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FCA’s Manley sports his home-grown mustache. The Jeep borrowed one.

The Jeep brand is joiningforces with the Movember Foun-dation to generate awarenessand to raise funds in support ofmen’s health.The Movember Foundation en-

courages men to Grow a Mo for30 days, to take the Move Chal-lenge or to host an eventthroughout the month of Novem-ber to benefit the cause.Through its alliance with the

organization, the Jeep brand willlaunch a month-long comprehen-sive campaign across its digital,social and experiential platformsfocused on galvanizing the

brand’s global audience to sup-port the Movember Foundation.“As the only global charity fo-

cused solely on men’s health, theJeep brand’s alliance with theMovember Foundation gives usthe opportunity to shine a spot-light on a very important issue,”said Mike Manley, head of FCA’sJeep Brand and Ram Brand.“We’re encouraging our fans,

followers and owners across theglobe to ‘Grow a Mo, Show a Mo’by purchasing one of our Jeep’Stache by Carstache accessoriesto affix to their vehicle and bytaking the Move Challenge to

support the Movember Founda-tion.“We’re also giving consumers

the opportunity to help raisefunds and awareness by postingphotos with their ’stache onTwitter and Instagram, in addi-tion to a social contest that willgive one lucky fan the chance towin a new 2016 Jeep vehicle.”For every #JeepStache posted

on Instagram and Twitterthroughout this month, the Jeepbrand will donate $1 (up to$15,000). As part of its year-long

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A GM dashboard displays various aps to improve efficiency, safety.

General Motors and IBM haveentered into a partnership tobring the power of OnStar andIBM Watson together to createOnStar Go, the auto industry’sfirst cognitive mobility platform.Starting in early 2017, OnStar

is expected to give millions ofGM drivers the ability to connectand interact with their favoritebrands, said GM spokesmanVijay Iyer.The platform will deliver per-

sonalized content through thedashboard and other digitalchannels supported by the On-Star Go ecosystem to make themost of time spent in the car.Combining OnStar’s vehicle

connectivity and data capabili-ties with IBMWatson APIs will al-low drivers and passengers toachieve greater levels of efficien-cy and safety, Iyer said. (IBM de-fines APIs as digital glue joiningservices, applications and sys-tems to create customer experi-ences.)These experiences could in-

clude avoiding traffic whenyou’re low on fuel, then activat-ing a fuel pump and paying fromthe dash; ordering a cup of coffeeon the go; or getting news and in-vehicle entertainment tailoredto your personality and locationin real time.“On average, people in the U.S.

spend more than 46 minutes perday in their car and are lookingfor ways to optimize their time,”said Phil Abram, executive direc-tor, GM Connected Products andStrategy.“By leveraging OnStar’s con-

nectivity and combining it withthe power of Watson, we’re look-ing to provide safer, simpler andbetter solutions to make our cus-tomers’ mobility experiencemore valuable and productive.”The GM/IBM partnership, Iyer

said, will expand the existing On-Star AtYourService offers anddeals platform by launching new

OnStar Go Creates Better Connectivity

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General Motors sold 208,290vehicles in October to individualor “retail” customers in the U.S.,up 3 percent from last year, de-spite two fewer selling days.Based on initial estimates, GMoutperformed the entire U.S. re-tail industry by a wide margin,said GM spokesman Dan Flores.GM’s total U.S. sales in Octo-

ber were 258,626 vehicles, downless than 2 percent from last

year, said Flores. In addition,GM’s daily rental sales weredown approximately 8,000 vehi-cles or about 19 percent in Octo-ber compared with last year, asplanned.Led by Chevrolet and Buick,

GM’s U.S. retail market sharerose to its highest October levelsince 2009, said Flores. Based on

Chevy, Buick Lead GM’sJump in October Share

2017 Chevrolet Malibu

2017 F-Series Super Duty

2017 Grand Cherokee

Fiat Chrysler’s U.S. sales forthe month of October were176,609 units, a 10 percent de-crease compared with sales inOctober 2015 (196,898 units),said Fiat Chrysler spokesmanRalph Kisiel.The company’s retail sales

were 135,808 units in October,while fleet sales were 40,801units. Retail sales represented 77

percent of total sales, while fleetsales were 23 percent, Kisiel said.Ram Truck brand sales were

up 12 percent in October as theRam pickup truck posted a 7 per-cent gain and sales of the RamProMaster van increased 92 per-cent. Two Jeep brand models –the Jeep Grand Cherokee and

