UAW Direct Election Referendum Ends

The UAW’s international referendum on direct elections ends today. Ballots were mailed to members of the United Auto Workers in...

Tlaib Explains ‘No’ Vote on Infrastructure, Is Skeptical About Future of Build Back Better

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) is standing by her vote against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, saying that Democrats...

President Biden Talks Up Infrastructure Bill, Makes Pitch for Social Spending Plan During Detroit Visit

After signing his $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill into law earlier this week, President Joe Biden visited General Motors’ electric...

General Motors Reopens Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant as Factory Zero

General Motors has reopened its Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit. It comes after the site spent the last year-and-a-half...

President Biden to Visit Michigan for Grand Opening of Detroit-Hamtramck EV Factory

President Biden tries to get his legislative agenda in gear this week when he travels to an electric vehicle plant...

Now-Signed Infrastructure Bill Commits $7.5 Billion to EV Charging Network

President Joe Biden has signed a trillion-dollar infrastructure spending bill into law.  It includes $7.5 billion to build out an...

New Film Explores What Henry Ford Might Do and Say If He Visited Southeast Michigan in 2021

What would Henry Ford do and say if he traveled in time to Detroit in 2021? That’s the question that...

After Cuts to Federal Spending Plan, Slotkin Says She’s Focused on Broadband, EV Infrastructure

Congressional Democrats are still working through the reconciliation process to get President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passed, having...

Infrastructure and Reconciliation Bills Could Have Big Impact on Electric Vehicles in Michigan

It seems like the more we hear about the negotiations in Congress over the infrastructure bill and the Build Back...

Ballots for the UAW’s Direct Election Vote Are on the Way

Ballots are headed to members of the United Auto Workers this week. The federal consent decree created in the wake...

“One Member, One Vote” Not A Panacea for the United Auto Workers, Says Wayne State Business Professor

Years of scandal and several high-profile arrests have left the United Auto Workers union looking for answers -- and potentially a...

Michigan Used Car Dealers Are Feeling the Effects of Global Semiconductor Shortage

The impact of supply chain issues on the automotive industry has pushed new vehicle prices higher throughout 2021. With cars,...