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In this Feb. 17, 2019, file photo, Arizona State's Spencer Torkelson bats during an NCAA college baseball game against Notre Dame in Phoenix. The Detroit Tigers are rebuilding around an impressive group of minor league pitchers. Now, it might be time to add a star hitting prospect to the mix. Whether it's Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson or somebody else, Detroit has a chance to add another potential standout when it makes the No. 1 selection in Wednesday night's Major League Baseball draft.

Detroit Tigers take Spencer Torkelson with No. 1 pick in 2020 MLB draft

June 11, 2020 at 9:47 a.m.

As widely expected, the Detroit Tigers selected Arizona State junior third baseman Spencer Torkelson with the No. 1 overall pick in Wednesday night's 2020 MLB draft. Torkelson played first base...

GM will be a leaner company post-coronavirus, CEO Mary Barra

June 4, 2020 at 2:59 p.m.

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the next several weeks are critical for the automaker to rebuild pickup inventory, keep workers healthy and apply a "laser-like focus on our cost...

Automakers and suppliers around the world are investigating ways to virus-proof their vehicles to win customers in a post-COVID-19 market.

Virus-proofing could become popular feature in vehicles after coronavirus

May 22, 2020 at 9:41 a.m.

Automakers and suppliers around the world are investigating ways to virus-proof their vehicles to win customers in a post-COVID-19 market. Ideas under consideration include blasting car interiors with ultraviolet light,...

A coronavirus relief check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak is seen April 23, 2020, in San Antonio. Some recipients of the federal money find the payments are for less than they expected.

Five reasons your stimulus check may have been for less than you expected

June 11, 2020 at 3:14 p.m.

Why is my stimulus check so scrawny? Why am I getting far less than I thought I would? As much as you'd like to be happy about seeing a stimulus...

Workers in the auto parts production line of the Bosch factory in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, on Jan. 11, 2017.

US auto industry preps for restart — and it all depends on Mexico

May 5, 2020 at 11:33 a.m.

The Detroit auto industry cannot restart if parts suppliers in Mexico remain down. With about 40% of imported auto parts coming from south of the border, and parts made in...

Workers labor on the assembly line at the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant where the Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles are being built June 24, 2019.

Carmakers in US hope to restart, but it all depends on Mexico

May 4, 2020 at 3:33 p.m.

The Detroit auto industry cannot restart if parts suppliers in Mexico remain down. With about 40% of imported auto parts coming from south of the border, and parts made in...

Ford posts $2B loss; analyst argues automaker should consider merger

April 30, 2020 at 1:43 p.m.

Ford Motor Co. and its competitors have warned for weeks that their finances are teetering on the brink of uncertainty as a global pandemic continues to brutalize America and bring...

How to break into your retirement piggy bank in the during the coronavirus crisis

April 27, 2020 at 12:24 p.m.

The piggy bank of last resort, known as your 401(k), is far easier to crack now for those enduring financial trauma in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. No one...

Coronavirus could derail Cadillac’s plan for massive product rejuvenation

April 3, 2020 at 4:31 p.m.

This time last year, General Motors' luxury brand, Cadillac, had just finished moving its headquarters from New York back to Warren, Mich. Cadillac's leaders wanted to be closer to vehicle...

Workers staff the assembly line June 24, 2019, at the Ford Chicago Assembly Plant where the Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor and Lincoln Aviator sport utility vehicles are built.

Ford factory restart postponed indefinitely; GM says situation ‘fluid’ as COVID-19 stalls industry

March 31, 2020 at 2:41 p.m.

Ford confirmed Tuesday that it plans to again postpone restarting its automobile production in North America "to help protect its workers" with no restart date scheduled. The decision comes after...

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