Detroit

General Motors offers buyouts to most US salaried staff to trim costs

The decision to offer buyouts comes at an uncertain time for the auto industry, which is in the midst of a transition from internal combustion to electric vehicles. GM has a goal of selling only electric passenger vehicles by 2035

Detroit police arrest unidentified gunman in fatal 'random' shootings

Police arrested the unidentified suspect on Sunday evening after hours-long manhunt with help from the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Canadian truckers protest: Standoff at Ambassador Bridge eases as demonstrations ramped up across cities

The protests at the bridge, in Ottawa and elsewhere have reverberated outside the country, with similarly inspired convoys in France, New Zealand and the Netherlands

Canadian trucker protests add stress to North American car industry by sidelining key auto industry transport route

Several leading automakers said they have reduced production and cut labour shifts due to the blockade at the Ambassador Bridge, which links Windsor, Canada with the US city of Detroit

One dead, five wounded in shooting outside banquet hall in US' Detroit

The shooting was reported outside a banquet hall, where over 100 people had gathered for an event

Alice Cooper's Detroit Stories is a musical masterpiece, homage to the city that produced him

Alice Cooper's forthcoming album Detroit Stories is slated to release on 26 February.

US Election 2020 may emerge as referendum on racial justice and equality in America

Omari Barksdale, a Black man who lost his sister to COVID-19 in late March, said the dynamics of America right now is the same as in the '50s. 'We are still protesting for the protection of Black lives,' said Barksdale

Coronavirus Outbreak: US auto factories likely to stay closed another 2 weeks; Fiat Chrysler backs off planned 4 May restart

Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler factories have been idled for over a month due to fears of spreading the coronavirus.

Coronavirus Outbreak: US hotspots grow as global infections surpass 6.4 lakhs, Italy records over 10,000 deaths

As the United States led the world with confirmed coronavirus cases, cities such as Detroit, Chicago, and New Orleans grew as hotspots Saturday, while the virus continued to pummel New York City and made its way into rural America

Coronavirus outbreak: Donald Trump invokes Defense Production Act to marshal private companies as big three automakers agree to shut down

Calling himself a “wartime president,” Donald Trump said he would sign the Defense Production Act “in case we need it" to deal with an expected surge in cases of coronavirus