National Football League (NFL) announced Monday that the NFL 2024 draft will be held on April 24 at Matthews Campus Park in downtown Detroit, and began seeking blockchain sponsorship deals this week. ...
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NFL Draft goes to Detroit in 2024, blockchain rights go on sale this week
Roger Goodell Catalina Fragoso | USA TODAY Sports | Reuters PALM BEACH, Fla. – The NFL’s annual meetings kicked off Sunday, and they are already generating some big announcements. The league sai...
GM to halt pickup truck production in Indiana due to chip shortage
Trucks come off the assembly line at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018. John Gress | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors will halt pi...
Stellantis, LG to invest $4.1 billion in Canadian EV battery plant
Chris Feuell, CEO of Chrysler brand of Stellantis, introduces the all-electric Chrysler Airflow Concept vehicle during a Stellantis press event at CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Januar...
Ford F-150 Lightning’s range beats Rivian electric pickups, lags GMC
2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor’s 2022 F-150 Lightning pickup will have an electric range of up to 320 miles, according to final Environmental Protection Agency estimates rel...
Stopgap Solution Can Lead To Major 2024 Summer For Detroit Pistons
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 01: Cade Cunningham #2 of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket against … [+] Ish Smith #4 of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Capital One Arena on...
GM to buy SoftBank’s stake in Cruise self-driving unit
A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive. Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity own...
Audi expects war in Ukraine to cause ‘tremendous interference’
DETROIT – Audi expects the war in Ukraine to cause “tremendous interference” to the global supply chain, an executive with the German luxury brand said Thursday. The comments come as autom...
Russian-Ukraine war to lower car production by millions of units
A worker attaches a wiring harness to the chassis of an X model SUV at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, November 4, 2019. Charles Mostoller | Reuters DETROIT – The war in Ukrai...
Starbucks, Volvo test EV charging network at coffee giant’s stores
Volvo will install as many as 60 Volvo-branded, ChargePoint DC fast chargers at up to 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350-mile route from the Denver area to the coffee company’s Seattle headqua...
GM to begin production next week brand’s first EV
An undated handout photo shows the new Cadillac Lyriq, one of the electric vehicles that General Motors Co said on October 20, 2020, that its Spring Hill, Tennessee, factory will begin to produce. Gen...
Nikola wants to increase shares by 200 million
San Pedro, CA – December 17: The first two zero-emissions electric trucks, from an order of 100 vehicles, delivered from the Nikola Corporation to Total Transportation Services at the Port of Lo...
Electric Last Mile shares plummet to $1 after company confirms SEC probe
The ELMS Urban Delivery, anticipated to launch later this year, is expected to be the first Class 1 commercial electric vehicle available in the U.S. market and will be produced at the Company’s...
GM discontinues once-promising Marketplace app that allowed you to shop while driving
GM is ending its in-vehicle “Marketplace” app that allowed drivers to order and pay for goods and services such as gasoline or coffee through their vehicle. GM DETROIT – General Motors is ...
News Of Canada’s Return To No. 1 Lost Amid Ambassador Bridge Protest
Many of the 18-wheelers that are part of the protest at the Ambassador Bridge, responsible for 20% … [+] of U.S. trade with Canada, are likely being pulled by tractor rigs from Mexico, which sup...
Canadian leader declares state of emergency over bridge blockade, plans to arrest protesters
Vehicles clog downtown streets as truckers and supporters continue to protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandates, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 10, 2022. Blair Gable | Reuters DETR...
‘Austin Powers’ villains fight climate change
GM’s 60-second Super Bowl ad stars actor and comedian Mike Myers reclaiming his role as Dr. Evil from the spy comedy trilogy “Austin Powers” that debuted from 1997 to 2002. It also f...
Automakers cut production due to anti-vaccine Canadian trucker protest
Vehicles block the route leading from the Ambassador Bridge, linking Detroit and Windsor, as truckers and their supporters continue to protest against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandat...
Ford (F) earnings Q4 2021
Ford Motor Co. signage at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is announcing fourth-quarter earnings after the markets ...
What investors should know before Tuesday’s fourth-quarter earnings
General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks at the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant on November 17, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. Nic Antaya | Getty Images DETROIT – General Motors is...
$7 Billion In New Investments For GM EV Plants In Michigan
Early conceptual rendering of Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, … [+] Tennessee. Construction on the approximately 2.8 million-square-foot facility will begin ...
GM unveils new high-performance SUV
2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series Cadillac DETROIT – General Motors will offer a new performance version of its flagship Cadillac Escalade SUV, adding to a growing lineup of high-power gasoline vehicles...
Ford’s market cap tops $100 billion for first time ever
Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley walks to speak at a news conference at the Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, September 17, 2020. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – Ford Motor’s market value toppe...
The Good, Bad And Ugly From The Green Bay Packers’ Loss To The Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love looks downfield during the second half Sunday, ASSOCIATED PRESS Many called it a meaningless game. The Green Bay Packers didn’t play that way. And Detroit cer...
Toyota dethrones GM to become America’s top-selling automaker in 2021
Toyota vehicles are offered for sale at a dealership on November 04, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images DETROIT – Toyota Motor has dethroned General Motors as America’s top-se...