Community awareness

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 9, 2008 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that it will donate seven Ford Taurus X vehicles, valued at over $200,000, to support transportation needs of disabled veterans in seven select U.S. cities. Through Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford, the company is continuing an annual tradition of donating vehicles to the organization; more than 130 have been given since 1996.

The announcement was made at the 87th annual Disabled American Veterans (DAV) National Convention in Las Vegas. The vehicles will be used by Veterans Hospitals to transport disabled veterans to and from medical appointments.

Saturn Hands on Homes program, Jon Bon Jovi's Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Detroit Join Forces to Provide Affordable Housing

DETROIT, 2008-07-07 -- While Jon Bon Jovi is used to bringing down the house, today he announced the building of five homes in the MorningSide community on Detroit's East Side. On behalf of his Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation, Bon Jovi joined Saturn General Manager Jill Lajdziak, Detroit-area Saturn retailers and Habitat for Humanity Detroit to kick off a construction blitz that will provide five Detroit families with their own homes by the holidays.

Jon Bon Jovi Helps Five Detroit Families Build a New Place to Call Home

2008-07-02 -- GM Holden announced today a three year partnership with The Smith Family to provide education opportunities for disadvantaged youth. The Smith Family is a national, independent social enterprise which supports children and families living in financial disadvantage to create a better future through education.

GM Holden’s support involves the introduction of a Homework Club in the Northern Territory and provides Learning for Life scholarships for primary school students in South Australia and Victoria.

The Homework Club is a program designed to enable students of Moulden Park School and Neighbourhood Centre to fully participate in their education. Moulden is a suburb of Palmerston, situated 20 minutes from Darwin.

Congressional High School Arts Exhibition Opens

Washington, DC, 2008-06-25 -- Congressional leaders and General Motors today honored more than 300 students from around the country at a ceremony to officially open the Congressional High School Arts Exhibition in the Cannon House Office Building.

Organized by the Congressional Arts Caucus, the exhibit is the result of high school art competitions conducted in congressional districts sponsored by participating House members. The winning art is displayed in the Cannon building corridor leading to the U.S. Capitol. More than 300 young artists from across the country will participate in the ceremony.

TROY, Mich., June 18, 2008 — ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) announced today that it received the 2008 Corporate ‘Closing the Gap’ Award from New Detroit, a coalition of local community, business and labor leaders.

ArvinMeritor was honored for its economic and philanthropic support of the Southwestern/Fort Street community; specifically, Detroit’s Southwestern High School. The company has contributed to the construction of new facilities at the high school such as a new football field and all-weather track, as well as a renovation of the performing arts theater; created cooperative education programs; and funded scholarship and internship programs with Kettering University for Southwestern High School students.

Qualified customers may delay payments

DEARBORN, Mich., June 23, 2008 – Ford Motor Credit Company is offering customers affected by the devastating floods in the Midwest the option to delay some car payments. Ford Motor Credit’s Disaster Relief Program allows qualified customers to delay one or two monthly payments, resuming their regular payment schedules when their situations improve.

"We understand that some of our customers have been affected by the terrible flooding in the Midwest. We hope our Disaster Relief Program will give them one less thing to worry about as they recover and rebuild,” said Mike Bannister, CEO and chairman.

Crawford "Buzz" Holling is one of the world's most influential ecologists

Jun 16, 2008 -- The Volvo Environment Prize, administered by an independent foundation, this year goes to Buzz Holling, Canadian ecologist and scientist, whose theories on how ecosystems deal with sudden changes have had great global influence.

Today, with many worrying about global climate change and unexpected natural disasters, Buzz Holling stresses the importance of increasing our society's ability to be flexible and cope with change. This is necessary for the continued use of natural resources, because crisis, Holling says, is an inevitable part of nature's way of functioning.

Education has commenced in the new Training and Recruitment Center Asia

Stuttgart, 5/30/2008 -- Porsche Asia Pacific, a one hundred percent subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has founded the first Porsche Training and Recruitment Center Asia in the Philippines, in cooperation with the Don Bosco Technical Institute. Every year, 40 socially under-privileged young people will receive vocational training here as automotive specialists, who can be employed in future in Porsche Centers throughout the Asiatic region.

RMB 1.2 million of which from Li Shufu

May 26, 2008 -- In 2008, China was tested a lot. On 12th May, the serious earthquake was occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province, which shocked the whole nation. Thousands of Collapsed houses and immerged lives were occurred in one moment. As of 7:00 pm of 13th, May, 12,012 people dead, 9,404 people were buried and 7,841 people missed.

The pains of blood and tears, the disaster of death and life; mourn and pray the peace for the death and the lives. While facing to the miserable disaster, we shall have one mind and one heart to overcome difficulties instead of just in the endless sorrow. As well to assist the recovery of the quake-hit area is the responsibilities for everybody.

ZAP Challenges Others to Match or Exceed Its $50,000 Donation

DEZHOU, SHANDONG PROVINCE, CHINA and SANTA ROSA, CA, May 15, 2008 -- California electric car pioneer ZAP (OTC BB:ZAAP.OB) is starting a relief fund with the factory for its Xebra electric car and truck to aid victims of the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan, China.

ZAP Xebra Factory Shandong Jindalu Plants 1000 Trees: Chinese electric car pioneer Shandong Jindalu planted 1,000 trees in China as part of a US-China joint venture with ZAP of the United States.

ZAP is asking the public and Corporate America to make donations to assist the relief efforts in China. ZAP will match donations up to $50,000 to the American Red Cross.