After months of downtime, General Motors Co. restarted production of its Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV Monday at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan, the company said. “Production of the Bolt EV/EUV resumed today, as planned,” GM spokesman Kevin Kelly sai…
Ford sales plummet 25.6% in March, decrease 17.1% for the quarter
Sales of Ford Motor Co. vehicles fell by 25.6% year-over-year in March, capping a 17.1% decrease for the first quarter of 2022 and joining other automakers whose sales were hit by low inventory from a global semiconductor shortage. But the Dearborn aut…
Why auto affordability concerns loom as costs rise, sales drop in Q1
Automakers and dealers are worried about affordability as supply-chain woes keep inventory levels low and customers are hit with increased inflation, high gas prices and climbing interest rates. Domestic and foreign automakers on Friday posted U.S. sal…
Yippie-ki-yay: Appreciating Bruce Willis as he retires from the movies
He came to us fully formed, a man. There were no weird childhood moments or awkward teenage years with Bruce Willis. By the time he was introduced to us on TV’s “Moonlighting,” he was already 30 years old, with a quarter-to-six o’clock shadow on his fa…
Ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick: Let prisoners earn time off their sentences
PONTIAC, Mich. — Kwame Kilpatrick urged reform of Michigan’s criminal justice system Sunday while expressing the life-saving value of hope as part of a growing number of public appearances made by the former Detroit mayor following his own prison relea…
John Niyo: Lights, cameras, action: Jim Harbaugh sets the stage for Colin Kaepernick
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Behind Spike Lee and a documentary film crew, amid the curious bystanders and the assortment of unemployed pass-catchers, there was a quarterback and a coach. And Saturday afternoon, in the middle of Michigan’s annual spring football…
Deliberations up next as Whitmer kidnap trial arguments end
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial and accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan’s governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal pr…
Deliberations up next as Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap trial arguments end
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial who are accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan’s governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federa…
‘It wasn’t just talk,’ feds say as Whitmer kidnap trial of 4 men nears end
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Four men on trial accused of plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer didn’t just talk about wanting to kidnap and kill Michigan’s governor, they planned, prepared and armed themselves to spark a second Civil War, a federal prosec…
GM sales down in first quarter amid tight supply, high prices
General Motors Co. on Friday said its dealers sold 512,846 vehicles in the first quarter this year, down 20% from last year as slumping supply continued to limit sales. Again, Toyota Motor North America surpassed GM’s sales with a total of 514,592 sale…