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Dodge believes the golden ageof performance cars is now.That made this year’s Wood-

ward Dream Cruise the perfecttime and place to reintroduce thebrand’s two famed, race-brednameplates – the new 2017 Chal-lenger T/A and Charger Daytona.These muscle cars deliver

even more performance and pre-cision to the naturally aspiratedHemi V8 lineup with unique pow-ertrain induction and exhaust en-hancements, chassis upgradesfor greater handling and braking,plus functional performancestyling appointments inside andout, said Tim Kuniskis , head ofPassenger Cars – Dodge, SRT,Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – NorthAmerica.The two vehicles were un-

veiled by Kuniskis at the VinsettaGarage in Berkley at a special livebroadcast of the event on Aug.16.“More than 1.5 million enthusi-

asts are expected to come toWoodward to celebrate classicmuscle cars this week, so it’s aperfect opportunity to pay trib-ute to the Challenger T/A andCharger Daytona with new spe-cial editions,” said Kuniskis atthe unveiling.“We’ll continue to celebrate

the brand’s muscle car perform-ance heritage with anotherspecial-edition announcementlater this fall.”Kuniskis said that it was appro-

priate to have the 2017 DodgeChallenger T/A and the ChargerDaytona the week of the Wood-ward Dream Cruise because ofthe event’s celebration of theAmerican muscle car.“We thought, let’s do some-

thing special for these cars,”Kuniskis said. “To be honest, theCharger and the Challenger rep-resent over 40 percent of all mus-cle cars sold in the U.S. That’s abig, big accomplishment, but I’m

not sure what that means any-more. It used to be simple. Amuscle car was either a Mustang,a Camaro, a Charger or a Chal-lenger. Enthusiasts would pick

their favorite and from there thebragging rights would start.”But, Kuniskis said, over the

past few years, things havechanged. Ford and GM have

made their muscle cars lighterand smaller and oriented theirperformances toward the track.

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Fully autonomous Ford Fusion hybrid

DETROIT (AP) – Ford MotorCo. intends to have a fully driver-less vehicle – no steering wheel,no pedals – on the road withinfive years. The car will initiallybe used for commercial ride-hail-ing or ride-sharing services, withsales to consumers coming later.“This is a transformational mo-

ment in our industry and it is atransformational moment for ourcompany,” said CEO Mark Fields,as he announced the plan Aug.16 at Ford’s Silicon Valley cam-pus in Palo Alto, Calif.Ford’s approach to the autono-

mous car breaks from manyother companies, like Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors, whichplan to gradually add self-drivingcapability to traditional cars.Just last month, BMW AG, IntelCorp. and the automotive cam-era maker Mobileye announced aplan to put an autonomous vehi-cle with a steering wheel on theroad by 2021.

Instead, Ford is taking thesame approach as AlphabetInc.’s Google, which supportsmoving directly to self-drivingcars once the technology is per-fected.“We abandoned the stepping-

stone approach of driver-assisttechnologies and decided wewere going to take the full leap,”said Raj Nair, Ford’s chief techni-cal officer.Nair says Ford will continue

developing systems that assistthe driver, like automatic emer-gency braking or lane departurewarning. But he said semi-autonomous systems that canoperate the car but then cedecontrol back to the driver whenan obstacle is encountered areactually dangerous in Ford’sview. Engineers couldn’t figureout how to make sure driversstay engaged and ready to take

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by Jim Stickford

It can be quite interesting tosee what private vehicles auto-motive design experts own.And that’s what happened at

the GM’s Design on Woodwardevent, held at the corner of 13Mile and Woodward in Royal Oakon Aug. 17.This was the seventh Design

on Woodward event, said its or-

ganizer Carole Sawyer, whoworks as a supervisor for Busi-ness Operations at GM Design.“This is our seventh year,”

