Pages
Hybrid vehicle owners rev down
Sarah Gardner Apr 10, 2012
Only a little more than a third of hybrid vehicle owners decided to buy another hybrid in 2011, according to a new study.
Auto profits ride on cuts as much as sales
Jeff Tyler Apr 3, 2012
U.S. automakers see profits on modest sales because they've already slashed expenses.
Car companies come roaring back
Adriene Hill Apr 3, 2012
March sales were up at General Motors, Chrysler and Toyota. But as the industry gets back up to speed, engineers aren't so easy to find.
Truck sales expected to keep on trucking
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 3, 2012
Analysts expect March sales to be good as customers swap out gas guzzlers.
Hydrogen-powered cars are coming
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 19, 2012
Toyota and other automakers plan to sell "tens of thousands" of hydrogen-powered vehicles by the end of this decade. But it might be a while before hydrogen cars hit U.S. roads.
Chevy Volt picks up award, but not enough buyers
Stephen Beard Mar 6, 2012
The Chevy Volt, known in Europe as the Ampera, has been named European Car of the Year. But in the United States, sales are sluggish.
West Michigan sees surge in manufacturing
Lindsey Smith Mar 12, 2012
Manufacturers are thriving all over west Michigan. Many companies can't even find enough skilled workers to hire.
The view of the auto industry, then and now
Frank Newport Feb 23, 2012
The auto industry bailout continues to be a point of controversy among the general population of America, but the view of carmakers has made a bit of a comeback in the last few years.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Michigan's continuing progress
Jeremy Hobson Dec 12, 2012
The governor discusses the state's falling unemployment rate, the state of the auto industry and his corporate tax proposal.
GM workers to get profit-sharing bonuses in March
Tracy Samilton Feb 21, 2012
Fatter paychecks could boost local economies.
