Michigan Center Picked As Driverless Vehicle Proving Ground
The facility is being built at the site of a former General Motors plant. It's also where B-24 bombers were made during World War II.
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The facility is being built at the site of a former General Motors plant. It's also where B-24 bombers were made during World War II.
The switches are responsible for at least 124 deaths and 275 injuries.
In addition, GM is confirming that another supplier has committed to make components for GM's next-generation full size pick-up trucks in Michigan, moving 100 supplier jobs from Mexico to the U.S.
The investment is part of the normal process of equipping factories to build new models, and it's apparently been planned for months.
U.S. car shoppers will find plentiful deals, relatively low interest rates and lots of high-tech choices in the market this year.
See more than 500 vehicles on display, representing the most innovative designs in the world and experience North America's largest and most prestigious automotive showcase.
The move in the waning days of the Obama administration brought protests from the industry, which accused the agency of playing politics with a rushed determination.
As show visitors check out these concepts they should ask themselves: Would I build it or bag it?
Three former employees of Takata Corp. have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of concealing defects in the company's air bag inflators.
Fiat Chrysler is denying government charges that some of its diesel vehicles violate federal clean air standards.
The U.S. government is accusing Fiat Chrysler of failing to disclose software in some of its pickups and SUVs with diesel engines that allows them to emit more pollution than allowed under the Clean Air Act.
The recall is among the latest round of Takata recalls covering 5.7 million vehicles involving 17 automakers in the U.S.
Multi-million-dollar displays show new versions of big sellers and new technology.
The imminent criminal plea deal between Volkswagen and U.S. prosecutors in an emissions-cheating scandal could be bad news for one group of people: VW employees who had a role in the deceit or subsequent cover-up.
Biden praised the auto industry and its workers for continuing the strength of the Detroit auto industry.