Tom Beaman
The Versailles of Industry
BY THE MID-1920S, General Motors Co.’s research and engineering facilities were scattered in small buildings throughout Detroit. But as the growth of the automotive...
Proving Grounds
The Detroit Three automakers have never been in a better position since the great land rush of 1850, when the development of marine engines...
Market Rate
Over four days in late June, Detroit’s Rocket Mortgage staged the sixth annual Rocket Mortgage Classic, the only PGA Tour event hosted in the...
Natural Finish
Since the 1940s, the coal-fired Shaw Lane Power Plant on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing produced steam to heat buildings...
Big Three Auto Executives 2022: Stellantis
Carlos Tavares
CEO
Tavares was appointed the first CEO and executive director of Stellantis in January 2021. Previously, he served as chairman of the managing board...
Big Three Auto Executives 2022: Ford Motor Co.
William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ford has been a member of the company’s board of directors since 1988 and...
Big Three Auto Executives 2022: General Motors Co.
Mary T. Barra
Chairman and CEO
Barra became the first female chief executive to lead a major automaker when she was named CEO in January 2014....
Lost in Space
Two entrepreneurs, Sebastian S. Kresge and Richard W. Sears, each established storefronts and built them into the twin titans of retail during the last...
Big Three Auto Executives 2021: Stellantis
Carlos Tavares
CEO
Tavares was appointed the first CEO and executive director of Stellantis in January 2021. Previously, he served as chairman of the managing board...
Big Three Auto Executives 2021: Ford Motor Co.
William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chairman,
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ford has been a member of the company’s board of directors since 1988 and has...














