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Want a Charger or Challenger? Dodge dealers start waitlists for last ones
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Volta to add EV charging stations at 4 southeast Michigan Kroger stores
Electric vehicle owners soon will be able to top off their batteries when they shop at four Kroger Co. stores in southeast Michigan. San Francisco-based Volta Charging is adding at least eight chargers to the grocery stores in Lapeer, Roseville, Southgate and Westland. The announcement comes after the company in April received a $98,750 Michigan Mobility Funding… Continue reading Volta to add EV charging stations at 4 southeast Michigan Kroger stores
Top 5 head-turning sights at the 2022 Dream Cruise
Why be normal when you can let your freak flag fly at the Dream Cruise? Here are some of the most, um, interesting sights Saturday on Woodward. He’s a mean one All the gearheads on Woodward liked the Dream Cruise a lot. But the Grinch, who lived just north of Cruiseville, did not. Riding sidesaddle… Continue reading Top 5 head-turning sights at the 2022 Dream Cruise
Top 5 cool cars seen at the Dream Cruise
For car-crazy people, the Woodward Dream Cruise is the world’s biggest candy store. For the 27th time, an estimated 40,000 hot rods, retro mods and just plain odds rumbled along 16 miles of M-1 from Ferndale to Pontiac. Here are some of the coolest rides spotted Saturday at the Dream Cruise. 24-karat magic Carl Wilson’s… Continue reading Top 5 cool cars seen at the Dream Cruise
Ford to appeal $1.7 billion verdict in Georgia truck crash
Woodstock, Ga. — Ford Motor Co. plans to appeal a $1.7 billion verdict against the automaker after a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple, a company representative said Sunday. Jurors in Gwinnett County, just northeast of Atlanta, returned the verdict late last week in the yearslong civil case involving what the… Continue reading Ford to appeal $1.7 billion verdict in Georgia truck crash
Attention, Mustang owners: You’re invited to a ‘Stampede’
Ford Motor Co. is inviting Mustang enthusiasts to take part in the debut of the next generation of the iconic sports car during the North American International Auto Show in the Motor City next month. The Dearborn automaker on Friday announced “The Stampede,” a debut event for the redesigned Mustang. Ahead of the Sept. 14 event,… Continue reading Attention, Mustang owners: You’re invited to a ‘Stampede’
GM, citing ‘consistently strong earnings,’ to reinstate dividend, resume stock buybacks
General Motors Co. is reinstating its quarterly dividend for shareholders after suspending it in April 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Detroit automaker said Friday. A dividend of 9 cents per share of the company’s common stock will be paid out on Sept. 15 to shareholders of record as of the close of business… Continue reading GM, citing ‘consistently strong earnings,’ to reinstate dividend, resume stock buybacks
New Unifor president pushes for pay hikes to beat inflation, add members
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Class of ’96: The new Dream Cruise classics
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