General Motors

General Motors’s profits drop as tariff costs climb. A potential rule change could affect homeless people who use roadside rest areas. A professor makes the case for why Michigan lawmakers are considering banning cell phones in K-12 schools.

CEO Mary Barra said in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that GM is attempting to reduce tariff exposure with $4 billion of new investment in its U.S. assembly plants.

General Motors plans to shift some production from Mexico to U.S. manufacturing plants as the automaker navigates tariffs that could drive prices higher.

General Motors said Tuesday it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous vehicle unit.

Two towers at Detroit’s Renaissance Center would be razed and the complex converted to a mix of housing and offices under an ambitious $1.6 billion plan announced Monday.

General Motors is laying off about 1,000 workers worldwide, shedding costs as it tries to compete in a crowded global automobile market.

Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Edward Markey (D-MA) wrote to the FTC, accusing GM, Hyundai, and Honda of selling customers’ driving data to brokers that sells it to car insurance providers.

State funding for economic development is a hot topic. Today, we get details on what companies starting EV battery plants in Michigan have delivered. Also, artist Elizabeth Youngblood talks about getting abstract forms to express an almost spiritual sense of time and change. And podcaster Courtney Andersen on upfront sobriety.

General Motors prepares to vacate Detroit's Renaissance Center, the story of a young mother's disappearance in 1980s Detroit, and an impending budget crisis in Ann Arbor Public Schools.

General Motors will move its Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office building next year and redevelop its iconic home along the Detroit River.