Sawyer said. “I’ve been in chargesince the beginning. About 10 of

us get together every year to puton this event. Basically, it’s a carshow that features the vehiclesowned by employees at the De-sign Center. We raise money forthe Boys and Girls Club of Oak-

land County by selling T-shirts.”The T-shirts cost $10 and come

in three designs, Sawyer said.Given the fact that they’re creat-

GM ‘Car Guys’ Show Off Special Rides to Fellow Employees

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The auto supplier Mobisopened its technical center inPlymouth in September of 2015.The company celebrated that

opening at the newly-opened M-1Concourse track in Pontiac onAug. 15.“We opened the technical cen-

ter last year,” said Dean Hartford,sales director for Mobis NorthAmerica. “It houses 180 employ-ees and there’s room for 300. Ithas an engineering center as wellas our sales and program man-agement. We’re a growing busi-ness.”In fact, said Mobis North Amer-

ica Manager of Business Develop-ment Frank Schwartz, the compa-ny is the sixth biggest auto sup-plier in the world.“If you look at the history of

Mobis, 10 years ago the companywould have been seen as a re-gional supplier in Asia with notmany customers outside ofHyundai,” Schwartz said. “Ournew R&D center in Plymouth ispart of a big push to expand Mo-bis globally.”Jimmy Park, CEO of Mobis

North America, said the compa-ny’s structure is complicated.“Hyundai and Kia are our main

customers,” Park said. “Ourbiggest customer in North Ameri-ca is Fiat Chrysler, and they areour second biggest customersworldwide. We also have rela-tionships with OEMs like GM andVW. Kia owns 17 percent of Mo-bis and Mobis has an ownershipstake in Hyundai and Hyundaihas an ownership stake in Kia.”Schwartz said that Mobis has a

number of module plants aroundthe world. Their facilities includea chassis plant in Toledo, whichis located right next to the Jeep

plant where the Wrangler is as-sembled. All the chassis roll rightoff Mobis’ line and go straight tothe Wrangler plant.Hartford added that Mobis

also has a plant on Fort Street inDetroit that makes chassis mod-ules for the Jeep Grand Chero-kee, which is produceed at theJefferson Assembly plant.Schwartz said Mobis also

makes a drum-in-hat park brakefor the Corvette, Camaro, ATSand CTS.“We’ve also launched a plant in

Monterey, Mexico,” Hartfordsaid. “We build electronic com-ponents and will be expandingthat in the near future.”Schwartz said that part of the

reason Mobis decided to hold itscelebration at the M-1 Concoursewas to be able to show off justwhat the company’s productscan do in a real-world environ-ment. Additionally, Mobis will beusing the facility to test its prod-ucts.“It’s great to be able to come

here instead of having to try to

book time at the Bosch trak orelsewhere,” Schwartz said. “Bybeing able to show our productsworking on the track, we’re alsoable to show engineers from dif-ferent companies what we cando. Currently, we have no Fordbusiness, but you can be surethat we’ve invited a lot of Fordpeople to be here today.”And, Hartford said, sometimes

it’s just fun to drive around arace track in sports cars like theCorvette and the Camaro.Among the parts made by

Mobis that were on display at theM-1 Concourse were:• A cockpit module. This pro-

vides equipment for conven-ience, driving information, con-trol systems, and directly pro-tects the passengers’ safety.It’s an assembled module unitdesigned to combine multipleparts – including an instrumentpanel, a cowl cross bar, an air-conditioning system and airbags– into a single package to provide

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ed by Design Center employees,getting help coming up with orig-inal designs every year hasn’tbeen a problem, she said.“We also sell a more expensive

‘garage’ shirt that looks likesomething a garage mechanicmight wear,” Sawyer said. “Wesold 650 T-shirts and 100 garageshirts this year. The moneyraised goes to paying for every-thing at the Design on Woodwardshow, from the tables to the tentsand music entertainment.”They also pay “rent” to Beau-

mont Hospital, Sawyer said, foruse of the parking lot where theshow is held.“But after seven years, this is

the last show we’re holding hereat 13 and Woodward,” Sawyersaid. “Beaumont in a few weekswill begin redeveloping the prop-erty and there won’t be room fora show next year. We’re lookingfor a new spot, but that’s in thefuture. Right now, we’re reallyworking on making sure thisshow is a success.”Sawyer said they’ve been lucky

so far with the weather. In sevenyears, there’s been no rain dur-ing the one-day show.“We even put on the Design on

Woodward show in 2014,”Sawyer said. “That was two daysafter the huge rain that floodedthe Tech Center. We sent out theword to employees, many ofwhom were at home becausetheir work areas had been flood-ed, and they came out. And norain this year as well.”

