Detroit — General Motors Co. is expected to announce Monday plans to build the all-electric Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The Origin, developed by Cruise LLC, the autonomous-vehicle unit of GM, was created in partnership with Honda Motor Co. Unveiled in San Francisco on Tuesday, it’s a boxy… Continue reading GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant will build Cruise Origin self-driving shuttle
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Fired salesman from Macomb Twp. disrupts car-buying industry with word-of-mouth business
CLOSE Brian Carroll had never been fired or let go from a job. Never. A year ago, he was dumped, very simply, because his boss needed to trim costs. No warning. No dip in performance. Just a handshake goodbye on that Monday morning in late January because the car dealership that employed him for eight… Continue reading Fired salesman from Macomb Twp. disrupts car-buying industry with word-of-mouth business
Ford expects $2.2 billion pretax hit due to pension plans, retirement benefits in Q4
An employee works on the assembly line installing parts on the Duratech 35 V6 engine at the Ford Motor Co. Engine Plant in Lima, Ohio, U.S. on Friday, March 28, 2014. Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor expects to take a pretax hit of about $2.2 billion in the fourth-quarter… Continue reading Ford expects $2.2 billion pretax hit due to pension plans, retirement benefits in Q4
Auto supplier Dakkota gets state incentives for Detroit plant to employ 400
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Auto supplier Dakkota gets state incentives for Detroit plant to employ 400 The factory will make components for the new Fiat Chrysler plant in Detroit Post to Facebook Sent! A link has been sent to your friend’s email address. Posted!… Continue reading Auto supplier Dakkota gets state incentives for Detroit plant to employ 400
Ford preps dealers for its first-ever battery-electric Mustang SUV
Ford Motor Co.’s push to peddle the Mustang Mach-E later this year starts by getting more than two-thirds of its 3,000 U.S. dealerships ready to sell a battery-electric SUV company officials say represents an important part of the Blue Oval’s future. The automaker is in the midst of training sales staff and shop technicians at some 2,100… Continue reading Ford preps dealers for its first-ever battery-electric Mustang SUV
GM bids to buy land for a new battery factory in Lordstown
CLOSE A banner depicting the Chevrolet Cruze model vehicle is displayed at the General Motors’ Lordstown plant Nov. 27, 2018, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Photo: John Minchillo/Associated Press) General Motors wants to build a new battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio, right next door to its former car assembly plant that it shuttered and sold last year. The automaker said it has… Continue reading GM bids to buy land for a new battery factory in Lordstown
GM parts shortage: UAW workers want a day off, customers wait on parts
CLOSE From left, day shift workers Erik Brzezinski of Westland, Mike Martin of Farmington Hills, Jason Gravenmier of Westland, Bill Bagwell of Westland, Todd Canterbury of White Lake and Nolan Kerr of Allen Park pose for a photo outside of General Motors’ Customer Care and Aftersales (CCA) plant in Ypsilanti, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo:… Continue reading GM parts shortage: UAW workers want a day off, customers wait on parts
GM planning Super Bowl ad for all-electric Hummer truck
General Motors Co. is expected to advertise a Hummer electric pickup truck during the Super Bowl, officially resurrecting the polarizing, gas-guzzling behemoth brand as an eco-friendly off-roader. The fully electric Hummer vehicles would be built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant and hit roads in late 2021, The Detroit News has reported. The Hummer will be in showrooms around the… Continue reading GM planning Super Bowl ad for all-electric Hummer truck
VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare
Volkswagen AG and Nissan Motor Co. are among automakers planning new plants in Ghana to target West Africa’s 382 million people. Their challenge: Finding banks that will offer loans to make new cars affordable. In a country where about 70% of imports are second-hand, new car ownership is rare, said Believe Alorbu, who sells older… Continue reading VW, Nissan chase African market where car loans are rare
Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s assembly plants in Windsor and Belvidere, Illinois, will idle for two weeks this month following a year of declining sales for the minivans and SUVs built in those plants. Windsor Assembly, which produces Chrysler Pacifica and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, will be down for the weeks of Jan. 13 and Jan. 20, the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler plants in Windsor and Belvidere will idle for two weeks amid slow sales