automotive manufacturing

On today’s podcast, a conversation with a veteran Detroit automotive reporter about what people can expect to see at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show.

In today’s episode, we have a conversation with the former mayor of Grand Rapids about her career in the past nine years. Additionally, the Detroit Auto Show is scheduled for this month, but we’ll explore whether the industry’s struggles will affect the show’s attendance.

Ford scales back on production of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup in light of weaker-than-expected EV sales. About 1,400 workers will be impacted, Ford said.

There’s yet another development in the UAW automotive strike story: United Auto Workers at Mack Truck plants went on strike this week, rejecting a tentative agreement.

Today on Stateside, Michigan residents mourn those lost as a result of the state's changes to the no-fault insurance law, and mid-size hospitals hit a rough financial patch. Plus, new developments in the Ford Motor Company business model and Michigan legislative term limits.

Ford Motor Company announced this week that it is ending production of one its most famous cars: the Lincoln Continental. Ford will stop manufacturing the…

At modern auto plants, some tasks, like welding together a car's body, are entirely automated. But other essential jobs, including major portions of final assembly, are still best left to people.

The last time Detroit got a new auto plant, Papa Bush was in the White House and Detroit’s real reckoning was years away. In the nearly 30 years since,…

General Motors shocked the automotive world on Monday when the company announced it would curb production in five factories nationwide, including two…

The automakers found their proverbial spines this week. After months of President Donald Trump’s haranguing about tariffs on finished vehicles and auto…