But she made that comment at1:30 p.m. About three hours later,there was a 15-minute downpourthat hit the area.“I also want to thank the War-

ren police department for theirhelp,” Sawyer said. “Every year,we have a parade where employ-ees drive their vehicles from theTech Center to the show loca-tion, and the Warren police de-

partment always give us an es-cort. So again, I can’t give enoughthanks.”One of the drivers in the pa-

rade was Michael Simcoe, thenew vice president of GM GlobalDesign. He took over from EdWelburn, who retired from theposition last month. He drove a2017 Z06 Corvette in the employ-ee parade.“I had to be careful not to drive

too fast,” Simcoe joked, “becauseI was right behind Mark Reuss(GM North America president)and his classic Corvette. But seri-ously, I’ve been to this showonce before and I have to say it’spretty cool to be here and walkaround and see these greatpieces of Detroit steel that showoff GM’s heritage.“I like to say that I have the

best job in the world. I got to ar-rive in Detroit during the sum-mer in time for the Dream Cruise.And my team has been wonderfuland embraced me in my newjob.”“What I think is so great,” said

GM spokeswoman Pam Flores,“is that this show is put on by De-sign Center employees. GM does-n’t fund it. And it gives employ-ees the chance to show off thecars they own in a friendly envi-ronment. People talk to their col-leagues all year long about thevehicles they own and are fixingup. Here, their colleagues get tosee what they’ve been talkingabout.”One of those employees with a

car on display is Nick Greiwe.He’s a creative designer and is incharge of Chevy brand strategy.“I’ve worked at the Tech Cen-

ter for 10 years,” Greiwe said.“My car is a 1985 Chevy MonteCarlo Super Sport. I’ve owned itfor four years. It’s completely un-touched. I bought it from its orig-inal owner when it had only50,000 miles on it. All the partsare original. I take it out about amonth in the summer around the

Woodward Dream Cruise. It’s agreat car.”For Joseph Nemeck, a wood

model maker at the Design Cen-ter, his dream car is his 1969 FordCougar Eliminator.“I bought this car back in

1978,” Nemeck said. “At the time,gas stations were changing thekinds of gas they were carryingand it was becoming difficult tofind stations that sold the premi-um fuel. So these cars werecheap to buy then. I paid $1,500for the car. It’s worth between$50,000 and $100,000.”Nemeck said that while he

likes his Cougar Eliminator, thedownside to owning a rare car isthat it becomes difficult to findparts. So driving it can be a haz-ard. If there’s a crash, fixing thevehicle is difficult.Randy Kutskill is a design

leader at the Design Center. Hebrought his 1974 Corvette, whichhe’s owned for 33 years.“When I married my wife Sue,

she knew -- love me, love my car,”Kutskill said. “But she was a GMengineer then, and understood.She’s a teacher now.”“I’ve come around,” said Sue

Kutskill. “Then he told me gettingrid of the car wasn’t open for de-

bate, but now I like the idea ofowning an investment you don’tcash out.”Tom Peters, director of Design

for Chevrolet Performance – CarExteriors, was excited about theshow because he was able to de-but his 1965 Impala SS.“I’ve owned the car since Feb-

ruary,” Peters said. “I tracked thevehicle on the Internet for abouta year before I was able to buy it.Don’t ask me how much moneyI’ve spent on it.”Peters said he already owns a

1969 Camaro, and that he boughtthe Impala because he was a ve-hicle that he could “go with thefamily to get ice cream” and wasfun to drive at the same time. Avehicle that wasn’t a monstermuscle car, but looked great. TheImpala fit the bill.“I’ve put a lot of work into the

Impala,” Peters said. “I wentthrough three consoles beforefinding the one I chose. I re-moved the dashboard, repaintedit, rewired it. I did some mechani-cal work as well. The vehicle wasbasically sound, but it did needwork. And yes, I drive this car. Ididn’t want a vehicle that looksgood, but is kept on a pedestal, ifyou know what I mean.”

