Silicon Valley might be Detroit of electric cars But challenges face firms envisioning life after gasoline vehicles. Monday, November 12, 2007 Matt Nauman / San Jose Mercury News Silicon Valley is already the capital of the world’s high-tech industry. Is it also becoming the Detroit of the electric car industry? The recent announcement by Shai [...]

GM offers absentees a carrot and stick Come to work every day and you could win a car Monday, November 12, 2007 Sharon Terlep / The Detroit News A year of perfect attendance could win General Motors Corp. factory workers a chance at a brand-new car under the automaker’s new labor deal with the United [...]

Key Ford plants approve UAW pact Deal nears ratification as contract garners high margins of support at locals over the weekend. Monday, November 12, 2007 Bryce G. Hoffman and Louis Aguilar / The Detroit News The new national contract between Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers appears headed for ratification, with several key [...]