Tim Keenan
Tim Keenan is managing editor of DBusiness magazine, DBusiness Daily News, Tech and Mobility News, Detroit 500, and Michigan Makers. Prior to joining DBusiness, he was a senior account executive at Campbell Marketing & Communications in Dearborn, working with the Motorcraft-Quick Lane racing teams in NASCAR and the NHRA. In other positions, he executed public relations and marketing strategies for several Tier One automotive suppliers. His journalism credits include The Football News-Basketball Weekly in Detroit, The Hardwood News in Lansing, Monday Morning Newspapers in Warren, and Ward’s Communications in Southfield. While at Ward’s, Mr. Keenan was part of a team that won the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award in 1995. In late 2020, he published “Everybody Loves Mickey,” a biography of retired professional wrestler “Irish” Mickey Doyle. Mr. Keenan also is chairman of the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame at the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo and is a volunteer for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Daytona Beach, Fla. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University.
Ford Using AI to Make Hitching a Trailer ‘Easier than Ever’
Ford Motor Co. in Dearborn is introducing an industry-first technology that leverages artificial intelligence to help make hitching a truck and trailer as easy as pushing a button.Pro Trailer Hitch Assist is designed to...
Stellantis Unveils New Jeep Wrangler, Ram 1500 REV at NY Auto Show
Auburn Hills-based Stellantis unveiled the 2024 Jeep Wrangler and the 2025 all-electric 2025 Ram 1500 REV Wednesday at the New York International Auto Show.The new Wrangler, says the automaker, builds on its legendary history...
SUVs and Trucks Make Ford America’s Best-selling Brand in Q1
Sales of Ford Motor Co. SUVs and trucks drove an overall first-quarter sales increase of 10.7 percent making its Blue Oval America’s best-selling brand, the Dearborn-based automaker announced.Sales of three-row SUVs were up 47.6...
Tigers Reveal ‘What’s New’ at Comerica Park for 2023 Season
When Detroit Tigers fans converge on Comerica Park for the home opener of the 2023 season Thursday, they can expect to see a lot of new features and food and beverage choices at the...
Magna Plans $100M Plant in Auburn Hills to Build Seats for GM EVs
Magna International, a Canadian automotive supplier with several operations in metro Detroit, has confirmed that it is planning to build a $100 million plant in Auburn Hills to supply seats for General Motors Co....
Michigan Leads Nation in Foreign Direct Investment Manufacturing Jobs
Michigan ranks first in the nation for the highest concentration of foreign direct investment (FDI) jobs in the manufacturing sector, accounting for 64 percent of the state’s FDI jobs, according to data released by...
Automation Alley Invests in U-M Spinoff Software Company Ulendo
Automation Alley’s Industry 4.0 Accelerator in Troy was part of a $1 million seed round investment in Ulendo, a University of Michigan spinoff software services company.Other participants in the round were Michigan Economic Development...
U-M Researchers Developing Novel 3-D Concrete Printing Method
A development in 3-D concrete printing, developed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, promises innovation in the construction industry with better and more environmentally friendly structures coming at a lower cost, say...
GMC and EarthCruiser Collaborating to Shape Future of Overlanding
The GMC brand of General Motors Co. in Detroit and Oregon-based EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles are teaming up to develop innovative technologies that will bring zero-tailpipe-emission solutions to the overlanding market.Working with EarthCruiser’s research and...
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