Tag: Michigan

February 28, 2024

This week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to announce Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) approval of two projects in the future mobility and green energy sectors. Together, the Corning Incorporated and Lucid Motors projects will generate […]

January 24, 2024

Two foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Detroit that build on Michigan’s leadership in future mobility and electrification, and a new flagship headquarters that will further strengthen the state’s supply chain network, have been approved for Michigan Strategic Fund (MSF) […]

October 11, 2023

Once a unique mode of transportation for the environmentally responsible, electric vehicles (EVs) are now a booming industry that is attracting attention and investment. More than 50 models of EVs and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) are available on the […]

September 27, 2023

Oslo, Norway-based Nel Hydrogen will invest $400 million to build a new automated gigafactory in Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan. The facility will create 517 jobs to produce green hydrogen using electrolyzer technology. The company announced the project in May, at […]

June 12, 2023

Toyota North America has announced it is expanding its facility in York Township, Michigan, a project that is expected to generate a total capital investment of up to $47.7 million. Governor Gretchen Whitmer was joined for the announcement at Toyota’s […]

May 10, 2022

Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves traveled to Michigan on Monday to meet with top Wolverine State lawmakers to discuss ways both to fix supply chains and jump start small and medium manufacturers. Graves, flanked by Sens. Gary Peters (D) […]

March 29, 2022

A Russian multi-billion dollar company, Yandex, laid off about two dozen US-based workers. The company reportedly had a small autonomous vehicle fleet in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It said that the state suspended their vehicle licenses, but Michigan denied this. Yandex […]

May 11, 2020

Michigan, a major Midwest industrial powerhouse hard hit by both the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, is the latest of several states permitting the restart of assembly lines halted in mandatory business closures meant to contain the outbreak. But […]

January 22, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tesla Inc and the state of Michigan confirmed Wednesday they have resolved the company’s 2016 lawsuit challenging the state’s refusal to allow the company to sell vehicles directly to consumers. The Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office […]

January 22, 2019

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo unit said on Tuesday in a blog post that it received an $8 million grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation that would be used to expand its operations in Michigan and boost the production […]

August 15, 2018

As part of the plans to revamp the station, the car giants will make the building a campus of offices which would base 5,000 tech workers and software engineers. Although the initial plans were drawn up in June, the costs […]

January 17, 2018

DETROIT — The American Center for Mobility secured $2 million in funding from Subaru of America Inc., the suburban Detroit autonomous vehicle testing site said on Tuesday at the Detroit auto show. Subaru joins AT&T, Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor […]

December 11, 2017

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A government panel is scheduled for a briefing on a recent agreement between Michigan officials and the company that operates twin oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac. The Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board will discuss […]

May 4, 2017

JTEKT Toyoda Americas celebrated the grand unveiling of its Great Lakes Technical Center April 19-20, 2017. Nestled at the heart of the U.S. automotive industry and just under 40 miles from the Canadian border, Toyoda’s Wixom, Michigan, tech center will […]

July 14, 2016

Denso Manufacturing Michigan Inc., which makes automotive air conditioning and engine cooling systems, is expanding in Battle Creek, Mich. The Toyota-affiliated Japanese supplier plans to add new manufacturing capabilities at its Battle Creek plant to support additional sales with its […]

June 17, 2016

A Mexico City-based automotive supplier plans to invest $54 million to establish a manufacturing plant and U.S. headquarters in suburban Detroit, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. said Thursday. Tremec Corp., a unit of Kuo Group, plans to lease and equip […]

May 31, 2016

Some General Motors light-duty pickup production is going to shift to Flint, Mich., from Mexico, according to a report. The Detroit Newsreported Thursday that an undisclosed amount of production in GM’s Silao, Mexico, plant will move to the Flint Assembly […]

May 2, 2016

In 2013, Michigan legislators adopted the state’s first laws for driverless vehicles, allowing them to share the road with live motorists only while being tested. That legislation helped Michigan become an early leader in the race to build a self-driving […]

April 8, 2016

Toyota’s in-house r&d division is setting up shop in Michigan. The Toyota Research Institute said Thursday that it will open an “autonomous vehicle research base” in Ann Arbor, Mich., in conjunction with the University of Michigan. It’s Toyota’s third such […]

March 24, 2016

An Ohio-based auto supplier will move its headquarters and at least 70 employees to suburban Detroit with the help of a state incentive. Stoneridge Inc., which makes electrical and electronic vehicle components, on Tuesday received a $1.4 million performance grant […]