Detroit’s Automakers, Sensing A Threat, Embrace Mobility

DEE-ANN DURBIN
AP Auto Writer
DEARBORN (AP) — For Detroit, the days of simply making cars are over.
Automakers are facing multiple threats to their business from nimble tech firms like Apple and Uber. In response, carmakers are reinventing themselves as “mobility” companies that can accommodate all the different ways people get around.
Already this year, General Motors Co. has announced a long-term alliance with ride-hailing company Lyft and started a car-sharing service called