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The Fiat brand has launched anew television and online mar-keting campaign, “A Whole NewWay to Look at Fiat,” for the Fiat500X crossover.The videos will air on TV and

across the brand’s social chan-nels, including YouTube, Face-book, Twitter and Instagram.The spots – “Dollhouse,” “Not aToy Car,” “Two for One,” “Take itfor a Spin,” which was filmed en-tirely with a Go-Pro camera, and“Around the World” – are cur-rently running across televisionand online; a sixth video will de-but later in August. The videosfeature the song, “HandClap,”from Fitz and the Tantrums asthe soundtrack, said FiatChrysler spokeswoman DianeMorgan.“We needed to change the con-

versation and do a fundamentalshift in strategy to highlight thespecific attributes of the Fiat 500Xcrossover, including its larger sizeand 4x4 capability of the model,”said Olivier Francois, chief mar-keting officer, FCA – Global, andHead of the FiatBrand.“Provoking people to see Fiat in

a new and fresh way achievedthrough creative techniques notused before in car advertising isalso a reflection of our philosophy– do things different to stand out.And do them in a way that makesa meaningful difference.”Using a forced perspective

camera technique, “Dollhouse”and “Not a Toy Car” highlight theroom for five and the cargospace, Morgan said. The use ofsplit screen for “Two for One”showcases the vehicle’s dualityand capability for the urban ex-plorer with innovation, function-ality and Italian style. “Take it fora Spin,” shot with a GoPro, usesa unique rig giving viewers 360views of the 500X’s ability to ma-neuver on various terrains basedon the available all-wheel driveand traction control.“Around the World” was shot

using four simultaneous camerasand a custom rig attached to thecar, with footage providing aunique dimension and depth ofthe surroundings, Morgan said.The “A Whole New Way to

Look at FIAT” campaign is creat-ed in partnership with FCBChicago, directed by Jared Eber-hardt and produced by Partizan.

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The Historic Vehicle Associa-tion (HVA) illuminated glassshowcase containing the veryfirst Camaro built in 1966 lit upthe Woodward Dream Cruisefrom Aug. 17 through Aug. 20.The special exhibition cele-

brated Camaro’s 50th anni-versary and introduction of theCamaro model that took place inDetroit in August 1966, said HVAspokesman Steve Keyes.It was located at the grassy tri-

angle on Woodward, just south ofMaple road in Birmingham,Keyes said.The first Camaro built is also

being recognized as No. 15 on theHVA National Historic VehicleRegister program in partnershipwith the U.S. Department of theInterior, Historic American Engi-neering Record (HAER) to bearchived in the Library of Con-gress, Keyes said.The exhibition is part of an

HVA public heritage programthat was launched on the Nation-al Mall in Washington, D.C. inApril. The exhibition also hasPresident Taft’s 1909 white SteamCar and President Reagan’s 1962Willys Jeep CJ-6.The opening ceremony of the

exhibit took place Aug. 17 withan official “Lighting Ceremony”at 8:30 p.m., Keyes said. TheLighting Ceremony celebrationwas free and open to the public.The exhibit was illuminated untilmidnight each night throughAug. 20.“This first Chevrolet Camaro

launched one of the greatestrivalries in automotive historywith the Ford Mustang,” saidMark Gessler, president of theHVA. “That rivalry is still aliveand well 50 years later and weare here at the Woodward DreamCruise with a public exhibition tocelebrate where it all began.”The first Camaro built is

owned by 18-year-old Logan Law-son of Hutchinson, Kan. Loganfound the car online in Oklahomawhen he was in the seventhgrade.Logan’s father inspected the

car and completed the purchase.Over the next five years, Loganand his father completed exten-sive research on this and the 51other pilot prototypes and re-turned the Camaro to itslaunch-day debut specifica-tions.From 1966 to 2011, the car

