Detroit All Local from WWJ Newsradio

Ford's Mustang Mach E wins Car and Driver's first "Electric Vehicle of the Year" award.   We talk with Ford EV Marketing Manager Jason Mace.

We talk with Jim Taylor--a veteran auto industry executive, who's now CEO of Electric Last Mile Solutions, a Troy based start-up that plans to build electric vans at the former Hummer plant near South Bend, Indiana.

They just started trading on Wall Street this week.

What's happening with the hydroplane races in Detroit this year?  Hydrofest organizers say they want to hold the races in August, but they need sponsorship money to the tune of 125-thousand dollars.  WWJ's Roberta Jasina talked with Doug Bernstein, one of the directors of Detroit Riverfront Events, which puts on the event.

It's an effort to show positive black men to the World.  In this edition of Voices of the Community, Newsradio 950's Stephanie Davis features one of the organizers of the first 100 Black Men Photo Shoot.

Happy Father's Day!! In this edition of Voices of the Community, Newsradio 950's Stephanie Davis talked to 3 generations of fathers, the McGee men of Detroit.

Sterling Heights police launching a new speed enforcement campaign this week, after an uptick in traffic complaints last year despite there being fewer drivers on the road.  Chief Dale Dwojakowski talked with WWJ's Amber McDonald.

Little league baseball is back at Detroit PAL. CEO Robert Jamerson, in this edition of Voices of the Community, talks about safety, the games and having fun at the Corner Ballpark.

A new book details the rise, fall and escape of Carlos Ghosn.   We talk with Hans Greimel and William Sposato, authors of "Collision Course--Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire."

We talk with Jeff Schuster of LMC Automotive about why small pickups could be the next big thing.

For the 11th straight year, all seniors at Loyola Detroit High School, an all-boys  school in Detroit, will get a diploma today and everyone of them has been accepted to college.  Principal Wyatt Jones III talked with WWJ's Sandra McNeill.