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Auto Industry / Clean Energy / Utilities

Consumers, GM plan to power auto plants with 100% clean energy

JACKSON—Consumers Energy and General Motors today announced a new pledge to power Michigan automotive plants in Flint, Burton and Wyoming with clean energy, partnering to build the next generation of …

Electric Vehicles

GM to invest $7 billion in EVs in Michigan, creating 4,000 new jobs

LANSING—Officials at General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced an investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, creating 4,000 new jobs and retaining 1,000, and significantly increasing …

Diversity / Women In Engineering

ASME virtual event shows DEI in action: success and opportunity for women in industry

SOUTHFIELD—The Metro Detroit Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will host a virtual event, “DEI in Action! A Current Day Story of Success and Opportunity for Women in …

Auto Suppliers / Automotive Electronics / Automotive Technology / Electric Vehicles

Hyundai Mobis to hold Tech Days at Motor Bella, with plenty of auto action from other brands

PLYMOUTH—Officials at Hyundai Mobis, the Korean auto supplier with its U.S. technical center in Plymouth, announced that the company would have a display Sept. 21-24 at the Motor Bella auto …

Auto Industry / Auto Industry Analysis / Customer Experience

JD Power: Smartphone connectivity now biggest auto quality headache

TROY—A balky transmission? Poor fit and finish? Nope. The automotive quality analysis firm J.D. Power’s latest U.S. Initial Quality Study found that smartphone connections are now the No. 1 quality …

Auto Industry / Customer Experience

J.D. Power finds auto satisfaction is stalled

ANN ARBOR—Customer satisfaction with the auto industry is stuck in neutral. Overall customer satisfaction with automobiles and light vehicles is unchanged with a score of 78 out of 100, according …

5G Wireless / Automotive Connectivity

GM, AT&T to add 5G connectivity to cars starting in 2024

DETROIT—Officials at General Motors and AT&T Inc. announced plans to bring high-speed 5G cellular connectivity to millions of GM vehicles coming off the assembly line over the next decade in …

Diversity / Utilities

Consumers Energy named top utility for diversity; 12 other Michigan companies on Forbes list

JACKSON—Forbes has named Consumers Energy as the top utility company in the country and second overall in Michigan in its latest ranking of “America’s Best Employers for Diversity,” recognizing Consumers …

Augmented Reality / Simulation / University Research

OU establishes Augmented Reality Center

ROCHESTER–Oakland University, the College for Creative Studies and a coalition of regional industry partners have joined forces to establish an augmented reality center (ARC) at Oakland University’s School of Engineering …

Carbon Neutrality / Climate Science / Electric Vehicles

GM outlines plans for all-electric fleet, carbon neutrality

DETROIT–Officials at Detroit-based General Motors Co. announced that it “aspires” to “eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035,” meaning an all-electric vehicle sales lineup, with further plans to …

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