passed through several ownersand dealerships with the distinc-tion of being a very early Ca-maro, possibly even the first,Keyes said. It was built up as adrag racer before Logan pur-chased the car.Author Phillip Borris helped

confirm the pilot productionbuild records. Researcher JamieSchwartz contacted the families

of the prior owners to fill in thehistory.The first Camaro built, VIN

123377N100001, was completedat the GM Assembly Plant in Nor-wood, Ohio, on May 21, 1966,Keyes said. It was the first of 52pilot prototypes produced, 49 atNorwood and three more pro-duced in Los Angeles.The car is a base model with

the 140-hp, 230-cubic-inch inline6-cylinder engine. The seat belts,wheel covers and whitewall tireswere the options present on thefirst Camaro built. Base price forthe new Camaro at the time:$2,466.Keyes said Ford spent years

teasing the public with show carsand concepts that hinted at theanticipated Mustang.GM, Keyes said, by contrast,

revealed nothing about the Ca-maro until the car’s name an-nouncement on June 9, 1966,which meant “comrade or pal,”according to GM. The formal De-troit launch took place in August1966. Dealers had cars within amonth.During the 1960s, General Mo-

tors would often launch a pro-duction line with the first carpainted gold, Keyes said. Thiswas probably the case for thefirst Camaro built with the orderfor special “show paint” in Grana-da Gold with gold vinyl seats andgold carpeting. Six generationsof Camaros are proof it waslucky. In 2016, the color looksappropriate as GM celebrates Ca-maro’s golden anniversary.With more than one million

collector car vehicles insured inthe United States, Keyes said theCamaro is third in overall popu-larity. The most popular collec-tor car is the Chevrolet Corvettefollowed by the Ford Mustang.According to Gessler, “The

Woodward Dream Cruise is oneof the greatest automotive her-itage events in the world. It’s agreat place to tell the story of the

first Camaro, a model deeplyimbedded in American automo-tive culture.“With this exhibition, we hope

to build a strong public memoryof how the iconic Camaro modellaunched 50 years ago.”The HVA showcase exhibit of

the first Camaro was presented ,Keyes said, in cooperation withthe City of Birmingham, GM Her-itage Center and is part of theMotorCities National HeritageArea partnership that inspiresresidents and visitors with an ap-preciation of how the automobilechanged culture.The documentation of the first

Chevrolet Camaro built as No. 15on the National Historic VehicleRegister is organized by the HVA

and underwritten through thesupport of Hagerty, Shell (includ-ing their Pennzoil and Quaker

State brands), The NB Center forAmerican Automotive Heritage,and Chevrolet, Keyes said.

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Viper Owners Tell Why They Regard the Car as Special

by Jim Stickford

The year 2016 might havemarked the end of production forthe Dodge Viper, but that doesn’tmean that the vehicle is goingaway.

Just ask the members of theMotor City Viper Owners Club(MCVO), which held a special ral-ly at the corner of 13 Mile andWoodward on Aug. 18 to cele-brate the Woodward DreamCruise.

“Even though Dodge is ceasingproduction of the Viper, we’llstill be around,” said SamMilana, vice president of theMCVO.

“I work at the Jefferson NorthAssembly plant in Detroit as anelectrician and own a 1994 first-generation Viper.

“I’m particularly proud that it’sfirst generation because it’s theone that looks like the conceptcar that was first shown in1989.

“I’ve owned it six years, but theconcept version was the onewith no top, no windows, no airconditioning.

“I wanted a pure roadster andthis version is the closest tothat.”

MCVO member Sam Brasile isalso a Fiat Chrysler employee. Heteaches health and safety proce-dures to the skilled trade andproduction employees.

He also owns a first-generationViper.

He said he doesn’t miss all theextras because the first-genera-tion Viper is the one that reallydemands the attention of thedriver.

“I was a Corvette man,” Brasilesaid.

“I’ve owned my car since 1995.Back then, I was going to order aCorvette, but, as a Chrysler guy, Idecided to at least take a look atthe Viper.

“When I did, I realized that thiswas the car that I really wanted.

