CAVE CREEK, Arizona — The new Toyota 86 has been renamed GR86. That’s pronounced GREAT-6. I took it to the flowing turns, blind hills and uphill straightaways of Cave Creek, 50 miles northeast of Phoenix. It’s a sports car’s natural habitat and the ide…
Justin Rogers: Evaluating how well Detroit Lions addressed offseason goals
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — While there is no finish line with roster building for Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes, most of this offseason’s heavy lifting is complete. Through free agency and the draft, the team was able to retain and add pieces, add…
Flint defendants prompt justices to question Michigan’s use of one-man grand jury
LANSING, Mich. — Attorneys for state officials charged in the Flint water investigation asked Michigan’s highest court Wednesday to upend the state’s one-man grand jury process that led to their cases being shuttled into court without a public trying o…
Tigers get timely hits, help in fifth to top Pirates in Game 1
DETROIT — It’s no secret the Tigers have been struggling — at the plate, in the field and even to simply stay healthy — over the first month of the season. The way manager AJ Hinch sees it, his team is dealing with a “success in the game” issue. “You k…
Ford reports 10.5% sales drop in April as industry continues to battle chip shortage
As the global semiconductor chip shortage continued to curtail auto production and drag down sales across the industry, Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday reported a 10.5% year-over-year decline in U.S. sales in April. The Dearborn automaker sold 176,965 vehi…
Eminem’s in: Detroit rapper goes from Hip-Hop Shop to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
DETROIT — He’s already a Grammy winner, an Oscar winner and one of the best-selling artists of all-time, but Eminem now has another notch to add to his belt: the Detroit rapper is headed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The megastar, born Marshall Br…
Stellantis’ Free2move acquires car-sharing service ShareNow from BMW, Mercedes
The car-sharing mobility startup within the maker of Jeep will more than double in size, adding 14 European cities mostly in Germany to its service territory with the acquisition of ShareNow from the BMW and Mercedes-Benz groups, the company announced …
Michigan attorney general: Dismiss Planned Parenthood abortion case; Whitmer’s suit should take precedence
DETROIT — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday reiterated her refusal to prosecute physicians or women under the state’s abortion ban, but criticized a lawsuit filed against her department seeking to overturn the 1931 ban. Nessel said she b…
Stellantis’ $2.8 billion investment secures future for Brampton, Windsor plants
The maker of Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles on Monday said it will invest $2.8 billion (3.6 billion Canadian dollars) into its Canadian operations for its electric transition, preserving the futures of both Windsor and Brampton assembly plants …
US Department of Energy announces $3.1B in funding for battery production
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday it would distribute more than $3.1 billion in matching grants for electric vehicle battery manufacturing and processing. The funding, appropriated through the bipartisan infrastructure law pas…