Michigan

DEARBORN, Mich., June 11, 2008 – Ford Motor Company announced today that it is working with researchers, academia, and public and private companies to develop long-term strategies to confront growing transportation and personal mobility challenges in large and increasingly congested metropolitan areas.

Highlights:
* By 2015, about two-thirds of the world will be living in urban areas, which will exacerbate traffic congestion and present major challenges to basic transportation and personal mobility.
* “Ford Urban Mobility Networks” is a pilot program that is exploring how to coordinate a variety of transportation options and provide vital real-time information to individuals living in densely populated urban centers.

DEARBORN, Mich., May 22, 2008 - The Ford Volunteer Corps today tackled environmental projects across Southeast Michigan during an Accelerated Action Day focused on creating a better world.

Hundreds of Ford employees were organized into MODEL Teams of volunteers and ventured out into local communities for a day of work that targeted important outdoor cleanup, repair and restoration projects.

"We all benefit from cleaning up and protecting the world we live in. It's good for the community and great for employee morale," said Janet Lawson, director, Ford Volunteer Corps. "By utilizing our high-impact MODEL Teams concept, we are able to steer Ford's employee people power into critical areas needing immediate attention and maximum results."

DETROIT, 2008-05-19 -- The Buick Open, Michigan's only PGA Tour event, will host a unique golf clinic featuring Tiger Woods at Comerica Park on Tuesday, June 24. The clinic, scheduled from 3-4 p.m., marks the first time that Woods will conduct a golf clinic in a ballpark. The event is part of the week long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the inaugural Buick Open.

May 19, 2008 -- More than 500 Ford volunteers, working in dozens of MODEL Teams, will be out in the community improving the environment in SE Michigan on Accelerated Action Day.

WHEN: Thursday, May 22

* 8:30 a.m., event kicks off at Ford Field Pavilion, 701-799 Brady St., Dearborn
* 9am – 2pm, work continues at various locations around SE Michigan

WHERE: MODEL Teams of Ford volunteers will work at 48 sites in SE Michigan including:

* Arbor Hospice, Ann Arbor: construct bins to produce compost for gardens
* Boys and Girl's Republic, Farmington: stabilize bridge and save road to complex
* Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak: build a rain garden at Ford Education Center
* Ford Field, Dearborn: build turtle rafts, repair covered bridge, plant flowers

2008-05-19 -- Beth Lowery, General Motors (GM) Vice President, Environment, Energy and Safety Policy:

"General Motors commends the work of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) and law enforcement agencies throughout the state as they embark on another campaign to increase safety belt use and save lives. As stated by the OHSP, even though Michigan has one of the highest belt use rates in the nation, there were more than 250 unbuckled fatalities last year. And, as OHSP Director Prince states, the goal of this statewide effort is not to write tickets, but to get more motorists to use the life-saving equipment that is readily available to them."

Source: General Motors

Restore the Horse

DETROIT, Mich., 2008-05-16 – Chevrolet today donated 365 horses to the Restore the Horse Foundation for the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office mounted police unit. The horses are corralled under the hood of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado HD 3500 "dually" pickup truck, which along with a horse trailer donated by Restore the Horse, will be used to maintain and enhance the local mounted unit – the last of its kind in the state of Michigan.

2008 Chevrolet Silverado HD 3500: General Motors donated this 2008 Chevrolet Silverado HD 3500 to the Wayne County Sheriff's Mounted Unit Friday, May 16, 2008 in Livonia, Michigan. (Photo by John F. Martin for General Motors)

March 2008 -- U.S. Rep. John Dingell, Wayne County Airport Authority CEO Lester Robinson and Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano will join Ziad Ojakli, group vice president, Government and Community Relations for Ford Motor Company, to unveil Michigan’s first Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine shuttle buses for commercial use at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

The press conference will take place:

Monday, March 17, 2008
2:30 p.m.
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Inside the L.C. Smith Terminal, Departures Level
(Next to the AirTran Ticket Counters)
Romulus, Michigan, 48242

Source: Ford Motor Company

Ann Arbor first Metro Detroit community to use GM-Allison hybrid system

2007-10-24, Ann Arbor, Mich. - The first of 20 new GM-Allison hybrid-powered buses unveiled today by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's (AATA) fleet marks next step in AATA's continuing effort to minimize negative impacts on the environment and cut operating costs.

Fifteen new hybrid-powered buses will begin service in the next two weeks with an additional five delivered in March 2008. Seven more buses will join the fleet within 18 months. Long term, AATA plans to replace all 69 buses in their fleet with hybrids making them the first public transit operator in the Midwest to state such an intention.

Friday, October 19, 2007, Lansing, Mich. -- UAW Local 6000 and the State of Michigan have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract.

"This agreement recognizes the contribution our members make to vital public services in the state of Michigan," said UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, who directs the union's Technical, Office and Professional (TOP) Department. "It will help move us all forward during a critical period for state government."

The three-year agreement, reached on Friday, Oct. 19, must be approved by a vote of the membership. Contract details will be provided to union members, by mail, prior to a ratification vote.

This is the greatest annual opportunity to view you "next new car!" More than 35 car manufacturers from around the world will bring their finest traveling displays with 300 + new vehichles - including sedans, vans, SUV's, trucks, hybrids and sports cars. Not only is the Auto Show the BEST place to shop and compare options for every day vehicles, it is also the first opportunity for West Michigan residents to see many of the most recently released or "soon to be released" models!

Hours
Thursday: 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Location
De Vos Place, Grand Rapids, MI

Admission
Adults $9
Children (6-14) $4
Children (5 & under) FREE

Features & Attractions
Million Dollar Motorway