“There’s nothing wrong withCorvettes. They’re fine cars. Butthere are a lot of them.

“When I take my Viper out onthe road, the car is recognized.People comment.

“I’ll pull up next to a schoolbus and the kids will yell, ‘Viper!’and ask me to do things like aburnout.”

Another advantage to the first-generation Viper, Brasile said, isthat exhaust system was placedon the side of the vehicle.

That makes for a sweet noise,he said, when the driver revs theengine.

“I don’t often drive with theradio on,” Brasile said. “I’ll be lis-tening to the sound of the enginethat pours through the exhaustsystem. Later generations of theViper moved the exhaust systemfrom the side, and it was latermoved back, but you can’t beatthe sound of a first-generationViper.”

Bruce Heckman, president ofMCVO, has owned his currentViper since 2009. His secondViper is a 2009 SRT 10 Coupe.

“I’m retired now, but I used torace cars in my youth,” Heckmansaid.

“Then I got a job, got marriedand became a father. I was agroup vice president of Develop-ment for the Taubman Company.But things changed.

“My son grew up and movedout. I retired and I decided to getback into racing in 2002. I decid-ed to get a Viper and I haven’tlooked back since.”

Heckman said that when heheard Dodge was discontinuingthe Viper, he was disappointedbut he wasn’t surprised.

“This has never been a high-volume car, and that’s been partof its attractiveness,” Heckmansaid.

“There was a Corvette rally theother day and I heard that theyhave something like a thousandCorvettes participate. Heretonight we will have between 50and 55 Vipers and that’s a big ac-complishment.

“There are, what, 1.2 millionCorvettes out there. I don’tthink Dodge has sold more than30,000 Vipers since the car’sintroduction. I would rather haveone of the few than one of thecommon.”

Brasile said that the club keepsits members busy.

“Between one thing and anoth-er, we meet at least a couple oftimes a month,” Brasile said.“But we are not a racing club. Forus, it’s more about the destina-tion and not the ride, if you knowwhat I mean.”

The Viper isn’t the only FiatChrysler performance car toevoke such loyalty.

Members of the TeamHellcatClub met in the same parking lotwhere the MCVO was holding itsrally.

Paul Georges is a TeamHellcatmember and he came all the wayfrom Toronto.

“We are a North American clubthat currently has about 500

members,” Georges said. “I’mfrom Canada, but there are mem-bers in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana,basically all over North America.

“I own a 2015 Challenger Hell-cat Sublime. It’s the only one inCanada with a sunroof.

“When people ask me why aguy from Toronto wants a Hellcatwith a sunroof, I tell them thatChrysler only built somethinglike 125 of these cars with a sun-roof and I have the only one inCanada.

“People also ask me why Ibought a Hellcat. I say because ithas 707 horsepower. If they don’tunderstand that, there’s nothingI can say.”

Georges said the club is a char-ity group and helps raise moneyfor epilepsy organizations inboth the U.S. and Canada.

Georges said they’re a newclub, but the members love theirHellcats and they expect to bearound for a while.

Another Fiat Chrysler brandthat made its presence known at13 Mile and Woodward was Jeep.

Darren Jacobs, manager of Me-dia Relations for Mopar, andTrevor Dorchies, manager of Me-dia Relations for Fiat Chrysler,were at the rally showing offsome Jeeps that had been modi-fied for the Moab Safari eventthat is annually held in Moab,Utah.

“These Jeeps are the ones thatdrove on the paths in Moab Na-tional Park,” Jacobs said. “It’srough terrain and we use special-ly-made concept Jeeps for the oc-casion.

“But Moab is a long way fromhere and we thought people at-tending the Dream Cruise mightwant to see them.”

One vehicle is called the Trail-

cat. It’s a Jeep with a Hellcat en-gine, Jacobs said. The other is aspecially customized Wrangler.

“We’ve been coming herefor a couple of years,” saidDorchies. “What we hear frompeople is that they like thelook of our modifications,

things like the oversized tires.“A majority of the parts used in

these special modifications areavailable to the public fromMopar. Another reason we’rehere is that Jeep owners like tomodify their vehicles and thisgives them ideas.”

