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GM to Add Overtime to Boost Gas Pickup Output

The company will run additional hours at its Flint, Mich., factory starting in June, but doesn’t plan to add more workers.

March 30, 2026
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Torc Advances Autonomous Truck Testing in Michigan

Freightliner Cascadias equipped with Torc’s software began testing in Michigan in February, adding to trials already underway on roads in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and in Virginia.

March 2, 2026
GovernmentBusinessFuel

4 States Have Begun Charging Higher Diesel, Gas Taxes

The states of Michigan, New Jersey, Minnesota and Florida adopted fuel-tax increases for 2026, while just one state — Utah — reduced its motor fuel tax rates.

January 15, 2026
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Whitmer Warns of Worsening Car Industry Under Trump Tariffs

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a speech at the Detroit Auto Show that the administration's tariff strategy has hurt American auto manufacturing and is benefiting Chinese competitors.

January 15, 2026
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Jeep Factory Stopped for 3 Weeks After Aluminum Plant Fire

A Stellantis plant in Michigan will remain shut down for several weeks due to a shortage of key components, a sign of the growing fallout from a supplier’s aluminum factory fire last month.

October 21, 2025
BusinessFuel

BP Refinery Shutdown Fuels Midwest Gas Price Surge

An outage at the largest inland U.S. refinery has raised gasoline prices in the Midwest ahead of the Labor Day holiday, the final major travel weekend of the country’s peak driving season.

August 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomousTCA

Torc Invests $5.6M to Create Engineering Hub in Michigan

91ÊÓÆµ plans to invest nearly $5.6 million to create an engineering hub in Michigan.

June 24, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Northern US Mayors Call for End to Trade War With Canada

Mayors in states that border Canada are calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s trade war with the country, saying it has harmed businesses and workers in their communities.

May 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentFuel

Ford Says Michigan Battery Plant at Risk if Tax Credits Cut

Ford's plan to make electric vehicle batteries at a new site in Michigan would be put at risk if Congress cuts federal incentives for clean energy, the company’s chair said.

May 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomousTCA

Michigan County Board Opposes I-94 Self-Driving Corridor

Washtenaw County officials are opposed to proposed express lanes on about 39 miles of Interstate 94 between Ann Arbor and Detroit that one day could be dedicated to self-driving vehicles.

May 28, 2025

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