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FILE – Ford Motor Co., President and CEO Jim Farley announces the automaker’s new BlueOval Battery Park, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, in Romulus, Mich. Ford’s top executive says that last fall’s contentious United Auto Workers’ strike changed the company’s relationship with the union to the point where it will “think carefully” about where it builds future vehicles. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Ford CEO says company will rethink where it builds vehicles after last year’s autoworkers strike

February 15, 2024 at 10:55 a.m.

CEO Jim Farley said the company always took pride in its relationship with the UAW, having avoided strikes since the 1970s.

Jessica Pitts sits behind the wheel of a 2019 Lincoln MKC on the lot of Jack Demmer Lincoln in Dearborn, Mich., on Monday, July 19, 2021. Pitts bought the used car at the dealership. A seemingly endless streak of skyrocketing used vehicle prices is finally coming to a close in the U.S., according to the latest data (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

A small victory: Used-car prices slip from dizzy heights

July 21, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.

DEARBORN, Mich. — For months, anyone who wandered onto a dealer lot to look for a used car could be forgiven for doing a double take — and then wandering...

<p>A "Save me" sign rests against the General Motors Lordstown Complex sign on March 6, 2019.</p>

Sale of shuttered Ohio GM plant to electric truck startup is clouded with doubt — despite Trump tweet

May 13, 2019 at 7:55 a.m.

The fate of a shuttered General Motors plant in Ohio remains very much up in the air even after a tweet from President Donald Trump heralded the potential sale of...

A Ford Explorer is displayed during the media preview of the Chicago Auto Show earlier this month. Ford says it has launched an investigation into whether a flawed mathematical model caused it to overstate gas mileage and understate pollution from a wide range of vehicles.

Ford begins probe into whether gas mileage was overstated

February 22, 2019 at 10:49 a.m.

Ford Motor Co. has launched an investigation into whether it overstated gas mileage and understated emissions from a wide range of vehicles. The company said Thursday that in September, a...

New vehicles sales increased in 2018 despite record new car prices and rising interest rates

Auto sales increased in 2018, despite rising interest rates and record new car prices

January 7, 2019 at 1:12 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. rose slightly in 2018, defying predictions and highlighting a strong economy. Automakers reported an increase of 0.3 percent over a...

Auto sales increased in 2018, despite rising interest rates and record new car prices

August 18, 2019 at 11:57 a.m.

Sales of new vehicles in the U.S. rose slightly in 2018, defying predictions and highlighting a strong economy. Automakers reported an increase of 0.3 percent over a year ago to...

Lincoln's latest midsize luxury SUV will "kneel" to greet you, lowering its frame as the driver approaches to make it easier to climb inside or load cargo. It allows a driver to use a smartphone as a key, which can save driver preferences such as mirror, seat and steering column positions. The three-row SUV offers a choice of gas or hybrid electric powertrain. The gas engine delivers 400 horsepower and the hybrid engine with the grand touring option offers 450 horsepower.

Live for 2020: New crossovers, cool pickups kick off auto show season

June 1, 2019 at 2:12 a.m.

Jeep has a pickup truck. Porsche has a new 911. And just about everyone else has another crossover. The most noteworthy debut to kickoff the auto show season in Los...

Powertrain: 80 kWh battery pack to dual motors on either axle for 402-horsepower, 564 pound-feet of torque.
Range: about 222 miles.
Price: TBD on late 2019 release date. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/fuelefficient/ct-auto-mercedes-eqc-launch-20180904-story.html" target="_blank">Read the overview>>></a>

Electric pickup truck comes to market and it’s not from Tesla

June 1, 2019 at 2:11 a.m.

In a renovated old cash register factory in suburban Detroit, 300 engineers are toiling away on an all-electric pickup truck and an SUV that they hope can take on Tesla....

AAA found that some advanced driver assistance systems don't work that well, and the use of "Pilot" in the name, such as Tesla's "Autopilot" can lead drivers to believe the systems are more capable than they are.

Electronic driving systems don’t always work, more tests show

August 18, 2019 at 5:14 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — Testing by AAA shows that electronic driver assist systems on the road today may not keep vehicles in their lanes or spot stationary objects in time to...

GM offers buyouts to 18,000 salaried workers in North America

December 11, 2018 at 7:08 p.m.

General Motors will attempt to cut costs by offering buyouts to about 18,000 white-collar workers in North America. The company made the offer Wednesday to salaried workers with 12 or...

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