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...
Trump Nominates Michigan Native to Replace Kavanaugh
President Trump says he is nominating his administration’s specialist in cutting government regulations to fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett...
Battle for Michigan’s U.S. Senate Seat Becoming Political Minefield
The race for the U.S. Senate in Michigan is becoming a tale of two themes. Does incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow...
Michigan’s 5th State Senate District Race Has Some Dems Considering Voting Red
Candice Fortman It seems almost inconceivable a Republican could have a shot winning a race in Michigan’s 5th state Senate...
Race for Congress in Michigan’s 11th Tests Millennial Candidates, Trust in Trump
When Republican Congressman Dave Trott announced last year that he was retiring from the U.S. House it left more than just...