DETROIT - Four months after exiting a U.S.-funded bankruptcy reorganization, Chrysler Group LLC is about to unveil a product roadmap that relies heavily on vehicles from Italian partner Fiat SpA while abandoning many of the U.S. car maker's own models. The plan, due to be revealed Nov. 4, involves the reintroduction of Fiat's premium, sporty
DETROIT - For plug-in electric cars, it's no longer a question of if. It's a question of when and how. After many years of buildup, plug-in vehicles aimed at mainstream buyers are set to come to the market starting next year, reported CNET News.Com. But even with the momentum around plug-ins, many questions remain unanswered
WARREN - The deadline to enter Corp! magazine's Going Green Awards Program is Nov. 6. Self nominations are accepted. This annual program honors those companies and organizations that are leading the way in Michigan�??s green sector. Corp! is Michigan�??s premier business magazine. These awards are cosponsored by MITechNews.Com. Self-nominations are accepted. Nomination deadline is Nov.
LANSING - It would be against the law to send or read a wireless text message while driving, under legislation a Michigan House committee sent to the full chamber on Thursday, though a police officer could not pull a motorist over just because he or she was texting. If HB 4394 and HB 4370 become
ANN ARBOR - HandyLab, a University of Michigan spinout company founded in 2000, announced Friday it has been acquired by a New Jersey medical technology company. Terms were not disclosed, however. The deal with Becton, Dickinson & Co. is expected to close by the first quarter of 2010. Earlier this year, HandyLab had signed a
LANSING - With the Michigan House already passing a vehicle bill that would trim 15 percent off some of the credits awarded under the Michigan Business Tax, a House panel Wednesday heard competing ideas on what those credits signify. Tax Policy Chair Rep. Kate Ebli (D-Monroe) opened up the hearing by saying that as the
LANSING - A plurality of state voters asked who is most to blame for the state failing to meet the October 1 deadline to enact the 2009-10 budget said: everyone - Gov. Jennifer Granholm, majority Republicans in the Senate and majority Democrats in the House. If the respondents were apt to single out one of
LANSING - Whether it's increased demand on government services during hard times or the way tax collections fall that may delay when personnel changes are made, government jobs have been more stable than private sector positions across Michigan since the official start of the national recession, according to a new report by the Citizens Research
LANSING - School aid payments went out Tuesday as scheduled, but Gov. Jennifer Granholm cut $54 million and said more cuts, or more revenues, will be needed to bring the budget into balance. Granholm urged quick legislative action to cure the remaining shortfall in the budget, which she said could reach $264 million. "Our schools
BERLIN - General Motors Co.'s planned sale of Opel to Magna International Inc. was thrown into doubt late Friday after European Union regulators expressed concerns over Germany's offer to support the deal with Euro 4.5 billion ($6.72 billion) in state aid. Germany made its financing offer contingent on Magna's winning the bidding for the European