New Schedules Push Graveyard Shift Off The Clock
As car companies struggle to meet growing demand, the third shift is making a comeback. But many factories running on three shifts are doing it differently from in the past. And that new "three crew"...
View ArticleGM Retirees Face Friday Pension Deadline
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You've got to escape from your Escape.Now, today is an important day for more than 40,000 salaried retirees of General Motors. They're facing a major financial decision.
View ArticleFord's Little Engine That Could Challenge Hybrids
Ford Motor Co. intends to prove that good things come in small packages — really small packages. The company has taken engine downsizing to a new level with its new three-cylinder EcoBoost engine,...
View ArticleStates Ask Detroit: 'Build Us A Natural Gas Car, Please'
More than 20 state governors are taking an unusual step to boost the natural gas vehicle industry. Independent of the federal government, they're asking Detroit carmakers to build them a new kind of...
View ArticleStudy To Test 'Talking' Cars That Would Warn Drivers Of Unseen Dangers
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View ArticleEPA's Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too Late
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15.This move could come just as...
View ArticleAt Henry Ford's 150th Birthday Party
Transcript SUSAN STAMBERG, HOST: Amid all the gloom in Detroit, some people were celebrating this weekend. It's the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company....
View ArticleMuseum Tries To Save The Plant Where Rosie Riveted
The historic Michigan factory where the iconic Rosie the Riveter and thousands of other women built B-24 bombers during World War II could face the wrecking ball two months from now.A modest nonprofit...
View ArticleFord Lowers Mileage Rating On C-Max Hybrid
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: NPR's business news starts with an EPA crackdown.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)GREENE: Ford Motor Company will reduce the fuel economy sticker on its new C-Max hybrid to 43 miles...
View ArticleMuseum Raises Money To Save 'Rosie The Riveter' Plant
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: Rosie the Riveter, with one of the most famous clenched fists in American history, embodied the message of hardworking women during World War II: We Can Do It. Now a...
View ArticleAround The World, Ford's Mustang Fuels A Dream
Just about every Mustang owner has a story about how their love affair with the car began.Laura Slider's story began the day a red Mustang appeared in the driveway across the street."I've wanted one...
View ArticleGM's New CEO Marks A Return To Tradition
Mary Barra has broken through the glass ceiling of the auto industry to become the first female CEO of General Motors. She'll take the helm of GM in January. But Barra is actually a return to tradition...
View ArticleAll Aboard! Real-Life Polar Express Chugs Through Michigan
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View ArticleAfter Nearly Six Decades In Office, Dingell Decides Not To Run
John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving congressman in U.S. history, announced he won't run in 2014. As Tracy Samilton reports, Dingell's state will lose more than an icon when he retires.
View ArticleRecall Woes Push Along GM's Cultural Reinvention
General Motors has announced a big hit to first-quarter earnings, largely due to costs for recalls. Profits dropped nearly 90 percent from last year, with the company making a razor-thin profit of $100...
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Amid Lake Erie's Algal Bloom, Toledo's Water Woes Continue
Copyright 2014 Michigan Radio. To see more, visit http://michiganradio.org/.Transcript ERIC WESTERVELT, HOST: Four hundred thousand people in Toledo, Ohio and surrounding areas along the border with...
View ArticleAfter 7 Years, Finally, A Football Field Of Their Own
The virgin Astroturf is springy underfoot, and the neon yellow goal posts stretch up into the blue September sky. The Comets should be playing well.They're not.After seven years of away-games, the...
View ArticleMore Americans Opt For Risky Long-Term Car Loans
There comes a day in every car owner's life when she knows, it's time. For Carolyn Ballard of Atlanta, that was on a hot day last July, while driving her SUV with misfiring cylinders."I drove to the...
View ArticleBeing A Loyal Auto Insurance Customer Can Cost You
Updated 7:38 p.m. May 12, 2015:This story has been updated to include more details and additional comments from the insurance industry.Many companies reward their most loyal customers with incentives,...
View ArticleWith 'Pickup Scooter,' America Meets Indian Carmaker
Indian manufacturing company Mahindra is well-known in its native country, but it wants to be a household name in the U.S., too.
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