An online troll seems to have inspired a Pride tradition at Ford Motor Co. Rather than recoil from comments intended to blast Ford while demeaning the LGBTQ community, the automaker has instead gone all-in to show the world that not only are slurs not going to be tolerated but the company will aggressively work to show it’s supportive of… Continue reading Unique Ford Bronco is part of new Pride tradition, effort to shut down trolls
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Chevy champion race car driver on the thrill of Belle Isle’s Grand Prix track
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2021 Ford Bronco ‘catastrophic engine failure’ complaints lead to NHTSA investigation
The 2021 Ford Bronco is now the focus of a federal safety investigation after 32 Bronco owners complained of alarming engine failure experiences. “Under normal driving conditions without warning the vehicle may experience a loss of motive power without restart due to catastrophic engine failure related to a faulty valve within 2.7 L Eco-Boost Engines,”… Continue reading 2021 Ford Bronco ‘catastrophic engine failure’ complaints lead to NHTSA investigation
The father of the Escalade has advice for Cadillac’s switch to electric vehicles
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Stellantis: Electric vehicle coming to Windsor plant will get up to 500 miles per charge
Chrysler parent Stellantis plans to build an electric vehicle capable of up to 500 miles of range on a charge at its assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, and the automaker intends to stop production of three popular passenger cars at its plant in Brampton, Ontario, in 2024. The twin announcements Friday highlight the changes coming as the automaker… Continue reading Stellantis: Electric vehicle coming to Windsor plant will get up to 500 miles per charge
Stellantis admits guilt to criminal conspiracy charge in diesel emissions cheating case
Chrysler parent Stellantis, through its U.S. operating arm, admitted in federal court Friday that the company was involved in a years-long conspiracy to cheat U.S. emissions tests in order to sell certain Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs and Ram 1500 pickups in the United States and market them as “clean EcoDiesel.” The admission came in the form of… Continue reading Stellantis admits guilt to criminal conspiracy charge in diesel emissions cheating case
‘They flipped me today’: Dearborn Truck Plant worker stunned by promotion news from Ford
When called aside at the Dearborn Truck Plant, the Ford F-150 assembly worker feared she was being written up for something — but instead it was a huge promotion. “When they handed me the papers and said, ‘You’re included in this,’ I said, ‘For real?’ At first I thought it was a bad news letter,’” OA’Lisa Mason, 32, of Detroit,… Continue reading ‘They flipped me today’: Dearborn Truck Plant worker stunned by promotion news from Ford
GM CEO Mary Barra’s rare, behind-the-scenes interview: Who she relies on in ‘lonely job’
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Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz among vehicle recalls this week
U.S. National Highway Traffic & Safety Administration The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued recalls for May 26 through June 2, including a Hyundai recall involving 239,000 units and a Mercedes-Benz recall involving 234,862 units. See the list of this week’s car recalls involving ten or more units below, or search USA TODAY’s… Continue reading Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz among vehicle recalls this week
Stellantis appears set to pay millions to settle criminal portion of diesel emissions case
Chrysler parent Stellantis appears set to pay at least $204 million related to the criminal portion of its alleged diesel emissions cheating case, one with echoes of Volkswagen’s notorious Dieselgate, which cost that automaker billions of dollars to settle. The company, which formed last year from the merger of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Peugeot maker PSA… Continue reading Stellantis appears set to pay millions to settle criminal portion of diesel emissions case