Fiat Chrysler’s OctoberSales Drop 10 Percent

Ford’s sales numbers for Octo-ber were a mixed bag. OverallU.S. sales for Ford were down12 percent in October versus ayear ago, with 188,813 vehiclessold.But U.S. sales of Ford Transit

were up 9 percent, with 10,202vans sold. F-Series pickup salesincreased 0.1 percent, with65,542 trucks sold – the best

October since 2004, said Fordspokesman Erich Merkle.October retail sales totaled

143,145 vehicles, down 7 per-cent, Merkle said. Fleet sales of45,668 vehicles, including dailyrental, commercial and govern-ment segments, were down 24percent, driven primarily by

Transit, F-Series, LincolnShine in Ford Sales Figures

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DETROIT (AP) – U.S. vehiclesare losing weight, and it’s help-ing them use less fuel.The U.S. Environmental Pro-

tection Agency said Nov. 2 thatthe average fuel economy of2015 model-year vehicles in-creased 0.5 mile per gallon to arecord high of 24.8 miles per gal-lon.Mazda had the highest aver-

age fuel economy of 29.6 mpg,the EPA said. Fiat Chrysler hadthe lowest, at 20.8 mpg. Mostmanufacturers improved over2014, but General Motors Co.and Toyota Motor Corp. bothhad lower fuel economy in 2015because they produced moretrucks.Weight loss is one reason that

fuel economy is increasing. Vehi-cles were an average of 25pounds lighter in the 2015 modelyear than they were the year be-fore, because automakers are in-creasingly using lighter materi-als like aluminum and high-strength steel. Vehicle weight isexpected to drop another 50pounds in 2016, the agency said.Trucks saw the biggest weight

declines in 2015, losing an aver-age of 110 pounds, the EPA said.Ford Motor Co. released its alu-minum-bodied F-150 pickuptruck in the 2015 model year; itgets up to 22 mpg in city andhighway driving. Car weights re-mained flat from the prior year.Christopher Grundler, the di-

rector of the Office of Trans-portation and Air Quality, saidnew engine and transmissiontechnology also is making vehi-cles more efficient. Engines with

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capabilities supported by OnStarGo with IBM Watson. These capa-bilities will be available in morethan two million 4G LTE connect-ed vehicles and millions of GMvehicle brand app-enabled mo-bile devices in the U.S. by theend of 2017.With the customer’s consent,

Watson will learn the driver’spreferences, apply machinelearning and sift through data torecognize patterns in their deci-sions and habits, Iyer said.This information will allow

brand and marketing profession-als working with IBM and OnStarto deliver individualized loca-tion-based interactions that di-rectly impact their target audi-ences.Companies in retail, fuel, hos-

pitality, media and entertain-ment, restaurants, and travel andtransportation and more can useOnStar Go to build individualizedmobile, in-vehicle experiencesfor a growing population of con-nected drivers that opt-in.The new cognitive mobility

platform enables brands to de-sign Watson-enabled consumerexperiences.Examples of potential uses in-

clude:• OnStar Go taps Watson Per-

sonality Insights and WatsonConversation APIs to remind aworking father to pick up diapersand formula at the pharmacy afew miles before his exit, so hewon’t have to leave the houseagain once he gets home.• The platform employs Wat-

son Tradeoff Analytics to give atraveling foodie dining recom-mendations from celebrity chefswhen driving in a new city.• Watson Retrieve and Rank,

used by OnStar Go, lets the driv-er know that his/her order isready for pickup at a nearby re-

tail store and one of the store’semployees will load their pur-chases into the car.“IBM and GM are changing the

whole notion of where valuable,daily rituals occur. The combina-tion of IBM Watson and industry-leading OnStar connectivity willenable vehicles with intelligentbranded skills and services toempower drivers and passen-gers,” said Paul Papas, GlobalLeader, IBM iX. “Simply put, On-Star Go with IBM Watson trans-forms time wasted in the car intotime well spent.”ExxonMobil, Glympse,

iHeartRadio, Mastercard andParkopedia are the first brandsto join the platform, Iyer said.ExxonMobil will use the cogni-

tive mobility platform to helpdrivers quickly locate Exxon andMobil retail fuel stations, recom-mend the best fuel and lubricant

product for their vehicle, and au-thorize fuel payment from insidethe vehicle.Consumers can even pay for a

car wash or, when away fromtheir car, get notified when theyare low on fuel.

