Tracy Samilton
Energy and Transportation Reporter / ProducerTracy Samilton covers energy and transportation, including the auto industry and the business response to climate change for Michigan Radio. She began her career at Michigan Radio as an intern, where she was promptly “bitten by the radio bug,” and never recovered.
She took over the auto beat in January, 2009, just a few months before Chrysler and General Motors filed for bankruptcy.
Tracy’s reports can frequently be heard on Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as on Michigan Radio.
Her coverage of Michigan’s Detroit Three automakers has taken her as far as Germany, and China. Tracy graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in English Literature.
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Consumers Energy says it is planning to develop an almost "hurricane-strength" resilience to storms. -
Ford pauses work at EV battery site in Marshall but state officials say they're "staying the course"Ford Motor Company is pausing work on construction at the Marshall area site where it plans a massive EV battery plant, saying it's not clear it can afford to continue.
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Stellantis and GM announced layoffs on Wednesday of non-striking union workers; Ford laid off some non-striking workers on Friday.
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Ten Michigan public universities are getting out the word, jointly, that students with 3.0 GPAs automatically qualify for admission.
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Today marks a historic first. The United Auto Workers union has called a strike against all three Detroit automakers after rejecting the companies’ most recent contract offers.
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Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors face a 11:59 p.m. Thursday strike deadline as they continue negotiating with the United Auto Workers.
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The North American International Auto Show opens to the media this Wednesday, and to the public on Saturday.
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At the Trenton Engine Plant rally, UAW leaders said they don't want a strike, but union members should be ready. The union's contract with Detroit automakers expires September 14.
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Ann Arbor is spending $1.6 million of its American Rescue Plan funds on a guaranteed income program to help low-income gig workers make ends meet.
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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy says a $5 million program will help many of the roughly 1 million households using private wells for drinking water determine its safety.
