DETROIT - General Motors is finding new markets for its hydrogen fuel cell systems, announcing that it will work with another company to build mobile electricity generators, electric vehicle charging stations and power generators for military camps. The emissions-free generators will be designed to power large commercial buildings in the event of a power outage,
DETROIT - Car consumers looking to buy will soon have access to hundreds of thousands of used vehicles on a new digital retail platform from General Motors. Last week GM introduced CarBravo, a website that will list all the used car inventory across GM's participating dealerships as well as used cars owned by GM and
LANSING - Michigan Democrats have their best shot in decades to take control of the state Legislature after an independent commission voted in December on new political district boundaries that likely create many more competitive elections than in previous years. Democrats have been in the minority in the state House since 2011 and the Senate since 1984. While there is no guarantee they will win control of
DETROIT - The storied Chrysler brand, now owned by Stellantis, is set to add a fully electric vehicle — or battery electric vehicle — by 2025, and it's resurrecting the Airflow name from its 1930s past. The Airflow, teased without the Chrysler name at a couple of Stellantis events last year, has already sparked comparisons to the Ford Mustang Mach-E, the Tesla Model
NEW YORK - Toyota is about to become the leader in US auto sales for the first time, taking away a title that General Motors has held for nearly a century. It's yet another sign that US automakers have lost their dominance in their home market. As recently as 2005, Toyota was No. 4 in
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. has added to its board of directors John May, CEO of Deere & Co., and analysts say that move illustrates the automaker's commitment to new technology in the cutthroat race toward electric and autonomous vehicle dominance. The fact that Deere just resolved a six-week UAW strike, its first in 35 years, is "icing on the cake,"
LANSING — The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association will issue $3 billion in auto insurance refunds — $400 per insured vehicle — to Michigan drivers, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Insurance and Financial Services announced Tuesday. Drivers are expected to receive checks in the second quarter of 2022, Whitmer said in a news release. Whitmer called for refunds on
LANSING — The state of Michigan is dropping its federal lawsuit against oil company Enbridge over the Line 5 pipeline and will instead focus its efforts on a separate lawsuit that was filed in state court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday. The change in legal strategy follows a federal judge's recent refusal to return the federal
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. announced plans for four massive new plants and 10,800 jobs in Kentucky and Tennessee devoted to an all-electric future and invest $7 billion as part of an $11.4 billion partnership with battery maker SK Innovation of South Koreato help inoculate the carmaker from supply chain pressures that have crippled the
DETROIT - Modern cars are computers on wheels, meaning hostile hackers can violate your car's software and do what they want to it a lot easier than you might think. Moshe Shlisel knows exactly how someone can hack your car. Fortunately, he's one of the good guys. His company specializes in cybersecurity. His team looks for vulnerabilities in cars to pinpoint the risks and then help
