GM Investing $325 Million to Build EV Parts in Michigan
24 Oct 2011, 17:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has announced late last week that it plans to invest $325 million in tools and equipment to support production of future electric vehicle components for future models. A clear timelin...
2012 Ford Focus Becomes NASCAR Pace Car
17 Jun 2011, 06:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aiming to promote the all-new Focus, Ford decided to do the same it did last year with the Fiesta: make it serve as the NASCAR pace car at the Michigan International Speedway this weekend. None othe...
AAA Michigan Opposes Helmet Law Repeal
29 Mar 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A recent poll conducted by AAA Michigan revealed that 81 percent of the state's residents believe the current mandatory helmet law should be maintained, opposing the recently introduced legisla...
Ford Turns Solar at Michigan Plant
12 Mar 2011, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having been announced ever since last year, the solar power generation system installed by American manufacturer Ford in cooperation with DTE Energy is slowly beginning to power up, with the first p...
Ford Announces $850M Investment in Michigan
26 Oct 2010, 06:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Matching similar moves made this year by their rivals from GM and Chrysler, American manufacturer Ford announced yesterday its decision to invest $850 million in its operations in Michigan. The ...
A123 Systems Opens Plant in Michigan
14 Sep 2010, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the biggest electric vehicle battery manufacturers, A123 Systems, opened yesterday its new facility in Livonia, Michigan, the place which is, according to the company which operates it, the ...
Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant Gets Enhanced Flexibility
3 Aug 2010, 07:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford has finished transforming its Michigan Assembly Plant in one of the most flexible manufacturing facilities in the world, preparing it for the production of the all-new 201...
Hamlin Dominates Michigan to Take Fifth Win
14 Jun 2010, 09:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fifth win this season for Denny Hamlin came at the end of a race in which he dominated on the track and monopolized the front position for 126 out of the 200 laps of the Heluva Good! Sour Cream...
Michigan Bans Texting While Driving, Live on Oprah
30 Apr 2010, 13:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As Oprah's No Phone Zone Day rally is getting ready to kick off in Washington DC, Detroit, Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta, the state of Michigan is gearing up to ban texting while driving. ...
Magna to Invest $50 Million in Four Michigan Projects
21 Apr 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Dan Mihalascu / Auto supplier Magna International Inc. plans to invest nearly $50 million in four projects in Michigan, which will create approximately 508 jobs within five years, according to Automotive News. The ...
Saab Announced New Headquarters in North America
17 Mar 2010, 08:22 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Now that it has a new owner, Saab is trying to regain its market share. As changes are being made, Saab Cars North America has just announced that its headquarters will reside in Royal Oak, Michigan...
Ford Motor Company Hosts MESA 2010 NA Conference
27 Feb 2010, 10:22 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association (MESA) announced that Ford Motor Company will host this year’s North American Conference at the Ford Conference and Events Center, in Dearbor...
Ford Focus Electric to be Built in Michigan
12 Jan 2010, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford took advantage of its presence at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and announced yesterday, on the sidelines of the new Ford Focus presentation, the...
New Chevrolet Aveo to Be Made in Michigan
18 Dec 2009, 09:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The new Chevrolet Aveo small car will be built by General Motors in Orion Township, Michigan, with the plant to retool in 2010 and prepare the assembly lines for an overall capacity of 160,000 vehic...
Ford Wants Michigan Plant for Batteries
9 Dec 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / As electric cars become more and more important, Ford Motor Co is considering to continue investing in this sector. The amount, somewhere between $300 and $500 million, is to be directed towards Mic...
GM Invests $336M for Chevrolet Volt Production
8 Dec 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced a new investment in the Michigan area to support Chevrolet Volt's production that it projected to begin in 2010. The $336 million investment in the Detroit-Ham...
Ford, U of Michigan Test Hybrid Control Systems
22 Oct 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford seems to grow more and more keen on testing its ideas, as well as ways to see them through, in the virtual environment, prior to actually spending money for the final products. We've alrea...
Chrysler Transfers Workforce from Ohio to Michigan
30 Sep 2009, 10:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chrysler is still involved in a fierce battle with the economic slowdown and the initial cost-cutting programme seems to go on. Only that rumors are now hinting that the Sterling Heights plant, init...
GM to Make Li-Ion Volt Batteries at Michigan Plant
13 Aug 2009, 14:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors today announced that Brownstown Township, Mich. plant will make lithium-ion batteries for Chevrolet Volt and other extended-range electric vehicles. The American manufacturer will inv...
Bosch Invests $8 Million in Michigan Facility
14 Jul 2009, 09:17 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Good news for the people of Flat Rock, Michigan, USA, as Bosch invested $8 million in renovating the vehicle test track it has there. Bosch started a collaboration with other local companies to upgr...