As a location technology part-ner in the cognitive mobility plat-form, Glympse enables con-sumers and businesses to man-age customized real-time loca-tion sharing with anyone on anydevice.iHeartRadio will use Watson in-

sights from OnStar Go to curatepersonalized experiences thatleverage on-air personalities andlocal content from radio stationsacross the U.S. Drivers will be in-vited to share information fromtheir calendars, social graph, lo-cation, music preferences andmore, to create dynamic and lo-cally relevant entertainment ex-

periences only available throughthe radio.

Mastercard will enable driversand passengers to safely makesimple, secure and seamless pay-ments for goods and servicesfrom the comfort of their cars.By integrating the security of

Mastercard tokenization plat-form -- Mastercard Digital Enable-ment Service (MDES) -- and Mas-terpass digital payment servicewithin OnStar Go, Mastercardwill enable consumers to com-plete transactions using credit ordebit cards stored in their Mas-terpass wallets.Parkopedia will provide de-

tailed parking spot information --including opening hours and up-to-date prices as well as bookingand payment capabilities. Driv-ers find, reserve and pay forparking all at the click of a but-ton.

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initial estimates, GM’s retail mar-ket share jumped 1.6 percentagepoints in October to 18.1 per-cent, the largest retail marketshare gain of any manufacturer.GM has gained retail marketshare in 16 of the past 19months.GM’s Average Transaction

Prices/Incentives, which reflectretail transaction prices aftersales incentives, were $36,155 inOctober, more than $4,650 abovethe industry average in Octoberand more than $1,000 above lastOctober.GM’s October incentive spend-

ing as a percentage of ATP was11.7 percent, below the industryaverage of 11.8 percent, butdown 1.4 percentage points fromlast month and well below manyother competitors, Flores said.Chevrolet’s October U.S. retail

sales were up 6 percent com-pared with last year, the brand’sbest October since 2004. Buick’sOctober U.S. retail sales were up7 percent, the brand’s best Octo-ber since 2003, Flores said.Chevrolet gained 1.4 percent-

age points of U.S. retail marketshare in October to 12.3 percent.Chevrolet has gained U.S. retailmarket share in 9 out of 10months this year, and remainsthe industry’s fastest-growingfull-line brand. Buick gained 0.2percentage points of retail mar-ket share in October.In addition, GMC set an all-

time October record for thebrand’s ATP of $43,988, up morethan $1,800 over last October’sperformance.GM’s total U.S. sales in Octo-

ber were 258,626 vehicles, downless than 2 percent from lastyear. In addition, GM’s dailyrental sales were down approxi-mately 8,000 vehicles or about19 percent in October comparedwith last year, as planned.“GM’s October performance

reflects the strength of our retailbusiness and our operating dis-cipline,” said Kurt McNeil, GM’svice president of U.S. Sales Oper-ations.“We gained profitable retail

share in October while spendingless than the industry averageon incentives and commandingthe industry’s best averagetransaction prices for any full-line automaker.“We will continue our disci-

plined approach and focus on re-tail in a strong industry.”Through the first ten months

of the year, GM retail sales are up1 percent, compared with lastyear. GM has gained 0.6 percent-age points of retail share duringthat timeframe, the largest retailshare gain of any full-line auto-maker, Flores said.Year to date, Chevrolet retail

sales are up more than 2 percentand the brand’s retail share hasgrown 0.5 percentage points to11.2 percent. Also year to date,Buick retail deliveries havegrown nearly 4 percent andBuick has gained 0.1 percentagepoints of retail share.

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to on Instagram or Twitter usingthe hashtag #JeepStacheContestbetween Tuesday, Nov, 1 andWednesday, Nov. 30. Submissionswill be evaluated on creativity,originality and quality of submis-sion, as well as how the photosfit the Movember theme.The brand is also galvanizing its

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fans and followers in support ofthis important cause by encour-aging its global community tostand with them to fight the manyhealth challenges men are con-fronting today. The Jeep brand’sexclusive Jeep ‘Stache byCarstache accessory moustachefor fans to “Show their Mo” isnow available for purchase at Jeepdealerships throughout the coun-try, as well as online atwww.jeep.com/movember.All of the proceeds will be do-

nated to the Movember Founda-tion, Morgan said.One in seven men will be diag-

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Jeep Patriot – turned in year-over-year gains for the monthwith sales of the Grand Cherokeeincreasing 9 percent. Sales of theDodge Journey full-sizecrossover and the Fiat 500 wereup year-over-year in October aswell, with the Journey recordinga 17 percent sales gain.Ram Truck brand sales are up

