@MikeWayland

Autos reporter for @CNBC.com. Ex-@Automotive_News, @DetroitNews, @MLive. Alum of CMU/@CMLife. Tips to: [email protected] | "Skeptical but with a smile"

 Detroit, MI
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General Motors beats Wall Street's Q3 earnings expectations, narrows full-year guidance cnb.cx/4sgvCDd

General Motors beats Wall Street's Q3 earnings expectations, narrows full-year guidance

GM narrowed its 2026 earnings guidance and raised its adjusted automotive free cash flow outlook after beating Wall Street’s third-quarter estimates.

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How lower fuel economy targets could boost pickups and V-8 engines via @RobertoFerris cnb.cx/4zzqw7F

How lower fuel economy targets could boost pickups and V-8 engines

An analyst who follows the industry says there are four ways recent changes to fuel economy rules will shift investment toward the most profitable segments.

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GM says hybrid vehicles are coming: 'We're not tone deaf to our customers' cnb.cx/4egU69B

GM says hybrid vehicles are coming: 'We're not tone deaf to our customers'

Hybrids are growing in popularity, as sales of the vehicles keep climbing.

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Rivian tops Q3 delivery expectations, reconfirms 2026 guidance cnb.cx/4yoiFJT

Rivian tops Q3 delivery expectations, reconfirms 2026 guidance

Rivian reported a year-over-year increase in vehicle deliveries of 46% during the third quarter.

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GM reports 5.5% decline in third-quarter U.S. sales as EV sales drop cnb.cx/4y6Lyti

General Motors Q3 sales drop 5.5%, while Toyota buoyed by EVs, hybrids

GM's sales of all-electric vehicles are down across the board, as enthusiasm for electric vehicles wanes.

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Ford CEO says it's 'too late' for Europe to fend off Chinese automakers, but not U.S. cnb.cx/3TYETTJ

Ford CEO says it's 'too late' for Europe to fend off Chinese automakers, but not for U.S.

CEO Jim Farley's warning comes on the heels of a high-profile visit last week by Chinese President Xi Jinping with President Donald Trump

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As I’m heading to an event inside the building that houses GM’s new HQ, seems like the lights are out at its abandoned Ren Cen HQ in Detroit that has been outlined in red and featured a Marriott logo.
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Ford announces $1 billion investment at Kentucky plant following DOT criticism cnbc.com/2026/09/10/ford-1-b…

Ford announces $1 billion investment at Kentucky plant following DOT criticism on China

Ford Motor on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment to build a new paint shop at its crucial truck plant in Kentucky.

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White House send out this tweet with an Aug. 31 press release a day after DOT @SecDuffy criticizes the company and CEO Jim Farley for connections to Chinese companies.
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.@Ford is a GREAT American company and has done a tremendous job on increasing investments domestically and shoring production back to the U.S. whitehouse.gov/releases/2026…

President Trump and VP Vance Deliver Manufacturing Renaissance to Michigan

Vice President JD Vance is in Michigan today to mark the Trump Administration's unprecedented crackdown on fraud and the comeback of American

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This is what @Ford says vs. what it does:
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Lengthy response from @Ford to @SecDuffy: “Had Secretary Duffy reached out before issuing his letter to the press, we would have been happy to share more details about Ford’s U.S. commitment” reuters.com/business/autos-t…
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“That’s right, now tell them about the super secret clock that is very real and nobody knows about.”
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Discussing last night, NBC’s John Fanta says at halftime of the Apple Cup: “The official time of the game is kept by the Big Ten. Our cameras are not the official arbiter of timekeeping within the game.” Would have been nice if NBC tweeted that out right after the game.
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A new study shows that 35% of owners who bought a new car with a passenger screen have never even used it. insideevs.com/news/806768/pa…

Passenger Screens Are Everywhere. A Third Of Owners Never Even Use Them

A new study shows that 35% of owners who bought a new car with a passenger screen have never even used it.

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Ford's production of highly profitable Super Duty trucks hits 20-year high as it recovers from supplier fires cnb.cx/4i8LSU0

Ford's production of highly profitable Super Duty trucks hits 20-year high as it recovers from...

Ford reported its eighth consecutive month of year-over-year U.S. new vehicle sales declines in August.

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Ford continues ramping up pickup truck production as sales fall 10.3% in August cnb.cx/4i8LSU0

Ford's production of highly profitable Super Duty trucks hits 20-year high as it recovers from...

Ford reported its eighth consecutive month of year-over-year U.S. new vehicle sales declines in August.

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Unlike other tax breaks, tech giants can shroud special Michigan data center tax incentives in secrecy New reporting from @DNBethLeBlanc on a little-known provision in a state law written by Democrats that will keep the true cost of data center tax breaks a state secret. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…

Tech giants can shroud Michigan data center tax incentives in secrecy

Michigan's key data center tax exemption program was written in a way in 2024 to shield information related to who is receiving the tax break.

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Toyota's hybrid RAV4 is in demand as dealers wait for more supply cnb.cx/4gtLXAi

Toyota's hybrid RAV4 is in demand as dealers wait for more supply

When Toyota announced the new version of its SUV, it said the RAV4 would only be available as a hybrid and that production would be limited at first.

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Hyundai is lapping its competition in the U.S. — and it's not done yet cnb.cx/4y1rJUn

Hyundai has grown more than any automaker in the U.S. — and it's not done yet

The South Korean automaker wants to keep going by ramping up production at a new $7.6 billion plant in Georgia to capture more sales and market share.

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Trump says U.S. will hike Canada auto tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates cnb.cx/4hQLuJF

Trump says U.S. will hike Canada auto tariffs to 50% as trade war escalates

President Donald Trump said the U.S. will raise tariffs on imports of cars, trucks and auto parts from Canada to 50% on Jan. 1, 2027.

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Carvana under pressure this week as Mark Walter probe fuels investor jitters cnbc.com/2026/08/19/carvana-…

Carvana shares are under pressure this week as Mark Walter probe fuels investor jitters

The scrutiny raised questions about what could happen to Walter's Carvana position if fallout from the investigation pressures him to raise cash.

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I drove Tesla FSD, Rivian Autonomy+ ‘hands-free’ driving systems. Here’s how they compare cnb.cx/4bSVlL8

I drove Tesla FSD, Rivian Autonomy+ ‘hands-free’ driving systems. Here’s how they compare

Rivian is trying to catch up to Tesla's "hands-free" capabilities, but with additional safety guardrails that the Elon Musk company doesn't have.

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