Oldsmobile through the decades
The R.E. Olds transportation museum houses a diverse collection of Oldsmobiles dating from 1897 to 2004.It also includes a wide array of auto and industrial history covering about a century,...
View ArticleNew solar-powered electric charging stations come to Lansing
In 2010, theLansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) established its Plug-in Electric Vehicle Community Project. With funding from the U.S. department of Energy, the BWL installed an array of electric...
View ArticleDo car companies perpetuate stereotypes in their ads?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP_ogpp6_iQJalopnik's Aaron Foley singles out this ad for the Toyota Prius as an example of the auto industry's stereotypical marketing to minorities. Target marketing is...
View ArticleOldsmobile through the decades
The R.E. Olds transportation museum houses a diverse collection of Oldsmobiles dating from 1897 to 2004. It also includes a wide array of auto and industrial history covering about a century,...
View ArticleNew solar-powered electric charging stations come to Lansing
In 2010, the Lansing Board of Water & Light (BWL) established its Plug-in Electric Vehicle Community Project. With funding from the U.S. department of Energy, the BWL installed an array of...
View ArticleReport recommends factory insurance to stop urban blight
Michigan State University researchers are getting attention with a proposed remedy for urban blight. For some years, the city of Lansing and Lansing Township have struggled with abandoned auto plants....
View ArticleDo car companies perpetuate stereotypes in their ads?
Jalopnik's Aaron Foley singles out this ad for the Toyota Prius as an example of the auto industry's stereotypical marketing to minorities. Target marketing is nothing new. From their cleaning...
View ArticleAuto analyst: pay hikes front and center for UAW
New contract bargaining between the United Auto Workers union and American automakers is scheduled for next year. Recently, we’ve been getting a clearer picture of the union’s priorities. UAW...
View ArticleDetroit preps for 2015 Auto Show
Car buffs are revving up for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next month. More than 800,000 people attended the show at the Cobo Center last January.
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show 2015: trucks lead the way
More than one auto writer has taken to calling the Big 3 automakers “truck companies that also make cars”. Trucks and SUVs have become the most successful categories for automakers in recent years,...
View ArticleNew Buick convertible, concept car shown off at Detroit Auto Show
What’s made in Poland and is named after the Spanish word for waterfall? It’s the newest convertible from Buick, the Cascada, unveiled this week at the Detroit Auto Show. The North American...
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show 2015: the electrics
The Detroit Auto show is in full swing in downtown Detroit. Two very different automakers are grabbing a lot of the electric vehicle attention at the Cobo Center this week. Current State's Peter Whorf...
View ArticleDetroit Auto Show 2015: Printed cars and Cadillacs
All this week, we’ve been taking you to the Detroit Auto Show to see what’s new, what’s groundbreaking, and what’s just plain fun. On the main floor of the auto show, you can see a massive 3D printer,...
View ArticleGiant mural to capture Lansing’s early REO heritage
Forty years ago, Lansing said goodbye to a proud piece of its civic identity. In May 1975, the Diamond REO truck factory on Washington Avenue closed its doors, ending seven decades of Oldsmobile...
View ArticleWoodward Dream Cruise recalls vintage car glory days
Classic car buffs from all over Michigan and the world will converge in metro Detroit this weekend for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise. Current State’s Kevin Lavery talks with one attendee, Capital...
View ArticleHow Michigan's early car dealers transformed the state
From Battle Creek to Flint, metro Detroit to the UP, the history of cars and commerce in MI runs deep. It’s a big part of Jay Follis’s life.
View ArticleHow obscure car brands gave rise to MI’s modern auto dealerships
The newest car models are arriving at the Detroit Auto Show, but the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners always has the classics on display. Gilmore Marketing director Jay Hollis talks with Current...
View ArticleLansing takes pride as home of strong-selling 2016 Camaro
“Lansing strong” might be the mantra for the 2016 Camaro. Sales have been brisk and it’s built at the capital city’s Grand River Assembly. Current State's Peter Whorf speaks with Camaro Executive Chief...
View ArticleLansing-built Caddys boast cutting-edge tech
Cadillac’s Lansing presence remains strong for 2016. Current State speaks with chief executive engineer Dave Leone from the Detroit Auto Show.
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