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include the Ram pickup, RamProMaster and Ram ProMasterCity, were up 12 percent in Octo-ber compared with the samemonth a year ago, Kisiel said.Ram pickup truck sales were

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11 percent calendar year to datecompared with the same 10months in 2015, Kisiel said.Jeep brand sales were down 7

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the Fiat 500, Fiat 500L, Fiat 500Xand Fiat 124 Spider, were down24 percent in October, Kisielsaid.However, sales of the Fiat 500

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ket, the all-new 124 Spiderrecorded sales of 444 units.Chrysler brand sales were

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ca posted sales of 7,758 units inOctober.Sales of the 2017 Chrysler Paci-

fica Hybrid are expected to beginin the U.S. by the end of this year,Kisiel said.

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Gorlier holds trophy for the award-winning Jeep Wrangler at SEMA.

Fiat Chrysler enjoyed a strongshowing at the recent 2016 Spe-cialty Equipment Market Associ-ation (SEMA) Show held in LasVegas last week.Jeep Wrangler was recognized

as “Hottest 4x4-SUV” on thetrade show floor for the seventhconsecutive year, while DodgeCharger took home inauguralhonors as “Hottest Sedan” at theSEMA Show Awards Breakfast onNov. 1.Pietro Gorlier, head of Parts

and Service (Mopar), FCA – Glob-al, attended the breakfast to ac-cept the two SEMA Awards, saidFiat Chrysler spokesman DarrenJacobs.The brand’s booth at SEMA

displayed Mopar-modified JeepWrangler and Dodge Charger ve-hicles among a total of 14 cus-tomized Mopar rides and hun-dreds of Mopar products in thebrand’s 15,345-square-foot exhib-it.“The SEMA Show and SEMA

members play a critical role inidentifying the hottest trendsand rides in the vehicle cus-tomization industry, which iswhy winning a SEMA Award rep-resents an important recognitionfor our company,” said Gorlier.“Enthusiasts customize vehi-

cles they love and feel passion-ate about, and we at Mopar arelucky to have such a great port-folio of vehicles within the FCAumbrella. FCA vehicles are theperfect canvas for our acces-sories and performance parts.”Jeep Wrangler is the most

Mopar-modified vehicle, withnearly all Wrangler owners cus-tomizing their ride with at leastone Mopar accessory or part.On average, U.S. customers

spent more than $850 in person-

alizing their Jeep Wrangler vehi-cle, up from $700 the previousyear.For the Dodge Charger, Jacobs

said that Mopar has nearly 150accessories and performanceparts available to personalize theworld’s only four-door musclecar.Mopar has also established 11

Mopar Custom Shops in four dif-ferent countries to enable own-ers to personalize all FCA US ve-hicles even before they are deliv-ered.“Jeep is one of the most acces-

sory-friendly vehicles available,having won the SEMA Award asthe ‘Hottest 4x4-SUV’ repeated-ly,” said SEMA President andCEO Chris Kersting. “Given thevehicle’s versatility as a dailydriver and for off-road use, itcomes as no surprise that theJeep remains so popular amongthe automotive community.“The Dodge Charger is an icon-

ic vehicle among muscle carsand is an example of how an al-ready great vehicle can be madeeven greater through personal-ization and customization. Thereare hundreds of products avail-able for consumers to enhancethe performance and styling oftheir Dodge Chargers.”Mopar parts are engineered to-

gether with the same teams thatcreate factory-authorized specifi-cations for FCA vehicles, Jacobssaid. This offers a direct connec-tion that no other aftermarketparts company can provide.The SEMA Awards, launched in

2010, have become the SEMAShow’s definitive OEM award, Ja-cobs said. They shine a light onthe hottest vehicles that show-case and launch aftermarketparts, Jacobs said.

