Daniel Howes

President Trump says America needs tariffs on foreign-made cars and trucks to safeguard our “national security.”Really? How many pickups do the Russians…

President Trump is considering tariffs on imported cars, trucks, and parts.That word came after a Wednesday morning tweet from the president, promising…

Now we know what incompetent governance cost at Michigan State University.Half a billion dollars. That's the price to settle with 332 women sexually…

The city of Detroit is suing Dan Gilbert's real estate company, Bedrock Management, for refusing to turn over personal information of its apartment…

Paddlesports are becoming Big Business in the Great Lakes state. The Coast Guard estimates some 650,000 kayaks, canoes and paddleboards ply Michigan…

Twenty years ago this week, Germany's Daimler-Benz AG acquired Chrysler. The Germans described it as "a merger of equals." Daniel Howes, Detroit News…

Apparently, hell hath no fury like environmental regulators who've been deceived.Just ask Martin Winterkorn. The former Volkswagen CEO was indicted this…

For decades, January in Southeast Michigan has meant it's time for the auto show. Thousands trek to Cobo Center for the North American International Auto…

A few years after the bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler, I found myself on the long porch of Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel chatting with Fiat…

The Chinese say they’re willing to change the rules that protect their precious auto industry. That’d be the industry companies like General Motors have…