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Hyundai, Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E take North American Car, Truck, Utility of Year Awards

March 12, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Ford Motor Co. took two of three of the 2021 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards announced Monday. The Hyundai Elantra, Ford F-150 and Ford...

Hyundai, Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E take North American Car, Truck, Utility of Year Awards

March 12, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Ford Motor Co. took two of three of the 2021 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards announced.

Michigan winters, as generations have known them, may be coming to an end

January 11, 2021 at 1:07 p.m.

DETROIT — Karl Schwartz wishes he was simply chasing glory on the snowmobile racing track. Instead, in recent years, he has been forced to chase increasingly elusive cold weather. Schwartz,...

Blank U.S. Treasury checks are seen on an idle press May 8, 2008, at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies.

Second stimulus check updates: Direct deposits issued, but some glitches; paper checks may take longer

January 5, 2021 at 1:57 p.m.

Quick, take a look at your bank account — or your mailbox — did up to $600 in stimulus cash show up yet? If it didn't, the Internal Revenue Service...

Workers do final inspection at the Paint Shop at General Motors Flint Assembly in Flint on Tuesday, February 5, 2019.

Hundreds of temps at GM’s Flint Assembly to be converted to full time

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

Around Dec. 23, General Motors Flint Assembly Shop chairman and the plant manager mailed letters to 300 temporary workers as a holiday surprise. The letters told the workers that they...

The 2020 Ford Explorer has been recalled for multiple issues. It happened again this week.

Ford recalls 2021 E-series for burn risk, 2020-21 Explorer and Aviators for power loss

March 12, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Ford Motor Co. recalled 33,228 new vehicles during Christmas week in North America for possible burn risk and power loss, including vehicles sometimes used as hotel and airport shuttles and...

Michigan brewery invents Smooj, the hard seltzer smoothie, and it’s delicious

December 22, 2020 at 9:44 a.m.

DETROIT — It looks thick. It pours thick. It's bold in color, but bolder in flavor. These are not accurate descriptors when you're talking about hard seltzers. Hard seltzer smoothies,...

The General Motors world headquarters building is shown in Detroit, Michigan.

GM invests $76 million in two plants to support production of pickups

March 12, 2024 at 12:21 p.m.

General Motors is investing $76 million in two plants that make engines for the automaker's full-sized pickups. GM will invest $70 million in its Tonawanda Engine Plant near Buffalo, N.Y.,...

A TCF bank branch is seen April 14, 2016, at 6141 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Many of the bank's Chicago-area branches are inside Jewel-Osco grocery stores.

TCF Financial and Huntington to merge in $22 billion bank deal

December 14, 2020 at 2:53 p.m.

Two big bank holding companies with huge name recognition throughout the Midwest — Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington Bancshares and Detroit-based TCF Financial Corp. — have announced plans for an all-stock merger...

WAIT FOR A SPORTING EVENTS | <a href="https://www.theactivetimes.com/extreme-weather-pro-sports-athletes"target="_blank">Pro athletes have endured a lot</a> for the sake of the game, however this global health pandemic has upended the spring and summer sporting season. Currently, Major League Baseball has not announced a ticket refund policy, and the league intends to play as many games as possible when the season begins. The NHL and NBA have both been similarly mum on refund policies as they navigate the possibility of a season with empty stands and stadiums.

Does travel insurance pay off in a COVID-19 era? Here are things to consider

December 10, 2020 at 11:58 a.m.

Many people could be a tad more willing now to book a flight or trip, given the ongoing good news about progress toward COVID-19 vaccines. Lingering uncertainties and spiking coronavirus...

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