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front-loading daily rental deliver-ies this year, prioritizing SuperDuty retail customers and paus-ing Transit Connect sales to ad-dress the previously announceddoor latch recall.Lincoln sales totaled 9,069, a 7

percent increase, Merkle said.Retail sales were up 10 percent.Growth came from Lincoln’s newproducts, with total MKX up 4percent, MKZ up 3 percent andContinental sales of 1,222 vehi-cles.Truck sales remained positive

for Ford, Merkle said, with F-Se-ries retail sales up 2 percent onstrong Super Duty demand. High-end series Lariat, King Ranch andPlatinum pickups represented 75percent of retail sales. 2017 SuperDuty was 36 percent of overall Su-per Duty retail sales in October.“High customer demand for

our new Super Duty, includingtop-trim-level pickups, continuesto boost transaction prices,” saidMark LaNeve, vice president forU.S. Marketing, Sales and Serv-

ice. “New Super Duty is turningon dealer lots in just 18 days, andFord’s average transaction pricesare up $1,600 versus a year ago –far outpacing the industry aver-age of $600.”Ford’s overall average transac-

tion prices were up $800 versusSeptember, while industry trans-action prices were up $460 com-pared with September.Overall incentive spending at

Ford was up approximately $180compared with a year ago, ver-sus an industry increase of $390.Compared with September,Ford’s overall incentive spendwas down $570.The company’s days’ supply

for October was 90 days, Merklesaid. Ford has been taking ac-tions to match production withdemand, as outlined during thecompany’s third quarter finan-cial results and is well-positionedfor Black Friday and year-endsales events.The company’s fourth-quarter

North American production guid-ance of 700,000 vehicles remainsunchanged.

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The Meemic Foundation, anonprofit organization createdby Meemic Insurance Companyof Auburn Hills, has broughtback its successful art contest,Meemic Masterpieces, saidMeemic spokeswoman ValeriePesonen.The contest offers an opportu-

nity for children to showcasetheir artistic ability for the goodof their school, Pesonen said.“Meemic Masterpieces pro-

vides a chance to unleash the in-ner creativity of students whileproviding much needed grants toschools across Michigan, Wis-consin and Illinois,” Pesonensaid.The round began on Oct. 3 and

any Meemic Foundation ClubMember can sponsor a studentby submitting their original artmasterpieces. Up to 50 winningartworks will earn the winning

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The new, made-in-Canada,Chrysler Pacifica has beennamed a 2017 AutoTRADER.caTop Pick for Minivan.These inaugural awards come

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to Canadians were considered in13 categories, with the newChrysler Pacifica earning topspot amongst its minivan peersbased on measures such as val-ue, innovation, performance,comfort, technology and ulti-mate desirability.“Chrysler’s attempt to reinvig-

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Looking for a hard-to-findgrille, wheel or emblem for thatclassic Mopar muscle car? Stopsearching swap meets – help ison the way, said Fiat Chryslerspokesman Darren Jacobs.Mopar announced at the recentSEMA Show in Las Vegas a newrestoration parts web site,Mopar.com/restoration.The page will connect enthusi-

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gasoline direct injection – whichwaste less fuel than traditionalengines – are expected to beused in half of new vehicles inthe 2016 model year, up from just3 percent in 2008. Mazda has iton nearly all of its cars.More efficient transmissions

with seven or more gears arealso getting more common;they’ll be on 20 percent of 2016model-year vehicles.“The main conclusion of

looking at this data is that theentire American fleet is gettingcleaner every year,” Grundlertold The Associated Press.“Every part of that fleet, frompickup trucks to small sedans, isgetting better.”But Daniel Becker of the Safe

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AG in the report issued last weekdespite ongoing investigations ofcheating on diesel vehiclemileage. Volkswagen has admit-ted that diesel vehicles from the2009-2015 model years were pro-grammed to operate more effi-ciently during fuel economy tests.Volkswagen vehicles averaged

26.8 mpg in the 2015 model year,the agency said, but that couldbe revised if Volkswagen modi-fies the affected diesels. Volkswa-gen submitted plans in August torepair about 67,000 diesels fromthe 2015 model year, but the EPAhasn’t yet approved those modi-fications.

