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Ford is working to keep pace with the competition and has developed technology prototypes to navigate traffic and park perfectly. The automaker is researching intelligent driving features similar to those that will be offered by other carmakers in an industry making rapid progress in the development of a self-driving car.
Opus One is closing on Saturday night and will reopen in November as Opus (Next), a more casual eatery, the owner of the Detroit restaurant announced Monday.
Toyota will offer a hybrid version of its 2013 Avalon midsize sedan rated at 40 m.p.g. in combined city and highway driving when the new midsize sedan goes on sale late this year.
The Clean Affordable Renewable Energy (CARE) for Michigan Coalition launched a statewide campaign in Detroit Monday morning to defeat the 25-by--'25 ballot proposal, which would require energy companies to produce 25% of their power from renewable sources by 2025.
CAW President Ken Lewenza said Monday he would be "open-minded" about profit sharing when the Canadian union enters contract talks with the Detroit Three in September. This year's contract talks are expected to be one of the most difficult since the union's inception.
AVIATION Federal aviation officials will order airlines to put oxygen systems back in jet restrooms, reversing a decision last year to remove them because of fears that terrorists could use them to start a fire during flight.
Ford today released the first look at its top-of-the-line pickup: the 2013 F-150 Limited SuperCrew that goes on sale this fall.
Demand for new U.S. homes rose more than forecast in May as mortgage rates dropped, bolstering the residential real-estate market while other parts of the world's largest economy cool.
Its 40 miles per gallon is essentially the same EPA fuel economy rating as Toyota’s slightly smaller Camry hybrid.
Only employees and their guests who are at the RenCen "for business reasons" will be allowed to stay after 3 p.m., a spokeswoman said. "If you’re asking me if people can just pack up the station wagon and watch fireworks from the Renaissance Center, the answer is no," she said.
One of Detroit's most upscale restaurants will reopen in November with a more casual format.
Americans bought new homes in May at the fastest pace in more than two years. The increase suggests a modest recovery in the housing market continues, despite weaker job growth.
The auto club said Monday the average is about 5 cents per gallon less than last year at this time.
The acquisition represents Microsoft’s latest attempt to adapt to a major shift in the technology industry, one that is fueling demand for more Internet services and social networking tools. That shift is threatening to weaken Microsoft’s position as the world’s largest software maker.
Back in the mid-1970s, Detroit recreation planner Harriet Saperstein and many others began to think about transforming the city's waterfront. Long used for factories and shipping, the riverfront seemed ripe for recreation and urban living. But how to make the transformation happen?
Researchers tallied vehicles in five U.K. cities and found red vehicles most marked with bird droppings -- 18% of them -- the report said.
In the early 1970s, Anthony Tarkowski learned the hard way that some employers did not want to hire soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. The young veteran had just come back from Germany, where he had served after injuring his back during training. Despite his best efforts, he couldn't seem to get a job.
Much of the inventory for sale in Detroit is priced under $75,000, according to a first-quarter report by Real Estate One in Southfield.
Help me, dear readers, to reinvent myself. How may I serve you better? After 10 years as a newspaper columnist, and 20 years before that as a reporter and editor at the Free Press, the ground beneath me and the industry I love is shifting violently.
As much as savers wish and hope, higher interest rates are not in the cards soon. So I want to warn seniors and others about some unusual CDs that are being marketed that make me do a double-take. Ever hear of a market-linked CD or equity-linked certificate of deposit?
I spent a couple of days last week with the team that developed the 2013 Toyota Avalon in Michigan. The car is a potential watershed for the automaker, its American operations, and its evolution into a truly global enterprise.
Two years after becoming the first company to obtain a Michigan tax credit for video game developers, Southfield-based Pixo Entertainment is now turning its focus to a booming market: interactive mobile apps for corporate brands.
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Friday that the collapse of his 38 Studios video game company has probably cost him his entire baseball fortune, and he placed part of the blame on Rhode Island officials, including Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
Mustang fans are already embracing Ford's online Customizer that lets them build their dream pony car.
Consumer spending stalled in May, a sign the biggest part of the U.S. economy may struggle as employment and wages cool, economists said before reports due out this week.
With college costing $25,000 a year on average to attend a state university in Michigan, what's a fledging college student and his/her family to do? Look for civic-minded companies, organizations and communities trying to help with scholarships and programs for students to defray some of those costs.
