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Black developers breathe new life into hulking, abandoned Fisher Body plant in Detroit

By Steve Neavling
Mar 8, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Auto industry, abandoned buildings, Fisher Body Plant No. 21, Apartments, Mayor Duggan, Jackson Asset Management, Hosey Development, redevelopment
Michigan

Auto industry lost nearly $300M in wages, production from weeklong Canadian protest

By Steve Neavling
Feb 15, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Auto industry, automakers, Michigan, Ambassador Bridge, Freedom Convoy, vaccine mandates, COVID-19, Anderson Economic Group, Canada
Michigan

Ambassador Bridge reopens after blockade caused tens of millions of dollars in lost wages for Michigan autoworkers

By Steve Neavling
Feb 14, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan, Ambassador Bridge, protest, COVID-19, vaccine mandates, Canada, Police, Auto industry, autoworkers, Gov. Whitmer
Michigan

Canadian officials threaten truck protesters with forced removal if they don’t leave Ambassador Bridge

By Steve Neavling
Feb 11, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Ambassador Bridge, Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Michigan, auto industry, protest, blockade, vaccine mandate, COVID-19, state of emergency
Michigan

U.S. businesses, workers suffer as trucker protests continue unabated at Canada border

By Steve Neavling
Feb 10, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Anti-vaxxers, Canada, Ambassador Bridge, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, auto industry, Dana Nessel, COVID-19
Metro Detroit

Rep. Tlaib gets headache from pungent odor coming from Stellantis plant in Detroit

By Steve Neavling
Nov 11, 2021

Tags: Rashida Tlaib, U.S. House, Congress, Stellantis, auto industry, Detroit, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, air quality, violation
Metro Detroit

John Oliver cites Vincent Chin slaying during episode dedicated to America's history of anti-Asian racism

By Jerilyn Jordan
Jun 7, 2021

Tags: News Hits, Vincent Chin, John Oliver, AAPI, Detroit, Auto industry, HBO, Atlanta spa killings
Metro Detroit

'Rising star' state Rep. Manoogian gets spotlight in Democratic National Convention keynote address

By Steve Neavling
Aug 19, 2020

Tags: Rep. Manoogian, James Blanchard, Michigan, Democratic National Convention, Democrats, election, Joe Biden, auto industry
Metro Detroit

'American Auto,' an NBC pilot starring Ana Gasteyer, will be set in Detroit

By Alexis Carlisle
Feb 25, 2020

Tags: News Hits, Detroit, auto industry, American Auto, Ana Gasteyer, NBC
Metro Detroit

Federal agents raid home of UAW president as part of ongoing corruption probe

By Steve Neavling
Aug 28, 2019

Tags: News Hits, UAW, union, auto industry, raid, Gary Jones, investigation
Metro Detroit

Former Rep. John Dingell obits whitewash his conservative side

By Steve Neavling
Feb 11, 2019

Tags: News Hits, John Dingell, auto industry, Debbie Dingell, guns, NRA, Congress
Metro Detroit

What happened when the Big Three tried to tame Trump

By Lee DeVito
Jan 10, 2018

Tags: Local News, Donald Trump, Big Three, General Motors, Ford, Fiat-Chrysler, Detroit, auto industry, Mary Barra, Cover Story
Metro Detroit

Here’s the perfect analogy for Trump claiming responsibility for auto jobs

By Lee DeVito
Mar 29, 2017

Tags: News Hits, President Donald Trump, Michigan, Ford, auto industry, jobs
Metro Detroit

Trump meets with Big Three execs to slam EPA

By Lee DeVito
Jan 24, 2017

Tags: News Hits, Trump, Big Three, auto industry, manufacturing
Arts

Whoa: Look at all these U.S. jobs Trump brought back just by tweeting

By Lee DeVito
Jan 17, 2017

Tags: News Hits, Trump, GM, jobs, auto industry, media
Metro Detroit

American Axle & Manufacturing set to open high-tech development center in Detroit

By Aaron Robertson
Aug 3, 2016

Tags: News Hits, American Axle & Manufacturing, Nigel Francis, Center for Automotive Research, auto industry
Metro Detroit

Canadian trade union seeks investment from Big 3

By Aaron Robertson
Jul 25, 2016

Tags: News Hits, Unifor, Canada, Big 3, unions, auto industry