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DETROIT (AP) – BMW is recall-ing more than 154,000 cars andSUVs in the U.S. and Canada tofix a wiring problem that cancause engines to stall.The recall covers certain 5-Se-

ries and X5 models and some 6-Series and X6 vehicles from the2007 to 2012 model years.The company says in docu-

ments filed with United Statessafety regulators that wiring tofuel pumps inside the gas tankmay not have been properlycrimped.That can cause the wires to

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from working and as a resultmake engines stall.BMW says it doesn’t know of

any crashes or injuries resultingfrom this particular engine prob-lem.The company recalled vehicles

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DETROIT (AP) – Tesla is mak-ing its case to shareholders thata combination with solar panelmaker SolarCity Corp. would befinancially as well as environ-mentally beneficial.In documents released Oct. 1,

Tesla said SolarCity – the largesthome solar panel installer in theU.S. – could add $1 billion in rev-enue to the combined companynext year. That would be morethan double the $400 million rev-enue SolarCity reported in 2015.SolarCity also could add $500

million in cash to Tesla’s coffersover three years. In the last 120days, the company has raisedaround $1 billion to fund solarprojects, Tesla said. Tesla cur-rently has around $3 billion incash.Elon Musk, who is chairman of

both companies and CEO of Tes-la, announced in June a plan tocombine them in an all-stockdeal worth around $2.45 billion.Shareholders of both companiesare expected to vote on the dealon Nov. 17.“I’m pretty optimistic about

where the vote’s going,’’ Musktold Wall Street analysts during awebcast Nov. 1.But the merger is controver-

sial. Neither company hasachieved sustained profitability.Tesla reported a $22 million prof-it in the third quarter, but it wasthe company’s first profitablequarter since 2013. SolarCity re-ports third-quarter earnings nextweek, but it lost $250 million inthe second quarter.Analysts also have questioned

whether the deal could delayTesla’s first mass-market vehicle,the $35,000 Model 3, which isdue out at the end of next year.Some shareholders have evensued, claiming that the merger isan attempt by Musk to use onecompany to bail out another.Musk owns 26.5 percent of Teslaand 22 percent of SolarCity,which is run by his cousins.Tesla Motors Inc. shares fell

3.5 percent to close at $190.79Nov. 1 before the financial detailswere released. They fell 1.4 per-cent in after-hours trading. So-larCity shares fell 2.7 percent to$19.07. They declined 3.5 percentafter hours.Tesla says the two Silicon Val-

ley-based companies could cut$150 million in costs in the firstyear of a merger by jointly mar-keting Tesla’s electric vehiclesand power storage batteries withSolarCity’s solar panels. Thecombined company would alsohave a wider reach, since Teslahas stores in the U.S., Europeand Asia but SolarCity mainlysells solar panels in the U.S.Solar systems would be sold

under Tesla’s name. They wouldbe integrated with Tesla’s Power-wall, energy storage units forhomes that are mounted on thewall or kept on the ground. They

would also be used to power Tes-la cars.Musk said it will be “frustrat-

ing’’ if shareholders don’t ap-prove the deal. If the companiesdon’t merge and Tesla is forcedto keep SolarCity at arm’s length,Musk said, it’s hard to envisionhow Tesla stores could sell solarpanels.“Would you go to an Apple

store and see six different cell-phones getting sold?’’ he said.Still, demand for the combined

product is uncertain, and Teslaand SolarCity said Tuesday theyhave no data to back up claimsthat electric vehicle customerswill inherently want solar panels.Plug-in electric vehicles make upless than 1 percent of U.S. sales,and less than 1 percent of U.S.electricity generation comesfrom solar power, according togovernment data.Musk said one reason solar

panels haven’t become moremainstream is because they lookbad. Tesla and SolarCity aim tochange that. Last week, the com-panies unveiled what would betheir first product: Solar rooftiles that are customizable andmeant to look like a traditionalroof.“Unless you’re going to beat a

normal roof on aesthetics, whyeven bother?’’ he said. He saidthe roofs will be priced competi-tively, but didn’t give exact fig-ures.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk SaysSolar Business Can Aid Firm

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – FordMotor Co.’s world headquartersin Dearborn was evacuated Oct.31 after a fire broke out in thebuilding’s basement.Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph

Murray said no one was injuredin the fire, which started in anelectrical substation near Ford’sheadquarters.Ford spokesman Mike Moran

said employees were instructedto leave the 12-story buildingwhen the smell of smoke was re-ported.The evacuation began at 9

a.m. and the fire was containedby 10:40 a.m., Moran said.The blaze interrupted power

to one of Ford’s data centersused by dealers to report salesto the company.As a result, the company said

it didn’t report October saleswith other automakers on thefirst day of November.Battery backups saved the

data, but the lack of power shutdown the data center for muchof the day.Ford’s October sales were re-

ported a day late – on Nov. 2.The headquarters building

was built in the 1950s. The com-pany announced earlier this yearthat it plans a decade-long reno-vation to update the site.

Fire Delays FordSales Reporting

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