The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department has identified the victim of Saturday's fatal shooting in Ypsilanti Township as Marcus Tramale Jones. Sheriff's deputies went to the area of Nash Avenue and Mary Catherine Street in the township's West Willow neighborhood about 2:30 a.m. Saturday after residents reported hearing gunshots. Jones, 33, ...
WASHINGTON - After a long romance with foreign rivals, America's love affair with the automobile is returning to its roots with a revived affection for U.S.-made cars. Slightly more Americans now say the United States makes better-quality vehicles than Asia does, with 38 percent saying U.S. cars are best and ...
In an early sign that the 2010 Detroit auto show will assume a political tint, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood this morning was forced to defend the federal government’s auto industry bailout. “This industry would not see the bright future that it’s seeing today with the rollout of these ...
Welcome to the 2010 Detroit auto show, sponsored in part by you, the taxpayer. This year’s North American International Auto Show marks the first time in the event’s 23-year history that taxpayers own a majority stake in two major automakers, General Motors and Chrysler. After GM and Chrysler emerged from ...
Editor's note: This story was updated at 12:05 p.m. and again at 12:37 p.m.Chelsea's 95-year-old Palmer Ford dealership will shut down, its owner confirmed this morning.Biff Weber, third-generation owner of the downtown Chelsea dealership, said the move is his decision. He's meeting with Ford corporate officials this afternoon in Dearborn ...