The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 24, 2024

A Detroit-based startup hoping to normalize robotic tire changes has filed for bankruptcy, perhaps offering hope to all the humans worried that they're about to be displaced by automation. According to Crain's Detroit Business , RoboTire Inc. Now its status is Chapter 7. "We filed for protection in the U.S. million in liabilities.

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APRIL 9, 2024

This work is done using human-driven vehicles without autonomous systems engaged,” the company said in a blog post. . “Cruise is resuming manual driving to create maps and gather road information in select cities, starting in Phoenix.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Detroit Lions have never played in a Super Bowl, but the team’s appearance in this Sunday’s NFC Championship game may pave the way for its first Big Game. The whole city is understandably excited, and to help its employees enjoy the game, General Motors is delaying a shift at its Flint Assembly Plant.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Because the products that pop from this plant are one of the few that have had even a meager amount of success in challenging the Detroit Three in the half-ton truck game. That’s something to crow about – even if the market share of these models remains a sliver of what Detroit grabs every year.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Despite the delays, a Ford rep told The Detroit News that the automaker plans to significantly increase shipments in the coming weeks. Reports stated that an earlier pause in January was due to a concern with supplier parts, which halted both gas and electric F-150 models.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Both are participating in the inaugural Business of Plugging-in conference in Detroit (which has drawn more than 600 conferees), and the primary topic of the webchat will be developments in electric infrastructure to support the commercialization of plug-ins. The webchat is accessible below, or at GM’s Fastlane Blog , as well as other sites.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The facility will be located in Novi, around 30 miles from Detroit. That, and the fact that the Detroit area remains the spiritual epicenter of the American automotive industry and houses a high concentration of engineers and industry professionals ready to work.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

you may be asking- “what’s that?&# As our friend Jim Motavalli reports in the New York Times blog , the ActiveE is BMW’s newest electric car, introduced at January’s Detroit Auto Show, but BMW just announced its test markets this week. When we heard this our first thought was, “AWESOME!

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Detroit company recently announced a shift from a full-on EV strategy to one that includes hybrids and plug-in hybrids. Buyer demand has grown, but not as quickly or as intensely as automakers and the government had hoped.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The automaker has several open roles in Detroit, primarily for design and engineering positions, but there are plenty of tech and logistics roles in California and South Carolina. Scout is also ramping up hiring as it wades through the frantic development and growth period ahead of production.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 4, 2024

The Detroit Free Press reported that GM will give discounts while awaiting updates to requalify some models. The EV tax credit rules changed again at the beginning of 2024, and stricter requirements on battery materials sourcing cut several previously qualified models from the list. 1, 2024, because of two minor components.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2015

and Detroit-Hamtramck, Mich., Specifically, the EPA recognized these communications initiatives: Published energy and climate-related posts on its environmental blog, making up more than half of the editorial content in 2014. Collaborated with utility companies on energy projects and funding. assembly plants.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The move could impact thousands of jobs at the company’s Jeep factories in Detroit and Ohio, where it builds the Grand Cherokee, Wrangler, and Gladiator. Stellantis, whose brands include Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Fiat, recently announced layoffs that it blamed on the selective application of California Air Resource Board (CARB) rules.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 16, 2024

the company has initiated the termination of thousands of supplemental employees in Detroit, Toledo and Ohio, and is eliminating more positions in France, according to local unions. Crain's Detroit Business reported that at least a couple Tier 1 suppliers have stopped shipping parts to the automaker in recent weeks out of protest.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 11, 2024

That’d be like Ford or General Motors producing something called “The Detroit” and then having it built somewhere in Mexico. "A Then again, the vehicle in question is likewise being marketed as overtly Italian. Stellantis even opted to name the vehicle after the city where Alfa Romeo was founded in 1910.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Earlier this week, the automaker noted that it would push production of its upcoming electric pickup trucks back at one of its Detroit-area facilities. It turns out that the “other” problems are just as serious as the strike, and General Motors’ recent announcement is a great example.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

On Monday, General Motors and Nikola Corp announced a revamped agreement that eliminates an equity stake in the startup for the Detroit automaker and nixed any plan for manufacturing Nikola’s electric pickup truck.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 29, 2023

The automaker is expected to hand out more information at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in September. Despite these tantalizing details on the new Charger, Mopar Insiders noted that Dodge might roll out a fresh Challenger before the next-gen Charger goes on sale.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 14, 2023

