Daniel Howes

There’s a new automaker in town.Mahindra comes from India. It’s been assembling Jeep-derived vehicles in Mumbai for 70 years. Now, it’s got its own…

In the land of Big Three universities and football wins, tiny Marygrove College doesn’t much matter. That’s the Michigan way – a not-so-flattering…

The wolf was at the door for Marygrove College. After nearly a century, the small liberal arts college in Northwest Detroit was drowning in debt and…

The push is on to change the way Michigan selects trustees for its Big Three universities.Using statewide ballots to choose trustees is no way to govern…

Michigan State University is consumed by the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. It’s so far claimed the school’s president, its athletic director and a…

Michigan’s Big Three universities have a big problem, and it starts in the boardroom.Michigan is the only state in the country that elects its major…

Michigan’s hopes of hosting Amazon’s second headquarters crashed into pieces when Detroit failed to make the list of 20 finalists. It’s a sign that…

Detroit’s comeback narrative doesn’t play in Seattle.That’s the home of Amazon, the giant online retailer. It dropped the Motor City this week from its…

The 2018 North American International Auto Show has been holding media previews all week.Tomorrow night is the black-tie Charity Preview, which raises…

The future arrived Friday, courtesy of General Motors.Just in time for the Detroit auto show. Imagine that.Yep, that alleged archetype of American…