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GM to relocate Heritage Center to Grand Blanc Township

General Motors Co. is relocating its Heritage Center from Sterling Heights to the company’s former Customer Care & Aftersales world headquarters in Grand Blanc Township, bringing it closer to the Detroit automaker’s Flint birthplace. The Heritage Center in Sterling Heights opened in a leased space in 2004 to house a portion of the GM Heritage… Continue reading GM to relocate Heritage Center to Grand Blanc Township

Payne: Preview from the driver’s seat at American Speed Festival

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Detroit auto show organizers set 2023 dates

Detroit — After the Detroit auto show made its return downtown this month after a more than three-year hiatus, organizers have scheduled the 2023 event for Sept. 13-24, according to a news release Wednesday. The 2023 show will mark the second time the North American International Auto Show will take place in September after organizers… Continue reading Detroit auto show organizers set 2023 dates

GM wants employees in the office. Here’s why the company is putting that off

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Ford reveals next-gen Super Duty pickup lineup

Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday debuted the next-generation Super Duty — part of the Dearborn automaker’s best-selling F-Series lineup — for model year 2023. The redesigned lineup of pickup trucks and chassis cabs features new technology and targets best-in-class towing, payload, torque and horsepower in the heavy-duty full-size truck segment, according to Ford. The 2023… Continue reading Ford reveals next-gen Super Duty pickup lineup

Detroit auto show drew ‘hundreds of thousands,’ will likely stay in September, organizers say

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GM delays timeline on employees returning to the office amid backlash

General Motors Co. executives are delaying the timeline for bringing white-collar workers back to the office after backlash from a decision released last week requiring employees to return to in-person work three days a week, according to a Tuesday memo. “We acknowledge that the timing of the message, late on a Friday afternoon, was unfortunate.… Continue reading GM delays timeline on employees returning to the office amid backlash

States get final OK to build highway EV charging network

Washington – Attention, potential car buyers: New electric vehicle charging stations are on their way to highway locations near you. All 50 states received final approval Tuesday to begin construction on a first nationwide network of EV charging stations that places one roughly every 50 miles (80 kilometers) along interstate highways, part of the Biden… Continue reading States get final OK to build highway EV charging network

Ford to invest $700 million, add 500 jobs at Louisville truck plant

Correction: This story has been corrected to show that the Kentucky Truck Plant employs about 8,700 hourly and salaried workers, not 4,400 hourly workers. Louisville, Ky. – Ford will invest $700 million mainly at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, creating about 500 new jobs over the next four years. The company made the announcement… Continue reading Ford to invest $700 million, add 500 jobs at Louisville truck plant