President Joe Biden is urging the UAW and the Detroit Three automakers to reach a fair contract that will offer job security and pay wages to support the middle class as the carmakers transition to an electric vehicle future. The president’s comments come days after the UAW President Shawn Fain publicly criticized Stellantis North America’s… Continue reading Biden weighs in on UAW, Detroit 3 contract talks with suggested demands
Author: Detroit Free Press Online
Ford hires former Apple VP to lead software, strategy, assume duties of exec on leave
Peter Stern, a former vice president at Apple, has been named president of newly formed Ford Integrated Services “to lead customer experiences powered by software and services,” the automaker announced Monday. He starts immediately and reports to CEO Jim Farley. Stern previously oversaw areas including Apple TV+, iCloud, Apple News+, Apple Books, Apple Arcade, Apple… Continue reading Ford hires former Apple VP to lead software, strategy, assume duties of exec on leave
10 trucks vanish from Dearborn lots in a single day as F-150, Raptor thefts escalate
Fifteen Ford F-150 pickups and high-performance Raptor trucks vanished from Dearborn holding lots within the first eight days of August — 10 of them stolen on Thursday alone. A month earlier, Ford Motor Co. reported 22 F-150 trucks had gone missing from Dearborn holding lots, mostly Raptor models, according to police data obtained by the… Continue reading 10 trucks vanish from Dearborn lots in a single day as F-150, Raptor thefts escalate
Stellantis leader says negotiations with UAW require ‘focus on reality’
The head of Stellantis in North America is pushing back after UAW President Shawn Fain recently tossed the company’s contract proposal in the garbage. Mark Stewart, chief operating officer for Stellantis North America, said he was “incredibly disappointed” to see Fain’s online communications earlier in the week, presumably referring to Fain’s dramatic Facebook Live video… Continue reading Stellantis leader says negotiations with UAW require ‘focus on reality’
The Chrysler 300 roars into the great Detroit car history books after a final Dream Cruise
Pour one out for the OG. The Chrysler 300 — the last great sedan created by an American automaker and the catalyst for Detroit’s greatest horsepower race — is about to celebrate its last Woodward Dream Cruise. The rolling car show that originated as a celebration of muscle cars tips its hat this week to… Continue reading The Chrysler 300 roars into the great Detroit car history books after a final Dream Cruise
Behind the scenes of a NASCAR pit crew competing at elite levels
R.J. Barnette doesn’t dare move. He stares at pit road, his face void of all expression except for one: pain. An excruciating injury to his back almost kept him off pit road. Movement is risky business for him. The light drizzle that mists the air that afternoon at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn is… Continue reading Behind the scenes of a NASCAR pit crew competing at elite levels
Ford F-150 Lightning pickup saves the day for elderly man stranded in wheelchair
A police department in central California received a call on Monday afternoon about an elderly man stranded in his electric wheelchair in front of the Auto Zone auto parts store, according to the local chief. “On arrival, it was determined that the chair’s battery needed a charge,” Atwater Police Chief Michael Salvador wrote in a… Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning pickup saves the day for elderly man stranded in wheelchair
GM and The Moth partner to bring storytelling venue to Detroit and Ann Arbor
General Motors is taking storytelling on the road this fall with The Moth’s Pop-up Porch coming to Detroit and Ann Arbor trailing behind a Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickup built at the Flint Assembly plant. The Moth is the storytelling nonprofit behind the popular Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast. As the Detroit Free Press… Continue reading GM and The Moth partner to bring storytelling venue to Detroit and Ann Arbor
Lawsuit alleges hybrid Escape, Maverick and Lincoln Corsair are prone to spontaneous fire
Six Ford customers allege “a dangerous defect” that has led to spontaneous explosive fires in certain hybrid vehicles built by Ford Motor Co. and puts thousands more vehicles at risk, according to a 124-page lawsuit filed this week by Seattle-based consumer law firm Hagens Berman. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Detroit at the U.S. District… Continue reading Lawsuit alleges hybrid Escape, Maverick and Lincoln Corsair are prone to spontaneous fire
Workers at Stellantis plant diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease
Two workers at Stellantis’ Warren Truck Assembly Plant in Macomb County have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. Details about their conditions and how they contracted the bacterial disease were not immediately clear. Ann Marie Fortunate, a spokeswoman for Stellantis, which owns the Jeep, Ram, Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Maserati brands, provided a company… Continue reading Workers at Stellantis plant diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease