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The General Motors logo is displayed outside the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, Jan. 27, 2020, in Hamtramck, Mich. General Motors is offering buyouts to most of its U.S. salaried workforce and some global executives in an effort to trim costs as it makes the transition to electric vehicles. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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About 5K GM salaried workers take buyouts, avoiding layoffs
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Tue,04/04/23-11:30AM , 144 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — About 5,000 white-collar workers at General Motors took the company's buyout offers, which the automaker says is enough to avoid layoffs at this time.
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Emergency workers work the scene of a fatal accident on Aug. 24, 2021 in Tulsa, Okla. Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise. The 2021 final numbers, released Monday, April 3, 2023 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, confirmed earlier estimates showing a 10.5% increase in deaths over 2020. (Michael Noble Jr./Tulsa World via AP, File)

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Distraction, speeding, alcohol drive up 2021 traffic deaths
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Mon,04/03/23-11:11AM , 104 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to speeding and impaired or distracted driving on the rise.
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Carol Rice stands with her recently-purchased 2003 Ford Ranger Wednesday, March 15, 2023, in Shawnee, Kan. Rice's timing to buy the truck was ideal, taking advantage of a recent dip in used car prices which now appear to be heading back up. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Used car prices are surging. Here's why you should buy now
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Thu,03/30/23-9:03AM , 192 Reads
Well, it was nice while it lasted.

For nearly a year, the average used vehicle in the United States had been edging toward affordable again for millions of people. The relief felt belated and relatively slight, but it was welcome nonetheless.
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In a frame grab from video, United Auto Workers presidential candidate Shawn Fain is interviewed, Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Detroit. The vote count in the election to decide the United Auto Workers' top leader should come to an end Thursday. Challenger Fain leads incumbent Ray Curry, but they're still counting challenged ballots that could change the outcome. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)

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Challenger wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union
By TOM KRISHER - AP Auto Writer
Sat,03/25/23-1:58PM , 273 Reads
DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.
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