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Car condos proposed for former General Motors site in Pontiac

The planned M1 Concourse is envisioned to include a restaurant, members’ clubhouse, events theater and test track, as well as car condos. Brad Oleshansky

A Birmingham entrepreneur wants to turn more than 80 acres of vacant land once owned by General Motors Co. in Pontiac into a destination for car enthusiasts that would include more than 300 “car condominiums” to house their valuable, classic and exotic cars. More

GM returns to $33 IPO price on optimism after 2-year slump

General Motors Co.’s stock closed at $33.42 a share Friday, up 3.18 percent and hitting its highest close in more than two years. More

European car sales rise slightly in April

In April, for the first time in 18 months, monthly new auto registrations in Europe increased. More

S-Class Mercedes unwrapped

The new S-Class Mercedes, which debuted in Hamburg, Germany, this week, offers a hot-stone style massage and can soothe motorists with scents. It also can anticipate rough pavement. Marcus Brandt / Associated Press

Daimler AG has unveiled the newest version of its S-Class model from luxury brand Mercedes-Benz, a car that will play a key role in the company’s effort to restore its earnings performance. More

Grand opening set for Model A museum in Michigan

Hickory Corners, Mich. — A new Ford dealership is opening up in southwestern Michigan. More

GM works to wow customers; exec says repeat business target in sight

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In 2011, General Motors Co. North America President Mark Reuss announced a bold goal: He wanted the automaker to have the best customer service in the automobile industry. More

Tesla plans to raise up to $1.08B while repaying U.S.

Tesla Motors Inc., the electric-car maker run by Elon Musk, increased the size of its equity and debt offerings by 30 percent to as much as $1.08 billion to repay its U.S. loan and build up cash reserves. More

Peugeot settles with CGT Union on terms of factory shutdown

PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second- largest automaker, reached a deal with a striking union on closing a car factory in France, removing one of the last obstacles to a plan to cut 11,200 domestic jobs. More

Europe’s April auto registrations rise first time in 18 months

Monthly new auto registrations in Europe improved last month for the first time in 18 months, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Friday. More

GM returns to $33 IPO price on optimism after 2-year slump

General Motors Co.'s stock closed at $33.42 a share on Friday, up 3.18 percent and hitting its highest close in more than two years. More

Ford consolidating Fiesta production in Thailand

Ford plans to shift more production of the Fiesta to Rayong, Thailand, where it has two assembly plants producing the Fiesta and Focus. Ford

Ford Motor Co. plans to free up much-needed production capacity in North America by shifting manufacturing of its Fiesta subcompact car to Thailand in 2016, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. More

Fiat said to be considering headquarters move to U.S.

Fiat SpA, Italy’s biggest manufacturer, is considering moving its corporate headquarters to the U.S. following a planned merger with Chrysler Group LLC, three people familiar with the matter said. More

Feds aim to foil traffic hacking

Washington — The top U.S. auto safety regulator said the agency would take action to ensure self-driving cars electronically connected to traffic networks and to each other can’t be hacked. More

Outlander, Forester pass crash tests

The 2014 Subaru Forester received a good rating. Subaru

Washington — Two of 13 small SUVs passed new tougher frontal crash tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. More

White House not backing plan to tighten drunken-driving limits

Washington — The Obama administration isn't backing the National Transportation Safety Board's call to drop the legal limit for drunken driving from 0.08 percent blood-alcohol content to 0.05. More

Patented powertrain key to EV carmaker’s success

A Tesla Model X electric prototype is displayed at the Geneva auto show in March. While other companies have struggled with electric batteries, Tesla stands tall among recent U.S. auto startups. Valentin Flauraud / Bloomberg

Elon Musk was fresh off the sale of PayPal and starting another business, commercial rocket service Space Exploration Technologies Corp., when he met kindred spirit JB Straubel. More

Briefs: New No. 2 NHTSA official has history with automakers

Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a new No. 2 official who has often sparred with automakers. More

Report: EV charging stations may grow tenfold by end of decade

The number of electric-vehicle charging stations is expected to grow substantially by the end of the decade, according to a new report compiled by IMS Research. More

Ford experiencing rapid sales growth in coastal markets

Ford Motor Co.'s shift to beef up car offerings that appeal to coastal markets is accelerating ahead of schedule. More

Hyundai’s Blue Link-equipped vehicles to come standard with care service

Hyundai Motor America said Thursday that all new Blue Link-equipped vehicles will come standard with three years of free Assurance Connected Care service. More

GM to team with Nissan on fuel-efficient cargo van

The Chevrolet City Express will be available in dealerships in the U.S. and Canada in fall 2014. General Motors

General Motors Co. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. said Tuesday that the companies have agreed for Nissan to build a small cargo van that the Detroit automaker will sell in the U.S. and Canada. More

NHTSA’s new No. 2 has history of tangling with automakers

Washington - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a new No. 2 official who has often sparred with automakers. More

Ford to build $274M engine plant in Russia

Last month, Ford added production of its Explorer SUV to an assembly plant in Tatarstan, part of a joint venture with Ford Sollers. Tuesday, Ford announced plans to expand in the Russian market with a new engine plant in Tatarstan. Ford photos

Ford Motor Co. will up its presence in the expanding Russian market with a new $274 million engine plant, the first passenger-car engine plant in the region. More

Honda to convert Ohio plant to build supercar Acura NSX

American Honda Motor Co. Inc. said Tuesday it will spend $70 million to renovate a Honda logistics facility in Marysville, Ohio, into a production plant to build the all-new Acura NSX. More

Feds urge states to lower drunken-driving limit

Washington — A National Transportation Safety Board recommendation to lower the legal limit on drunken driving would save hundreds of lives annually, the NTSB said. More

Ally, ResCap strike deal to complete restructuring

Washington — Ally Financial Inc. reached a deal Tuesday that should allow its troubled mortgage unit Residential Capital LLC to complete its bankruptcy restructuring. More

Electric car maker Tesla plans to sell new stock

Washington — California startup electric vehicle automaker Tesla Motors Inc. said it will issue 2.7 million new shares of stock and new debt due in 2018 to repay the Energy Department early for the remaining $450 million in a low-cost government loan. More

NHTSA says it will guard against hacking into vehicles' electronics

Washington - The top U.S. auto safety regulator said the agency would take action to ensure self-driving cars electronically connected to traffic networks and to each other can't be hacked. More

Fiat said to mull U.S. headquarters following Chrysler merger

Fiat is considering moving its corporate headquarters to the U.S. following a planned merger with Chrysler, people familiar with the matter said. More

GM to invest $258M in Milford Twp. data center

Network Operator Alex Provenzano at work at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren. A new, $258 million data center in Milford Township will back up the Warren center as part of an effort by GM to bring more information technology work in-house. Steve Fecht

Warren — General Motors Co. said Monday it will spend $258 million to build and equip a new data center at its Milford Proving Ground in Milford Township — one that will back up its new data center at the Warren Tech Center. More

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Grand opening set for Model A museum in Michigan

Hickory Corners, Mich. — A new Ford dealership is opening up in southwestern Michigan. More Repcom20130518..c3305180349.article.auto0102NoLabel

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