Electric Cars and Trucks At Crossroads as Auto Show Kicks Off

Jennifer Pruss/WDET The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is back, and that means the future of the auto companies...

Is Our Obsession With Cars ‘Insane?’ How Are Those Behaviors Changing?

Remi Jouan The North American Auto Show (NAIAS) kicks off this week as it opens its doors to journalists, industry...

New Technologies Will Be in Spotlight at Auto Show

Jake Neher/WDET Every year, CES (formerly known as the Consumer Electronic Show) gives us a glimpse of what to expect at the...

Looking Back at 1982 Poletown Documentary

WDET/Laura Herberg Thousands of journalists from around the world will be in Detroit next week for the North American International...

Why Is the Motor City Encouraging E-Scooters?

Eli Newman / WDET A version of this story originally aired on Marketplace. For a city that built its name...

‘World’s Smartest Intersection’ in Detroit: Like Adding a Smartphone on Traffic Lights

Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Imagine a traffic light that stays yellow long enough for cyclists or pedestrians to get across, no matter...

GM, Gilbert, A Train Station, And The Year In Detroit Business

Laura Weber-Davis, WDET General Motors announced last week it plans to lay off thousands of people and shut down several...

Ford Announces Reduction of Shifts, Without Eliminating Jobs

Pat Batcheller Ford Motor Company announced it will rebalance production at some US plants.  Just days after General Motors announced...

GM Decision on Poletown Plant Dredges Up Painful History in Hamtramck, Detroit

Jake Neher/WDET Thirty-eight years ago, the cities of Hamtramck and Detroit helped demolish a neighborhood to make way for the...

GM Layoffs Latest Economic News to Hit Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET General Motors announced devastating news on Monday. They are expected to layoff more than 14,000 workers, and close several...

GM Announces Five Possible Plant Closures In North America

General Motors will lay off 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America and put five plants up for possible...

Trump Hits Brakes on Foreign Auto Tariffs

Unsplash.com The Trump Administration is weighing whether to impose high tariffs on vehicles and parts made in foreign countries on...