Motor City Viper Owners Club cars face Woodward Ave. during Dream Cruise.

Bruce Heckman and his 2009 SRT 10 Coupe

Sam Brasile with his 1994 Gen 1 Viper

Public tastes are switchingfrom the traditional sedan to theSUV/CUV, and that’s good newsfor Ford because professionalGen-Xers don’t always driveSUVs, but when they do theydrive Ford Explorer Sport, ac-cording to a new vehicle cus-tomer study by MaritzCX.

Data from the study, said Fordspokesman Chris Terry, showsthe vehicle has the highest per-centage of Gen X buyers of anynon-luxury SUV in the UnitedStates, reflecting this group’spreference for exclusivity andperformance at a great value.With its 3.5-liter twin-turbo Eco-Boost V6 engine mated to a six-speed SelectShift automatictransmission, Explorer Sport de-livers 365 horsepower at 5,500rpm and 350 lb.-ft. of torque at3,500 rpm, said Terry.

Explorer Sport has grabbed asignificant 15 percent of totalnameplate sales since its debutin 2014, Terry said.

Jim Mulcrone, director of re-search services for MaritzCX,said 23 percent of buyers of oth-er midsize SUVs, on average, areGen-Xers, but Explorer Sport at-

tracts nearly 40 percent of thoseborn between 1965 and 1978.

“Ford has a very interestingcustomer with this product, andwhat’s unusual is that many arebuying it without trading any-thing in,” Mulcrone said. “Ourstudy shows that while 17 per-cent of all non-luxury SUV buyersclassify themselves as ‘specialtyprofessionals,’ that number iscloser to one in four with Explor-

er Sport. It seems this product isbreaking through.”

Peak earning years for mem-bers of Generation X are between47 and 54 years old, and theseconsumers have a more practi-cal, experiential and family-ori-ented mindset than babyboomers did at this stage of life,said Sheryl Connelly, Ford man-ager of global trends and futur-ing.

“Boomers felt the need to dis-play their status in more obviousways than Gen-Xers do,” Connel-ly said.

“While both groups are hugelyimportant, automakers need topay special attention to Gen-Xers. Our Explorer Sport fits theprofile of the successful memberof Generation X.”

Average household income fora buyer of Explorer Sport, Terrysaid, is $175,000, versus $112,000for the average midsize SUV buy-er, the study reveals.

Mulcrone said Explorer Sportbuyers broaden Ford’s base byattracting more affluent con-sumers, including those whohave owned premium brands.

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Daytona models are in spired bythe original Charger Daytona, Ku-niskis said. That was created in1969 as a 501-unit, purpose-builtproduction run for NASCAR.The Charger Daytona set

records with its distinct aerody-namic styling and legendarypower. The new Charger Daytonamodels build on this celebratedhistory by adding more perform-ance to North America’s onlyfour-door muscle sedan, as wellas add to the momentum Dodgeenthusiasts have generated forthe limited edition 2006–2009and 2013 models.

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over. So, Ford decided to removethe driver altogether.“We learned that to achieve

full autonomy, we have to take acompletely different path,” Nairsaid.Jeremy Carlson, a senior ana-

lyst with IHS Automotive, says hedoesn’t know of another auto-maker that is taking Ford’s ap-proach. But there are challengeseither way, he said.Riders may have a hard time

trusting fully autonomous cars,for example, but semi-autono-mous cars can be dangerous be-cause drivers may not under-stand what the vehicles can andcannot do.“I don’t think there’s going to

be any one right answer,” hesaid.But Dillon Blake, senior direc-

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Ford didn’t say whether itwould work with a ride-sharingpartner or try to establish servic-es on its own. Rival GeneralMotors Co. has a partnershipwith the ride-hailing companyLyft and has also bought a self-driving software company calledCruise Automation.Dearborn-based Ford also said

it plans to double the staff at itsPalo Alto research center by theend of next year to nearly 300people. It will buy two morebuildings next to its currentbuilding in order to expand itscampus, Fields said.Ford will also make several in-

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gine company Baidu will each in-vest $75 million in Velodyne, acompany that makes laser sen-sors that help guide self-drivingcars.Velodyne, based in Morgan

Hill, Calif., says it will use the$150 million investment to ex-pand design and production andreduce the cost of its sensors.Laser sensors – dubbed Lidar,which stands for light, detectionand ranging – can also be used inconventional vehicles as part ofdriver-assist systems.Ford said it has acquired

Israel-based computer vision andmachine learning company SAIPSfor its expertise in artificial intel-ligence and computer vision.

