Fields Out, Hackett In as Ford’s CEO
Ford Motor Company shook up its senior management Monday, naming Jim Hackett as its new chief executive officer. Hackett succeeds...
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Former CNN Chairman & CEO Walter Isaacson on Roger Ailes’ Passing, Economic Disruption
Patrice Gilbert Walter Isaacson has had a long and hugely successful career in broadcast news. He was the managing editor...
GM Lansing Plant to Lay Off 650 Employees
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET GM’s Delta Township Assembly Plant will shut down for a month to prepare for production of the new...
Automakers Face Trump Promises, Robotic Future
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Donald Trump has vowed to keep the auto industry in the U.S. to provide blue collar jobs for...
Auto No-Fault Overhaul Sees Resurgence in State Legislature
Jake Neher/WDET The state Legislature is resurrecting legislation to end mandatory, unlimited medical benefits for car crash victims. Proponents of...
Trump says U.S. will Negotiate a ‘Fair’ NAFTA Deal
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET President Donald Trump says he is ready to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, known as NAFTA,...
Speed Limit Goes to 75 MPH on Some Highways Next Week
txdot.gov It’s going to be a quicker trip for many people traveling between southern and northern Michigan. Beginning next week,...
Michigan Looking to Remove Seven-Day Insurance
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET One insurance company may no longer be allowed to offer seven-day insurance policies to customers in Michigan. The...
What’s The Future of the Middle Class in America?
Jake Neher/WDET We've been hearing reports for several years now about the slow erosion of a Middle Class in America. That...
U.S. Auto Workers Face Competition from Other Nations and New Technology
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET President Trump has repeatedly pledged to bring outsourced auto jobs back to the U.S. and make Michigan the...
Former FBI Director to Oversee Compensation for Takata Air Bag Victims
The U.S. District Court in Detroit is naming a former director of the FBI to oversee restitution payments connected to...
SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch and His Auto Industry-Related Rulings
The U.S. Senate could vote this week on confirmation of the next Supreme Court Justice: President Trump's Nominee Neil Gorsuch. But the vote...