We’re halfway through 2023, but there are still a handful of high-profile shows and events, including Munich and the Detroit Auto Show in September. Elsewhere, it's already been a busy year in the auto industry as EVs take over the market. Image: Ice_Blue via Shutterstock] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In what may be one of the most obvious statements made by a human since Bob Lutz said he thought the Aztek was a joke upon seeing it for the first time at a Detroit auto show, Toyota says such a separation occurs could “affect vehicle stability and brake performance”, increasing the risk of a crash. You don’t say.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In any event, this leaves the Mustang as the last man standing in Detroit - at least in terms of this segment. In contrast, Ford managed to sell 35,315 Mustangs, about equal to the same time frame 12 months ago, while Dodge sloughed off 35,350 Challengers (down from 42k) and 63,647 Chargers (flat). Image: GM] Become a TTAC insider.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 21, 2023

Many people think the Detroit Big Three brands are the most American cars on our roads, but that’s not the case. Cars.com recently released its list of the most American-made car brands, and the name topping the list may surprise you.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The raise comes as the UAW reached tentative agreements with the Detroit 3 on lucrative new contracts. The raise amounts to a 9.2 percent increase for top-tier hourly employees above the wages Toyota put into effect Sept.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Exterior styling, interior trappings, and the like have already been covered to death in what is the worst kept secret to come out of Detroit in ages, so we won’t bore you with those details once again. We look forward to seeing it in person.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

2 of 3) Driven by Detroit This strategic decision is part of what makes Bright different from the other startups offering to retrofit hybrid cars or to sell plug-ins. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. The Irvine, Calif.-based and EnerDel Inc.,

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 10, 2009

Toyota will be showing a battery electric car - the 50 miles range FT-EV - in Detroit. But before you get too excited, Irv Miller, Group Vice President - Environmental and External Affairs, has some words of caution in his blog. It’s important to note that at this point the FT-EV remains strictly a concept."

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Pickup trucks often get the former, which is exactly what was deployed for a brief teaser video for the next F-150 which popped up on Instagram just one day before the entire thing is revealed in Detroit.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ramifications from the UAW's strike against Detroit automakers was always going to reverberate throughout the industry and suppliers are asking for some concessions. But the reason isn’t wholly down to some of the obstacles created by the recent work stoppages and the long term implications are beginning to mount.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 24, 2023

Take note, Nissan – this is what happens when a so-called outsider plows continual research and development effort into a category traditionally dominated by the Detroit Three. A new TRD 3-inch suspension lift kit can now be installed at the factory.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Plans for the Detroit Assembly plant include a Durango through 2024 at which time there may be a year’s hiatus whilst new ICE and BEV models are prepped using the same Durango name. That is the same year in which we’ll get mid-cycle action on the DT-code Ram 1500 plus BEV and REPB models.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 25, 2023

Readers with sharp memories will recall the Detroit Three have seen fat margins as of late, some of which were shared with UAW employees through profit-sharing payouts. It is suggested these items could drive total labor costs over $100 per hour, nearly double the cost estimated to be borne by some foreign automakers and the crew at Tesla.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 6, 2021

Chevrolet’s Silverado electric pickup will be built at the Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, along with GMC’s Hummer EV SUV which will also be produced there, General Motors president Mark Reuss said today.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 20, 2023

Speaking of, this Caddy will apparently be built in Detroit but shown for the first time in New York. .& A preview video has been posted to YouTube and provided the screenshots shown here, along with the expected teaser photo which is appropriately dim and dark like Gotham City.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

With Honda having followed Toyota in offering employee raises in the wake of the United Auto Workers (UAW) appearing to have settled contract negotiations in Detroit , the rest of the industry appears to have set off a Domino Rally of wage increases.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

While the United Auto Workers’ contract seems to be a done deal for all three Detroit-based automakers, Ford is the only brand that’s issued any formal statements on ratification thus far. But there’s not much to pick apart in the release.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Despite several large facilities voting against the UAW labor contract negotiated with Detroit automakers, the deal has been ratified by union members from both General Motors and Stellantis. This is based on the UAW’s own vote tracker and has put to bed any serious fears that GM might have to reenter negotiations.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The union has submitted a response to a General Motors offer as picketing continues against all three Detroit-based automakers, Ford is laying off an additional 300 employees due to supply chain complications created by the strike, and the UAW has successfully negotiated a tentative deal on its 5-year contract with Mack Trucks.

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