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Flying Car Mode and other secrets of the 2020 Corvette Stingray

February 25, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

Evading helicopter surveillance and channeling the spirit of the "godfather of the Corvette" were business as usual for GM engineers developing the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, code-named C8 because it's...

Richie Faulkner, Scott Travis, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and Ian Hill of Judas Priest perform on stage at The Venue at Horseshoe Hammond on October 3, 2014 in Hammond, Ind.

Judas Priest announces US tour dates, with a stop in Chicago

February 24, 2020 at 3:14 p.m.

Judas Priest will be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year with a world tour coming to the United States this fall. The tour will stop in Chicago Sept. 26 at...

Ford CEO Jim Hackett attends a news conference July 12, 2019 in New York. Hackett turns 65 on April 22. He told reporters Feb. 7, 2020, he has no immediate plans to retire from his CEO role, saying he wants to be part of the new "momentum" that takes Ford into the future.

Ford stock hits 52-week low, and CEO Jim Hackett may feel the heat

February 24, 2020 at 3:05 p.m.

A $7.57 price tag is a bargain for just about anything these days. Including Ford Motor Co. stock. "Ford's stock is at its lowest point since the Great Recession," said...

Daniel Ament, 17, had a double lung transplant due to vaping related injuries. As a recent alumni, Ament spoke to students Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at Our Lady Star of the Sea elementary and middle school in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. about making better choices and the dangers and risks of vaping.

He vaped and nearly died. Now, this teen is rebuilding his life after double lung transplant

February 14, 2020 at 11:11 a.m.

Daniel Ament doesn't shake hands anymore. It's too risky. His body can't fight the assault of viruses or bacteria that might be passed to him from something as simple as...

Here are GM’s plans to make the GMC Hummer pickup a top seller

February 11, 2020 at 12:07 p.m.

General Motors said pickup sales make up half of its North American revenue. That's why it has big plans for the upcoming new GMC Hummer all-electric pickup. GM will reveal...

Augmented reality marks a destination in 2021 Cadillac Escalade's navigation system.

Mark Phelan: 3 features I can’t wait to test in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade

February 7, 2020 at 12:40 p.m.

The 2021 Cadillac Escalade SUV doesn't go on sale till late this year, but here are three features customers may love: — Augmented reality navigation Imagine a big red pin...

John Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.

Goo Goo Dolls will perform at Northerly Island this summer

February 5, 2020 at 10:44 a.m.

Multiplatinum, four-time Grammy-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls announced a summer 2020 North American headlining tour. The tour will stop in Chicago at Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island on...

Ford plans, with the help of startup Rivian, to add a Lincoln to its all-electric lineup, which includes the Mustang Mach-E.

Ford, Rivian to build Lincoln’s first fully electric vehicle

January 31, 2020 at 1:20 p.m.

Ford will work with Rivian to build Lincoln's first fully electric vehicle, the Dearborn automaker announced Wednesday. The news puts some meat on the bones of the $500 million investment...

Sgt. Miles Bracali of the Ferndale Fire Department poses on Jan. 14 with his new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado. which was purchased with the help of personal dealer Brian Carroll. Carroll works with clients to find for them exactly what they are looking for in a vehicle without them having to shop on their own.

Let go by a dealership, salesman finds success disrupting car-buying industry

January 31, 2020 at 12:53 p.m.

Brian Carroll had never been fired or let go from a job. Never. A year ago, he was dumped, very simply, because his boss needed to trim costs. No warning....

General Motors President Mark Reuss speaks during an announcement of GM's $2.2 billion investment in Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant on being 100 percent devoted to electric vehicles Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

GM commits to $2.2 billion investment and 2,200 jobs at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly

January 28, 2020 at 11:13 a.m.

General Motors is investing $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant to make it a state-of-the-art facility building electric and self-driving cars. The automaker said Monday the plant will provide...

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