PHOENIX – A hefty segment of the 22,064 people who came to Chase Field Friday night to welcome Spencer Torkelson back to Arizona where he starred at Arizona State, but Javier Baez gave them a bonus treat. He blasted a grand slam home run in the third i…
Michigan regulators approve Consumers Energy plan to end coal use by 2025
Michigan regulators on Thursday approved Consumers Energy’s plan to be one of the first utilities in the country no longer to burn coal by 2025, a move the energy company says still will offer reliability and save customers money. The Michigan Public S…
Eminem drops track with Snoop Dogg, teases second greatest hits set
Eminem and Snoop Dogg have teamed up for a new Detroit to Long Beach track, “From The D 2 The LBC,” the first-ever collaborative effort from the two veteran rhymers. “This probably should have happened awhile ago,” Em says at the top of the song, befor…
UAW, more than 60 workers at non-union automakers eye organizing push
Amid a nationwide surge in worker momentum and public support for unions, the United Auto Workers is making a renewed push to build on-the-ground interest in organizing non-unionized auto plants. More than 60 workers at 10 automakers that don’t have co…
GM’s Cruise starts to charge for fares in San Francisco
Cruise LLC is officially open for business, offering driverless rides to paying customers on a small scale, CEO Kyle Vogt said Thursday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Cruise, which General Motors Co. has a majority stake in, earlier this month received approv…
GM, partner offer easier, faster payment method for EV fast charging
Tommy Doran recalled driving to a charging station last winter and having to take off his gloves to pay in an app to charge up his Chevrolet Bolt EUV. “It’s frigid in Michigan,” General Motors Co.’s manager of EV infrastructure and EV charging experien…
Ex-Michigan elections director: False electors’ actions should be reviewed
LANSING, Mich. — The actions of 16 Republicans who signed a false certificate claiming Donald Trump won Michigan in 2020 deserve a “close look” from law enforcement investigators, a former state elections director said. Chris Thomas, who served in the …
Oakland County prosecutor fires back at Crumbley defense claims
PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald challenged allegations of inappropriate pretrial publicity in the manslaughter case of the parents of the accused Oxford High shooting suspect and said she would not object to a media gag order …
Tesla Model Y nabs title of most American-made 2022 model
Tesla Inc. nabbed the top two spots and saw all four of its models land in the top 10 of Cars.com’s 2022 American-Made Index. The electric-vehicle maker’s Model Y and Model 3 were No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, on the annual ranking released Tuesday of…
AlixPartners warns Wall Street’s 2023 auto industry profit expectations are ‘heavy lift’
A consulting firm is warning Wall Street that an expected growth in profits for the automotive industry in 2023 may not come to fruition even as volumes increase from an extended semiconductor shortage. AlixPartners LLP on Wednesday pointed to an analy…