Automotive

BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese scientific ship bristling with surveillance equipment docked in a Sri Lankan port. Hundreds of fishing boats anchored for months at a time among disputed islands in the South China Sea.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — General Motors says it will spend $760 million to renovate its transmission factory in Toledo, Ohio, so it can build drive lines for electric vehicles.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at a crash scene in the Panhandle this summer, they found a 23-year-old Navy officer dead at the wheel with neck wounds that initially looked like a possible shooting.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit auto show has returned after a three-year absence with a roar. And a soar.

MONTREAL — General Motors Co. is investing in Quebec battery recycling company Lithion Recycling Inc. Terms of the investment by GM Ventures in the company's series-A financing round were not immediately available.

MARKHAM, ONT. — A funeral service for a York Region police officer killed in an early morning collision last week is being held Thursday in Markham, Ont. A private service for Const. Travis Gillespie will take place at 1:30 p.m.

TORONTO — Weeks before he was fatally shot in a Mississauga, Ont., coffee shop, Const. Andrew Hong taught his 17-year-old daughter Mia to drive stick.

Philadelphia Daily News/Inquirer. September 18, 2022. Editorial: It’s time to repeal the Pa. law that allows the sale of municipal water systems Officials in Bucks County were absolutely right not to sell their system to a private company.

There’s no denying the impact that smartphones and tablets have had on modern vehicles.

Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors over the next five years.