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The Detroit News Readers Choice Awards is back, and we want you to join us in picking the best new cars and trucks the industry has to offer. Enter now for a chance to be the belle of the ball at Motor Bella, where you and a guest will get a sneak preview of the… Continue reading Enter to win: Become a judge at Motor Bella

GM requires U.S. salaried workers to disclose their vaccination status

General Motors Co. has required its U.S. salaried employees to attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status, the Detroit automaker confirmed Thursday. The No. 1 U.S. automaker said it notified some 40,000 employees Aug. 12 that they would be required to report their vaccination status to the company via a “confidential online reporting tool” by this past Tuesday. Employees… Continue reading GM requires U.S. salaried workers to disclose their vaccination status

Oak Park’s Bollinger expands commercial lineup with Class 4, 5 EVs

Bollinger Motors Inc. said Wednesday it will sell Class 4 and Class 5 electric commercial trucks in addition to the Class 3 vehicles it unveiled last year in a move the Oak Park-based startup said would offer greater coverage to customers. Bollinger’s $125,000 B1 SUV and B2 pickup are among the anticipated crop of forthcoming… Continue reading Oak Park’s Bollinger expands commercial lineup with Class 4, 5 EVs

Ford’s small Maverick pickup generates big reservation numbers

Ford Motor Co.’s new tiny truck, the Maverick, is generating lots of early interest, with reservations for the hybrid pickup topping 100,000 and demand coming from California markets that typically favor imports. The reservations are nonbinding and don’t require a deposit, but Ford is confident they’ll convert into orders as they did with a similar… Continue reading Ford’s small Maverick pickup generates big reservation numbers

2022 Subaru Ascent is a maestro of mainstream

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Biden’s EV order doesn’t make it easier to buy one. Here’s why.

GM expands Bolt recall, ups total cost to $1.8 billion

Detroit — General Motors Co. is globally recalling an additional 73,018 Chevrolet Bolt EVs and Bolt EUVs from model years 2019-2022 for “rare” battery defects that could cause battery fires. The automaker confirmed Friday it found the defects in current Bolt EVs and the new Bolt EUV after further investigation. GM previously recalled just 68,667 Bolt EVs from model… Continue reading GM expands Bolt recall, ups total cost to $1.8 billion

Stabenow, Peters ask Taiwan to help ease semiconductor shortage

Michigan Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow, along with Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, are asking the Taiwanese government to help the U.S. with a chip shortage that has idled auto plants and sent workers packing throughout the industry as the global economy struggles to recover from the pandemic. Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, and Stabenow, D-Lansing, and… Continue reading Stabenow, Peters ask Taiwan to help ease semiconductor shortage

Workers at Mexico GM plant end contract, oust union in vote

Mexico City — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union accused of intimidation tactics in earlier votes. It was an early display of the effectiveness of labor mechanisms negotiated under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. Nearly 6,000 workers at the GM plant… Continue reading Workers at Mexico GM plant end contract, oust union in vote

Ford halts F-150 production in Missouri, while GM pauses EV assembly

Ford Motor Co. will halt F-150 pickup truck production next week at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri and General Motors Co. is halting assembly of its all-electric Chevrolet Bolt because of the continuing global semiconductor shortage. The scarcity of microchips used in consumer electronics, including vehicles’ assisted driving functions, emissions controls, infotainment and more,… Continue reading Ford halts F-150 production in Missouri, while GM pauses EV assembly