Pres. Donald Trump to visit Ford plant making ventilators in Ypsilanti on Thursday

The White House confirms that President Donald Trump will travel to Ypsilanti on Thursday to thank Ford employees who are making PPE as part of the President's tour to thank businesses who are helping during the Coronavirus pandemic.

FCA talks about response to worker sick with COVID-19, safe restart of plants

There is concern for FCA employees who are returning back to work after a team leader at the FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant says he's now home after pay after a co-worker tested positive for the coronavirus.

General Motors talks safety protocols as plants ready to restart Monday

Dr. Jeffrey Hess, the corporate medical director for General Motors is now working to make sure it's a safe reentry when workers come back to make cars, trucks and SUVs

FCA plant employee says co-worker tested positive for COVID-19 and 'it shouldn't have happened'

The team leader says a couple hundred employees started work Monday. All of them filled out health questionnaires before entering the building. But he says another team leader - answered yes to one of the questions - because she had a cough.

Michigan manufacturers reopen with auto suppliers restarting Monday
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In accordance with the Michigan Governor's executive order that loosened restrictions on the state's manufacturing sector, auto suppliers will be among the first industries to restart work on May 11, in preparation for assembly plants to startup May 18.

Restart dates for Detroit automakers coming soon
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The restart dates picked by Detroit's automakers could soon be nearing as manufacturing in Michigan looks to jump start one of the state's largest economic sectors.

GM, Ford making plans for safe return to plants

The UAW says both Ford Motor Co and General Motors brought back skeleton crews on a voluntary basis Monday to reconfigure plants to meet Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization guidelines.

Ford, General Motors recalling employees as Michigan automakers prep for reopening

Both Ford and General Motors indicated over the last week they would begin prepping their plants to reopen as the state contemplates how to jumpstart the faltering economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Here's how GM produces thousands of face masks every day for front line workers

Volunteers at the GM Tech Center in Warren are working 10-hour shifts to produce thousands of face masks a day for healthcare workers across the country.

Ford Motor Company making face shields with help from Sinai Grace ER doc

We talk with Sinai Grace emergency room Dr. Erin Brennan, who was key in helping Ford Motor Company mass produce face shields so quickly.

Several Ford employees take to fostering during work-from-home situation

Several Ford employees are taking advantage of their work-from-home situation and have opened up their homes to a foster dog or cat.