The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning, an all-electric pickup truck with a mile-long waiting list, opens its order banks on Thursday to customers who placed a $100 reservation and want to move forward with placing an official order. Lightning prices have spiked $6,000 to $8,500, based on material costs and other factors. If reservation holders want to back out, they… Continue reading Ford F-150 Lightning gets price hike, debuts two colors
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GM CFO says supply plan will keep auto production going even in a downturn
General Motors is taking aggressive steps to get tens of thousands of vehicles awaiting parts to consumers quickly and the automaker is remodeling its supply chain to protect the company from future economic or supply challenges. GM CFO Paul Jacobson said Tuesday that the automaker is “trying to be very cautious, but not alarming, in terms of what we… Continue reading GM CFO says supply plan will keep auto production going even in a downturn
GM calls $1,500 OnStar plan optional — but new car buyers are being forced into it
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Michigan’s automakers put in tough spot with climate change bill
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Ford CEO Jim Farley emphasizes only 1 company is challenging Tesla right now
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‘I lost my whole house’: Ohio mom fled with baby as garaged Ford Expedition caught fire
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UAW leaders’ salaries going up, but percentage increase isn’t as high as in 2018
In 2018, the UAW made an intriguing change in the language that would appear in the union’s constitution related to salaries for positions such as president, secretary-treasurer and vice presidents. Rather than listing the actual salaries as was the case previously, the 2018 document provided a formula, or multiplier, used to calculate the individual salaries… Continue reading UAW leaders’ salaries going up, but percentage increase isn’t as high as in 2018
Jimmy Fallon surprises F-150 factory workers, drives Lightning with Ford CEO
Comedian Jimmy Fallon stopped by the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn on Friday afternoon to hang out with Ford CEO Jim Farley and factory workers who build the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck, the Free Press has learned. “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” host spent nearly an hour touring the new factory with Farley and… Continue reading Jimmy Fallon surprises F-150 factory workers, drives Lightning with Ford CEO
Powerful engine revs will go quiet as electric cars hit roads: ‘I’m gonna miss the sound’
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Jeep, Toyota among vehicle recalls this week
U.S. National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for July 28 through Aug. 4, including a Jeep recall involving 99,186 units and a Toyota recall involving 75,316 units. See the list of this week’s car recalls involving ten or more units below, or search USA TODAY’s… Continue reading Jeep, Toyota among vehicle recalls this week