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I cover car culture and mobility at the Detroit Free Press. Fan of good eats and reads. I ran my first full marathon last year. Hoping to notch No. 2 at least this year. Happy to be here.

Eric D. Lawrence

College has plans for this VW Thing. www.freep.com/story/money/...

“… the police vehicle slammed into the passenger's side of the Durango at about 93 mph, a force so violent that Newman said it launched the Durango into the air multiple times before it crashed...” Ex-Warren cop not guilty in deaths of 2 men in violent crash in 2024 www.freep.com/story/news/c...

Man almost killed in hit-and-run forced to sell famed GMC Envoy www.freep.com/story/money/...

NHRA drag racing returning to Michigan with full event for first time in 66 years www.freep.com/story/money/...

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Eric D. Lawrence

“It’s gotta have a nice flashy paint job, lots of chrome. You’ve gotta keep it clean.” That was evident at this year's Blessing of the Lowriders. www.freep.com/story/money/...

UAW's Fain says reviving American dream means fixing trade deals www.freep.com/story/money/...

Detroit automakers got clobbered in the '70s when oil prices spiked www.freep.com/story/money/...

UAW and American Axle reach deal; workers to see pay raises www.freep.com/story/money/...

Curious about Xtreme Xperience supercar rides? We gave it a try. www.freep.com/story/money/...

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An end is in sight for the strike at American Axle, and the union announced that it reached a deal that raises wages to at least $30 an hour by 2030.

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UAW and American Axle reach deal; workers to see pay raises

Eric D. Lawrence

Washtenaw Community College wants to showcase a reimagined 1974 Volkswagen Thing at next year's Detroit Auto Show or Detroit Autorama.

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Classic VW Thing getting an EV makeover

A burst of bad weather wasn't enough to derail Detroit's Blessing of the Lowriders. The customized works of art were out in all their bouncy glory.

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Lowriders aren't deterred by rain, hail at annual Blessing

The last full NHRA event was in 1960 at the defunct Detroit Dragway.

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A Dearborn man's survival was called miraculous, but he had to part with the SUV widely known around Dearborn for its chrome stickers.

NHRA drag racing returning to Michigan for first time in 66 years

Dearborn man almost killed in hit-and-run forced to sell famed GMC Envoy

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There have been shootings at two short-term rentals in metro Detroit, one Macomb County city sued about whether such a rental is permitted.

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Short-term rental disputes could reshape Michigan housing, tourism

James Burke was charged with homicide-manslaughter, other crimes.

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Ex-Warren cop not guilty in deaths of 2 men in violent crash in 2024

The UAW says trade deals have hurt workers in the United States and Mexico and says the U.S. should walk away from the USMCA if changes aren't made.

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Japanese automakers made big inroads with the right-size cars at the right time as the oil shocks of the 1970s changed what Americans drove.

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UAW's Fain says reviving American dream means fixing trade deals

Detroit automakers got clobbered in the '70s when oil prices spiked

I got behind the wheel of a 661-horsepower Ferrari 488 GTB at M1 Concourse as part of Xtreme Xperience, which provides supercar rides. Whoa, Nellie!

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Curious about Xtreme Xperience supercar rides? We gave it a try.