Tariffs imposed by the US have made exporting to the country “impossible” for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, an executive at major producer Xpeng has said during his visit to Hong Kong. But Yeqing Zheng said on Thursday that the Guangzhou-based Xpeng’s enhanced efforts to tap into other markets, which involved establishing assembly operations outside…
Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs with Michigan auto dealers Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs with Michigan auto dealers 00:56 President Trump is set to visit Michigan next week for the first time since he won the battleground state in the 2024 election. Mr. Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on X that he will be in the…
Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs with Michigan auto dealers Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs with Michigan auto dealers 00:56 President Trump is set to visit Michigan next week for the first time since he won the battleground state in the 2024 election. Mr. Trump’s press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, confirmed on X that he will be in the…
Executives at major Canadian institutions are warning employees not to visit the United States unless absolutely necessary. According to Bloomberg, at least one institution is telling employees to take “burner” phones with them to prevent U.S. border officials from accessing sensitive data. A memo issued by the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario CEO Vera Etches…
By Molly Conway Guest columnist It’s no surprise that the average teenager spends more time on their smartphones as they get older, where they receive dozens, if not hundreds, of app notifications, according to a 2023 report co-led by the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Common Sense. As a parent of…
A two-year-old child was safely rescued by Michigan State Police after vanishing for several hours, officials said. The Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety said in a news release that it responded to a call about the missing toddler on Saturday night. The child had last been seen watching television around 8:43 p.m. local time. About…
Democratic officials in 19 states, including Michigan, filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections. Thursday’s lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago. It seeks to block key aspects of…
On Saturday morning, I observed nearly 400 protesters gathered outside a Tesla showroom in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were armed with flags and cardboard signs, and they said they felt like America’s democracy was under siege. “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Elon Musk has got to go,” the group chanted as they paced up and down…
An attorney representing a Michigan couple who are detained in Mexico disputes claims that the couple breached a contract agreement with a timeshare company and committed credit card fraud. Palace Resorts, a Florida-based company that owns multiple resorts and properties in Mexico, shared documents with CBS News Detroit detailing the reasons behind its decision to…
Canadian officials are making their voices heard against tariffs through digital billboards in multiple states. Billboards such as those spotted in the Metro Detroit area this week read, “Tariffs are a tax on your grocery bill.” CBS News Detroit reached out to the Government of Canada, which paid for the ad, on Wednesday. John Babcock,…