Motor City
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In the Motor City, buyers who paid less than list price got an average of 10.3% knocked off.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026
Bob Lutz, the legendary Motor City car executive, said the industry mistakenly assumed EVs should be small and appeal to low-income buyers looking to save on fuel costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Motor City, it seems, is becoming Mortgage City, though the companies’ disdain for each other makes Ford Motor’s and General Motors’ rivalry pale in comparison.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
The region of just over 422,000 grew alongside Detroit - nicknamed Motor City for its role as an auto manufacturing hub - turning the region into an important centre for North American automobile production.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
The Motor City, which hasn’t been dubbed Motown yet, becomes for a time the “Arsenal of Democracy.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
