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Luke Ramseth @lramseth

@detroitnews autos reporter | lramseth@detroitnews.com

Joined January 2011
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Jun 11
New details: UAW reaches tentative pact to end strike at GM axle supplier detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews @lramseth

UAW reaches tentative agreement to end strike at key GM axle supplier

The tentative agreement includes increased wages, flat health insurance costs and more vacation time.

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Dauch CFO cites 'active negotiation'; UAW says no meeting since strike start detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Dauch CFO cites 'active negotiation'; UAW says no meeting since strike start

Roughly 1,000 employees at the Michigan plant of the former American Axle have been on strike since early Monday.

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Jun 3
Auto supplier workers play catch-up amid American Axle/Dauch strike detroitnews.com/story/busine…

Auto supplier workers play catch-up amid American Axle/Dauch strike

Workers at the Three Rivers plant have proposed growing their wages to $30 an hour by 2030 without any cost hikes for health insurance.

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UAW strike hits GM truck supplier American Axle detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Strike at former American Axle in Michigan threatens GM pickup production

Almost 1,000 union members stopped work as they seek improved wages and benefits in a new contract.

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Meet the undercover muralist who works at Detroit's Jeep factory detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Meet the undercover muralist who works at Detroit's Jeep factory

Joe Johnson created his first mural inside the Jefferson plant nearly 30 years ago. He'd never painted before.

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NEWS: Chrysler bringing three affordable crossovers to market. Dodge will launch an entry-level muscle car. Jeep will sell gas version of its Recon SUV. And a new compact pickup is coming to North America. More updates here: detroitnews.com/story/busine…

Stellantis revival plan has new models for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa presented the automaker's new business plan, FaSTLAne 2030, which reorganizes the company's massive brand portfolio.

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Stellantis CEO to reveal new company strategy this week. Here's what to expect detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Stellantis CEO to reveal new company strategy this week. Here's what to expect

The automaker is expected to reveal plans for its 14 brands, talk about its EV strategy, and potentially tease new models.

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Chad Livengood
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May 14
--> @ShawnFainUAW faces 4 rivals in the @UAW president race. Can they beat him? detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @lramseth @BreanaCNoble @detroitnews

Shawn Fain faces 4 rivals in the UAW president race. Here's the list

The election comes at a critical juncture for a union still trying to move past an image of corruption, parry external challenges.

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Shawn Fain is facing four rivals in the UAW president race (and bigger names, like current VP Rich Boyer, may yet jump in) Here's the list of contenders what Fain told me about his reelection bid: detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Shawn Fain faces 4 rivals in the UAW president race. Here's the list

The election comes at a critical juncture for a union still trying to move past an image of corruption, parry external challenges.

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Craig Mauger@CraigDMauger
May 8
Campaign cash flowed as Fay Beydoun sought grant from state leaders Story with @DNBethLeBlanc. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…

Campaign cash flowed as Fay Beydoun sought grant from state leaders

A backer of Fay Beydoun's project gave two $50,000 contributions to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign in 2021.

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Can Chrysler survive? With just one minivan, CEO says fans shouldn't fret detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Can Chrysler survive? With just one minivan, CEO says fans shouldn't fret

The storied brand used to sell a half-dozen models. Now it has one. But the new CEO says future product plans will be revealed soon.

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Chad Livengood
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Apr 28
Stellantis employees raise health concerns after 5-day office return detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @lramseth & @detroitnews

Stellantis employees raise health concerns after 5-day office return

Michigan health and safety officials inspected the automaker's Auburn Hills headquarters after getting complaints from employees.

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Stellantis employees raise health concerns after 5-day office return detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Stellantis employees raise health concerns after 5-day office return

Michigan health and safety officials inspected the automaker's Auburn Hills headquarters after getting complaints from employees.

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Tom Richardson.
@tommyr345
Apr 27
In London hireable Lime scooters top out at 12.5 mph. That means that if you rode one round the London marathon course at top speed, never braking or backing off, by the time Sawe had finished you'd be more than a mile behind him. Absolute madness - as someone pointed out!
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The sub 2 hour marathon barrier has been broken in London Sabastian Sawe: 1:59:30 Yomif Kejelcha: 1:59:41 4:34/mile for 26.2 miles... insane
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Dave Briggs
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Apr 27
A truly incredible and historic day in Toledo. Vincent Mauri — a 25-year-old former college runner from Warren, Ohio — does not have a coach or a sponsor or even a long-distance pedigree. He had never run a half marathon, let alone a full one. On a Sunday for the ages at the Glass City Marathon, he ran one of the greatest races in American history. Mauri did not just break the GCM record by ... more than 13 minutes, or obliterate the Ohio marathon record, too. He became the fourth American ever to break 2:06. "Honestly, I don't even know what to think yet." toledoblade.com/sports/amate…

Briggs: Toledo witnesses the impossible as first-time marathoner makes American running history

If not for the chip timer, the cameras, and the thousands of witnesses, you might have checked the bushes for a shortcut. Because what happened Sunday at ...

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Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86 apnews.com/article/jack-thor…

Jack Thornell, AP photographer who captured assassination attempt on James Meredith, dies at 86

Jack Thornell, the Associated Press photographer whose picture from an assassination attempt on James Meredith in 1966 won a Pulitzer Prize, has died at age 86.

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Stellantis is deploying gun-sniffing security dogs at factories detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Stellantis is deploying gun-sniffing security dogs at factories

The K-9 units have already worked at the Sterling Heights plant for several months and now head elsewhere. Local UAW officials raised concerns.

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Chad Livengood
@ChadLivengood
Apr 22
The @Dodge Durango SUV, last redesigned in 2011 and assembled in Detroit, is selling like crazy detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @lramseth & @detroitnews

The Dodge Durango, last redesigned in 2011, is selling like crazy

Dodge sold more of the Detroit-built SUV in 2025 than it has in 20 years. CEO Matt McAlear said a few factors are at play.

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Kelley Root@kelleyroot
Apr 21
Stories like these need real people brave enough to speak on the record to help others Grateful to Melanie Clark for sharing her journey with ⁦@ChadLivengood ⁦@detroitnews⁩ Kratom-hooked Michigan mom describes traumatic road to kick addiction detroitnews.com/story/news/l…

Kratom-hooked Michigan mom describes traumatic road to kick addiction

A mother of three from Michigan's Upper Peninsula recounts how fast she got addicted to kratom and why she thinks the substance should be banned.

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Stellantis vehicle shipments bounce back after recent troubles detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews

Stellantis vehicle shipments bounce back after recent troubles

Stellantis said North American shipments in the first quarter were especially healthy thanks to new and refreshed models hitting dealer lots.

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