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Drizzle moves Michigan dealership

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DETROIT — Intense storms swept via southeast Michigan Thursday afternoon, bringing bulky mist, robust winds and, in some parks, massive downpour. toughest — putting virtually each car on Todd Wenzel Buick GMC’s batch. “We have sustained damage to a large portion of our inventory and our building.”

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Fact Check: Did President Biden Help Bring An Auto Plant Back?

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Home to an auto plant for nearly 60 years. Then, I was elected to office, and we raised Belvidere repeatedly with auto companies, knowing unions would make all the difference. Showing once again Wall Street didn’t build America. They didn’t build it, though. Thousands of workers feared for their livelihoods.

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Toyota Previews Builds for SEMA 2023

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The announcements from auto manufacturers about what they’ve in the pipeline for this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas continue apace, with Toyota promising a quartet of builds – plus a few packages that consumers will be able to actually buy. Shown above is a rendering of the Tacoma X-Runner Concept.

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Michigan team sues to ban Ford battery plant

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electrical car battery plant in Marshall, Mich., The plant — dubbed BlueOval Battery Landscape Michigan — is about to not hidden in 2026. It’s anticipated to build about 2,500 jobs and feature the capability to form 35 gigawatt-hours of lithium iron phosphate cells a time. A gaggle antagonistic to a Ford Motor Co.

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Tesla eyes new Michigan facility, but it needs to clear hurdles first

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Tesla is eyeing a facility in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. The Michigan space spans 42,600 square feet and was formerly a Barnes & Nobles. ” The township’s building director and zoning and planning manager, Gordon Bowdell, doesn’t seem to think Tesla should be given an exception.

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FCA to invest $4.5B to expand production capacity in Michigan, electrify Jeep vehicles with PHEV, possible BEV models

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billion in five of its existing Michigan plants, and will work with the city of Detroit and state of Michigan on building a new assembly plant within city limits. In addition to the new Jeep models, the plant would continue building the Ram 1500 Classic, which is being extended to meet market demand.

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Detroit Smart Parking Lab opens in September for real-world automated and EV charging testing

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The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Led by Enterprise, the collaboration also aims to test more seamless and efficient rental car returns.

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