Kentucky Democratic governor pushes back against Trump-led attacks on electric vehicles
Frankfort, Ky. – Electric vehicles have built up enough momentum from job growth and investments to steer past any roadblocks from Donald Trump and other critics, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. The Democratic governor said the thousands of EV-related…
Only one of the Detroit automakers won safety awards for large SUVs
Only one of the Detroit Three automakers can claim it has a 2024 Top Safety Pick award for its full-size SUV from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: Stellantis, which makes Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Fiat brands. On Thursday,…
Ford F-150 Swiss Army Knife, Edition 2024
Palm Springs, California — It’s good to drive a Swiss Army Knife. Miles from my hotel in the California desert, work called. I needed to update a Detroit News story with a quote from a source in Texas. My 2024…
Event to honor GM proving grounds, aid Gleaners
The Milford Proving Grounds helped birth a century of the some of the world’s best known road creations, from four-wheel brakes to supercharged Corvette V-8s to crab-walking GMC Hummer EVs. This weekend, it will help raise money for Metro Detroit’s…
Cybertruck recall shows how Tesla is faring in electric truck race
A recall from Tesla allowed a rare look under the hood of the electric vehicle balance sheet. Nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks were recalled Wednesday over a defect with the accelerator causing it to get stuck when pressed, increasing the risk of…
‘I still don’t know what the reasons are’
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Andretti Cadillac’s hopes of finally joining the Formula 1 grid after well over two years of running into – and seemingly clearing – hurdle after hurdle set by Formula One Management all boil down to these…
GM expected to move headquarters from RenCen to Hudson’s tower
The center of gravity in downtown Detroit is shifting about a mile north as General Motors prepares to give up its view of the Detroit River to move to central downtown, in a historic change for the auto giant and…