Today’s rejuvenated midsize pickup class is led by the Chevrolet Colorado and Ford Ranger.

Well, it was nice while it lasted.

The death toll from exploding air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. has risen to 19 in the U.S. and 28 worldwide.

U.S. industrial production fell 0.1% in December, the first decline since September, with weakness in factory output showing that manufacturers are still struggling with snarled supply chains.

Growth in U.S. manufacturing slowed in December as companies continued to combat supply chain problems.

Police in Redford Township are searching missing 90-year-old Robert Cencer.

U.S. factory output slid last month as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JANUARY 09: Ford Ranger Raptor performance pick-up truck on display at Brussels Expo on January 9, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. Ford Raptor is the name used by the high-performance variants of the Ford F-150 and Ford Ranger pick up trucks. (Photo by Sjoerd van der Wal/Getty Images)Ford is set to unveil its 2021 F-150 Raptor pickup truck on Wednesday during a live streaming event. The live reveal is scheduled for 11 a.m. -- you can watch it in the video player below:“In 2009, we revealed an off-road icon when we introduced the racing-inspired F-150 Raptor. On February 3, we’ll evolve that icon again, unleashing our ultimate high-performance, off-road pickup: the all-new 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor.”

DETROIT, MI Union workers at Ford will start voting Monday on a proposed four-year contract that includes wage increases and more than $6 billion for investments at 19 plants. The United Auto Workers said Friday that its National UAW-Ford council voted to send the deal to 55,000 workers for a ratification vote. The Ford workers would get 4% lump-sum payments in the first and third years of the contract, and 3% wage increases in the second and fourth years, according to a summary posted by the union. "They use the pattern from GM, and the UAW Ford membership knows they got a reasonable deal," he said. $1 billion at the truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky; new Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator.