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The car rental service Hertz Corp. will add five Ford Transit Connect Electric small vans to its fleet, according to Oak Park-based Azure Dynamics Corp., the company that builds the electric powertrains for the Ford vehciles.
Ford has long planned to close the St. Paul plant that produces the Ford Ranger compact pickup, although the company has previously delayed the shutdown.
The federal government is investigating a number of engine fires in Mini Coopers.
Thanks to big, positive votes at locals in Dearborn and Flat Rock, the deal -- which was going down in defeat last week -- now leads with a 58- to 42-percent margin.
Obama patted workers on the back and said: "Good job. I'm proud of you. Keep up the good work." Larry Campbell, a 15-year GM worker from Rochester Hills, thanked Obama for "believing" in GM.
President Obama brings his "free trade" message to Michigan Friday as he visits General Motors' Orion assembly plant with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak.
Chrysler Group LLC and the UAW have reached a tentative agreement on a new national labor contract, covering approximately 26,000 represented employees. The agreement is subject to UAW member ratification.
The Korea Free Trade Agreement with the United States could have a positive impact, says Michigan U.S. Senator Carl Levin, particularly if it opens up the Korean market to our automobiles.
Members of the President's Council on Environmental Quality had the opportunity to tour Ford and General Motors electric car operations in the Detroit-area Tuesday.
Biden is scheduled to speak midday Wednesday at a fire department building in downtown Flint.
Judge Avern Cohn's decision was based on a law that makes the government immune to such lawsuits when a car is in custody.
The number of county road commissions could be downsized --- with some saying it will save the state money.
Talks between the UAW and Chrysler are on hold until 10 a.m. Tuesday, after a marathon session failed to end in a deal.
For the second straight month, the average fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained at the lowest point of the past year, according to a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
General Motors says it's recalling about 6,000 Chevrolet Corvette Coupes over a concern they may fail to meet a federal safety standard covering rear hinges.