UAW President Ron Gettelfinger criticized Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Monday for opposing government loans for Detroit automakers, saying McCain "has slammed the door on any real support for the domestic...
Asian brands gain in U-M analysis BY JUSTIN HYDE • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 19, 2008 Detroit's automakers slipped slightly in an annual survey of customer satisfaction conducted by the University of Michigan, while...
BY JUSTIN HYDE • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 18, 2008 An Oklahoma oil billionaire and a Silicon Valley titan have committed themselves to reforming the U.S. auto industry -- whether Detroit's ready or not. T. Boone...
Filed under: Emerging Technologies, Hybrid, USAclick to enlargeThe Detroit Free Press' Justin Hyde has a new article out about just how reliant the Big Three are on other countries for all of their new-fangled high-tech parts,...
The future of the U.S. auto industry resembles a box of parts for hybrids, plug-in electrics and fuel cells. But that box comes with a... By Justin HydeDetroit Free Press DETROIT — The future of the U.S. auto industry...
Added 8m ago WASHINGTON - Yet the results of the annual study by J.D. Power and Associates also show that the industry has made enough strides in improving long-term quality that the difference between the top-ranked Lexus...
By JUSTIN HYDEDetroit Free Press Toyota Motor Co.’s Lexus brand recaptured the top spot in J.D. Power and Associates’ annual survey of long-term vehicle quality released Thursday, which found a 5 percent reduction of problems...
LANSING -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama put the energy debate into high gear Monday with a forceful pitch to wean the United States from foreign oil and help auto companies produce fuel-efficient vehicles,...
WASHINGTON -- Environmental groups urged federal regulators Monday to toughen proposed fuel economy rules for cars and trucks through 2015, saying a goal of 35 m.p.g. by 2020 in last year's energy bill should be moved up five...
Experts endorse it as a fuel saver BY JUSTIN HYDE • FREE PRESS WASHINGTON STAFF • August 5, 2008 WASHINGTON -- John McCain and Barack Obama have a new issue: the air in your tires. Over the past few days, McCain's campaign has...