The most dangerous metropolitan areas in the country for pedestrians are concentrated in the Sun Belt, but that doesn’t mean other areas are doing enough to protect the most vulnerable road users, according to a national transportation safety advocate. Beth Osborne, vice president for transportation at the nonprofit Smart Growth America, offered that message Monday as… Continue reading Advocate blasts U.S. pedestrian safety efforts, says ‘no places’ can be considered safe here
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Report: EV maker Rivian plans to cut hundreds of jobs
Electric truck maker Rivian Automotive Inc. is expected to lay off about 700 people in upcoming months, but it is unclear how many of those might be in Michigan. The automaker is trimming its workforce in areas where it has grown too quickly, according to a report Monday by Bloomberg, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. The report… Continue reading Report: EV maker Rivian plans to cut hundreds of jobs
2021-22 Mustang Mach-E owners slap Ford with federal lawsuit over safety defect
Three owners of the 2021-22 Mustang Mach-E have filed a federal lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., claiming the Dearborn automaker has known of a design flaw in its popular electric vehicles that causes them to lose power while driving down the road — and has not figured out how to fix the problem. “Companies go through recalls all the time,” lawyer Aashish Desai of the Desai Law Firm in… Continue reading 2021-22 Mustang Mach-E owners slap Ford with federal lawsuit over safety defect
Cadillac dealer says he has first Lyriq EV in the world, told ‘Don’t touch it’
A few days before the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Cadillac of Novi’s General Manager Ed Pobur got a surprise phone call. It was his Cadillac representative, who told him, “You’re getting delivered the first Lyriq in the world.” Pobur said he was supposed to get it before July 4, but because of the holiday, it… Continue reading Cadillac dealer says he has first Lyriq EV in the world, told ‘Don’t touch it’
Nissan, Ford, Hyundai among vehicle recalls this week
U.S. National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for June 30 through July 7, including a Nissan recall involving 322,671 units. See the list of this week’s car recalls involving ten or more units below, or search USA TODAY’s automotive recalls database for more: Cadillac General… Continue reading Nissan, Ford, Hyundai among vehicle recalls this week
Ford finds fix for under-hood fires, expands recall on 2021 Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
Ford Motor Co., hit with a lawsuit last month by owners of the 2021 Expedition and 2021 Lincoln Navigator angry about an unfixable fire recall, announced Friday that the company has figured out the problem and the solution. At the same time, the company expanded its recall from 39,013 to just over 66,000 SUVs based on its analysis of the… Continue reading Ford finds fix for under-hood fires, expands recall on 2021 Expedition, Lincoln Navigator
Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup is revolutionary, better than F-150 in nearly every way
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GM reports sales decline in its largest market amid COVID-19 resurgence
General Motors reported on Wednesday a 35.5% decline in sales of new vehicles during the second quarter in its largest market, China. GM China said it sold 484,200 vehicles compared with 750,800 in the year-ago period. The dip is largely due to a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic there. GM is the No. 2 automaker in China and… Continue reading GM reports sales decline in its largest market amid COVID-19 resurgence
Before tragic Shockwave crash, I rode fastest semitruck on Earth: What it was like
I sat securely belted into the passenger seat of a truck that happened to have three jet engines strapped to the back of it. It was the mid-1990s and we waited at the end of an airport runway in Bloomington, Illinois. I had an idea of what was to come, but not a clear, realistic understanding of it. It was summer in… Continue reading Before tragic Shockwave crash, I rode fastest semitruck on Earth: What it was like
GM received $3.8 billion in tax credits from Michigan to keep jobs, automaker reveals
General Motors received a $3.8 billion tax credit from Michigan after it filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and during the Great Recession. That revelation took a decade and a state Supreme Court ruling on a public records request to happen, but on Friday, GM finally revealed the amount of its credit. GM originally accepted a $3.8 billion cap through… Continue reading GM received $3.8 billion in tax credits from Michigan to keep jobs, automaker reveals