michigan News Updates

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg must decide soon whether he wants to return to the national spotlight as a candidate in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race or instead run for president.

DETROIT — There is optimism about the EV industry's future in Michigan, a state retooling from America’s most recognizable auto hub to its No. 1 destination for electric vehicle investment.

The investment, supported by state incentives, will modernize the 85-year-old Redford Township plant while expanding its research and development capabilities.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.