As traffic fatalities spike, federal agency in charge of auto safety struggles to keep up

A review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found at least 13 auto safety rules were past due. That includes a rear seat belt reminder requirement that could save hundreds of lives a year.

GM reaches deal with LG to pay for Chevy Bolt battery recall costs

LG Electronics has reached a deal with General Motors to pay as much as $2 billion to reimburse the automaker for the cost of recalling Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to battery fires.

Residents complain of Stellantis Jeep plant's chemical odors on Detroit's east side

"We've been smelling things and we've had people around here going to the hospital, children going to the hospital for asthma, breathing attacks, coughing attacks, tightness of the chest," Shobe said.

Gov. Whitmer faces tough questions after Ford takes EV plant plans out of state

For the second day in a row Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is playing defense on why the state of Michigan did not make a bid on the new Ford Motor Company electric car plants totaling $11 billion.

Ford announces investment in new EV and battery plants in Kentucky, Tennessee

Ford plans to make the largest-ever U.S. investment in electric vehicles at one time by any automotive manufacturer and, together with its partner, SK Innovation, plans to invest $11.4 billion and create nearly 11,000 new jobs at the Tennessee and Kentucky mega-sites.

Flat Rock residents return to homes after evacuation but 'worried what could happen next'

"Who knows if there’s a cancer cluster in the next 15 to 20 years in this surrounding area? Well it's too late at that point to really know," said resident Josh Digue.

Silent but powerful - the all electric Ford F-150 Lightning at Motor Bella

"We have received more than 150,000 reservations since it was revealed back in May." said Jeff Marentic, Ford Vehicle General Manager North America.

Ford investing another $250M into F-150 Lightning production, upgrading three plants

The automaker's newest announcement adds hundreds of jobs and upgrades to the Van Dyke Electric Powertrain Center, its Rawsonville Components Plant, and the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center - the main hub for building its electric truck.

Ford sending $500 checks to every household evacuated in Flat Rock due to gasoline leak

Families in a total of 1,200 homes were displaced after the chemical benzene leaked into the city's sanitary sewer system, creating a hazardous area in Flat Rock.

Flat Rock town hall update leaves more than 1,000 evacuated residents in holding pattern

All of which led to the question when can those evacuated come home? “It all hinges on that gasoline getting pushed out of the sanitary sewer,” said Kory Groetsch, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Flat Rock residents give earful to City Council over Ford gas leak evacuation situation

“Ford should be 100 percent accountable for it and not the taxpayers,” said Justin Kuta. “And that's just how I feel - and I am sure I speak for everybody else.”