michigan News Updates

BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

°®¶¹´«Ã½ Plans Dallas-Fort Worth, Ann Arbor Offices

The company is shutting down its European operations simultaneously, and existing employees in Europe will have to reapply for new jobs.

December 4, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Autonomous Company May Mobility Scales Back Expansion Plans

Autonomous vehicle company May Mobility Inc. is scaling back its expansion plans in Ann Arbor, Mich.

September 25, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogisticsFor-Hire

Michigan to Allow Hazardous Transport on Ambassador Bridge

The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.

September 5, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Stellantis to Cut Up to 2,450 Jobs at Michigan Truck Plant

Stellantis NV, the owner of the Jeep and Ram brands, plans to eliminate as many as 2,450 hourly positions at a pickup truck factory located near Detroit.

August 9, 2024
BusinessSafetyLogistics

Tornadoes Destroy Michigan FedEx Facility but Workers Safe

PAVILION TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two reported tornadoes struck a Michigan city and the surrounding area May 7, destroying homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility.

May 8, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

German Charging Firm EcoG to Locate Headquarters in Detroit

EcoG, a German electric vehicle charger company, plans to invest $14.4 million to establish its American headquarters in Detroit, with the help of a grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund.

January 24, 2024
GovernmentTechnologyTCA

Michigan Government Vehicle Fleet Going All-Electric by 2040

Every vehicle in Michigan state government’s fleet must be zero-emissions by 2040 after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order establishing the goal.

December 6, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Ford Scaling Back Planned Michigan Battery Plant

Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union.

November 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyTCA

Michigan Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Limit EPA Emission Rules

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) has introduced a bill that would bar the EPA from finalizing strong new emission standards that would push the auto industry toward EVs.

July 10, 2023
GovernmentTechnologyEquipment

Charges Filed in Michigan Over Diesel Engine Tampering

Eleven people have been charged in Michigan in a scheme to evade air-pollution rules by tampering with software and hardware in heavy-duty diesel engines, federal authorities said April 26.

April 26, 2023