Among the gleaming polished classic cars that will be shown at this year's Concours d'Elegance of America show in Plymouth will be one car that would be called a junker if it wasn't so rare. The 1940 Graham Hollywood convertible, the only known surviving two-passenger convertible of its kind, has not been seen since it went into storage in 1952.
REVVED: GM has its best performance ever in the J.D. Power quality study. Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet all better than industry average. REVVED: Lexus captures top spot, again, in J.D. Power study. NEUTRAL: Volvo and its Chinese owner, Zhejiang Geely, seek partner for North American production.
Mark Phelan reviews the fuel-efficient 2013 Mazda CX-5 SUV in Thursday's Motor City.
Just days after basking in its best performance ever in a key quality study, General Motors said Friday it is recalling most every Chevrolet Cruze built and sold to prevent the risk of engine fires. The fires can break out when fluids drip onto a hot plastic shield below the engine.
Prudential Insurance of America is stressing that it has an "irrevocable commitment" to the General Motors salaried retirees who opt for a monthly check. Thousands of GM salaried retirees have until July 20 to make a decision to go with an annuity from Prudential or a lump-sum payout, as GM terminates its salaried plan.
General Motors plans to hire 1,500 new workers in an expansion of its plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. The expansion, part of GM's broader five-year, $1-billion investment in Russian operations, will boost the plant's annual vehicle production capacity from 98,000 to 230,000.
Tesla Motors started selling the Model S on Friday, an all-electric sedan billed as a mass-market car, but the Silicon Valley automaker will have only one dealership in the Midwest and the car will cost, in most cases, more than twice the price of the Chevrolet Volt.
Christmas could come early for motorists this year, according to gas experts who predict fuel costs could swing below $3 a gallon by the fall. The cost of filling up is already down -- welcome relief after an April jump that saw prices go above $4 a gallon in Michigan and around the country.
With experts projecting a steady reduction in gasoline prices throughout the rest of the year, General Motors revealed plans Friday to add a third shift at its assembly plant in Arlington, Texas, where it produces four large SUVs.
Federal safety regulators are investigating complaints that the power steering can fail on 2011 Ford Explorer SUVs. Fifteen drivers have complained that the popular Explorer can suddenly lose its power steering assist, making it harder to steer the SUVs.
TECHNOLOGY Facebook closed at one of its highest prices since its initial public offering. The stock rose $1.21, or 3.8%, to finish Friday at $33.05. It hasn't closed above that price since May 21, the second day of trading. The stock finished the week up 10%, the second-straight weekly gain.
With production up, oil inventories at 21-year highs and tepid consumer demand, gas prices have fallen for 11 weeks. They're expected to drop more sharply after the peak summer driving season.
Ten insurance companies must pay nearly 114,000 Michigan families an average rebate of $214 because they spent too much on administration and salaries, the nation's top health official announced Thursday. The insurers include the large Aetna and Humana health plans. Rebates must be paid no later than August and do not apply to the Medicare program.
The move comes as analysts are predicting declining gas prices for the rest of the year.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the problem could affect 83,000 Explorers from the 2011 model year.
The probe includes about 87,000 of the vehicles from the 2011 model year that have 3.6-liter V-6 engines.
Government funding is better used to support innovative projects that companies are reluctant to pursue rather than ones likely to proceed even without government aid, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday in Dearborn. That's likely good news for a nuclear research lab at Michigan State University and bad news for steelmaker Severstal.
The expansion, part of GM’s broader five-year, $1-billion investment in Russian operations, will boost the GM Auto plant’s vehicle production capacity from 98,000 to 230,000. GM was set to announce that it broke ground today.
Severstal North America has reapplied for a loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to produce lighter and stronger steel for automakers and suppliers.
Wayne State University students got the keys Thursday to a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu that they're going to redesign to make more eco-friendly as part of an international, three-year auto engineering contest.
The North American International Auto Show will mark its 24th anniversary as a global event next January, but will start slightly later in the month than it did in recent years. The Detroit Auto Dealers Association provided a peek at the plans for the 2013 show Thursday.
The recall affects nearly 500,000 Cruzes – that is, all versions of the car built through May 2012. The automaker said it didn’t know of any crashes, injuries or deaths related to the issue. Repairs to the Cruze are expected to take 30 minutes at a Chevrolet service department, and they’ll be free.
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