Daniel Howes

One of the biggest things to hit Detroit since the moving assembly line marked its fifth anniversary this week. That’s when the Motor City became the…

It’s not news that Flint has been struggling to get clean water into its homes and businesses, except maybe to Elon Musk.He’s the visionary behind PayPal,…

After nearly 30 years, big changes are in the wind for the North American International Auto Show.Daniel Howes, Detroit News business columnist, says that…

By this time, the long-running auto boom was supposed to be coming to an end.Quick, someone tell that to the truck and SUV buyers who powered the annual…

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

After months in the making, Ford Motor’s play for the Michigan Central Depot is official. Let the grousing begin.It will start in the suburbs, from the…

Ford Motor is planning a big party on Tuesday. It’ll be at the Michigan Central Depot, that gap-toothed hulk looming over Detroit empty and rotting for…

Three thousand delegates and members of the United Auto Workers will descend on Detroit next week for their Constitutional Convention.They’ll hear happy…

The race to replace Governor Rick Snyder is on.Here on Mackinac Island this week, we learned from a gubernatorial debate: That Democrat Gretchen Whitmer…

One hot topic at the Mackinac Policy Conference this week is the future of regional transportation in Southeast Michigan — particularly a proposed millage…