotive industry have played around with for years that is now becoming better known to consumers. What is it? In short, it’s how your vehicle...
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2015 Ford Mustang stars in 'Need for Speed' ad prior to movie premiere
The 2015 Ford Mustang made its ad debut Sunday in a co-branded spot for the upcoming “Need for Speed” movie during the Daytona 500. The 30-second spot features scenes from the movie featuring actor...
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Auto theft report: Michigan criminals resort to stealing parts rather than...
See which make and model was the top stolen vehicle in Michigan in 2012.LANSING — While auto thefts continue to decline in Michigan, criminals are stealing more rims, GPS systems and other car...
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Ford: 2015 Mustang convertible delivers maximum drop-top enjoyment; expects...
A new top is at the center of the improvements for the sixth-generation convertible. It features is a new electromechanical drive system that will have the vehicle’s all-new insulted roof down in half...
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US safety agency to probe GM recall response to 1.6 million vehicles
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday night that it opened the probe ''to determine whether GM properly followed the legal processes and requirements for reporting...
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Tesla plans new battery factory; will employ 6,500
Electric car maker Tesla Motors said Wednesday it's considering sites in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas for a massive battery factory that would employ around 6,500 people.PALO ALTO, Calif....
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Ford to auction custom 'Need for Speed' Mustang
Ford Motor Co. plans to auction off one of the custom 2014 Mustangs used in the upcoming “Need for Speed” movie.Watch video DETROIT, MI- Ford Motor Co. plans to auction off one of the custom 2014...
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Does Tesla's big announcement threaten West Michigan's status as a center for...
"There really is no other area in the states that has the capability that West Michigan has," said Bruce Adair, interim president of The Lakeshore Advantage. HOLLAND, MI – West Michigan’s status as a...
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Plasan Carbon Composites will add SRT Viper parts to its Corvette Stingray...
"We're getting more efficient," said company president James Staargaard of the Walker plant, which five months ago started mass-producing hood and roof panels for the 2104 Chevrolet Stingray.WALKER, MI...
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Former GM CEO Dan Akerson joins defense contractor Lockheed Martin board
Former General Motors Co. CEO and chairman Dan Akerson will serve on the Lockheed Martin Corp. Board of Directors. The Maryland-based defense contractor Thursday announced that its board of directors...
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