Ford to Skip Using DriverTo Assist Autonomous CarsCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1


The Fiat brand is partneringwith the Bob Bondurant Schoolof High Performance Driving inArizona for a new Abarth TrackExperience, offering owners andfans of the “small but wicked”Abarth models an opportunityto develop their racing and driv-ing skills, said Fiat Chryslerspokeswoman Angela Bianchi.Bondurant’s new Fiat Track-

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“Road Rally” is an all-inclusiveprogram that begins at the Bon-durant facility. The 180- to 220-mile rally includes a morningcoffee break, followed by an ar-ray of scenic Arizona highwaysand a private lunch before par-ticipants return to the Bon-durant School.The Fiat 124 Spider Abarth

and the Fiat 500 Abarth will joinBondurant’s current lineup ofhigh-performance vehicles aspart of the new Fiat Tracksideand Road Rally programs, whichwill be available beginning in No-vember, Bianchi said. The 124Spider Abarth will also be fea-tured in a special race series atBondurant for Fiat Tracksidemembers.“We have a great relationship

with Bob Bondurant, and extend-ing our partnership is an excel-lent opportunity to provide Fiatfans with the knowledge, skillsand setting they need to fully ex-perience the performance thatthe Abarth models can deliver,”said Tim Kuniskis, head of Pas-senger Car Brands – Dodge, SRT,Chrysler and FIAT, FCA – NorthAmerica.“The Fiat 124 Spider Abarth

and 500 Abarth join the ranks ofthe high-performance DodgeCharger and Challenger SRT Hell-cats and Viper models that arealready part of Bondurant’s fleet,adding to the ‘fun-to-drive’ factorand bringing the Abarth name toa new group of performance en-thusiasts.”“We’re excited that Fiat will

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Ride-hailing service Uber says it willstart hauling passengers withself-driving cars on the streets ofPittsburgh in the next severalweeks.The company says that its

autonomous Ford Fusions willhave human backup drivers butwill transport passengers justlike normal Uber vehicles.Uber has a self-driving re-

search lab in Pittsburgh and isworking on autonomous technol-ogy.Also on Aug. 18, Uber and

Volvo announced a $300 milliondeal for Volvo to provide SUVs toUber for autonomous vehicle re-search. Eventually, the VolvoSUVs will be part of the self-dri-ving fleet in Pittsburgh. Volvowill develop base vehicles for re-search and both companies willdevelop autonomous vehicles ontheir own.The ride-hailing company also

announced that it is acquiring aself-driving startup called Ottothat has developed technologyallowing big rigs to drive them-selves.The maneuvers are intended

to significantly accelerate Uberinto the quest to deploy self-dri-ving vehicles to the public. It’salso the latest tie-up between Sil-icon Valley, ride-hailing firms andmajor automakers.Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick

has said the ride-sharing compa-ny’s future – indeed, the future ofall transportation – is driver-less.The deals are a bold down pay-

ment on that vision, one charac-teristic of the ambitious Uber,a company valued in the billions.With the acquisition of Otto,

Uber gets a fast infusion of self-driving expertise, including Otto

co-founder Anthony Levandow-ski.Self-driving technology is not

ready for the masses. Hurdles in-clude software that is not yetgood enough for public rollout,safety concerns raised by stateand federal regulators, and un-certainty over society’s readi-ness to trust robot drivers.But the race is on. Large tech

and auto companies suggestthey could start selling self-driving cars within three to fiveyears.If history is any guide, that

push will begin with high-endmodels that few people can af-ford. Uber’s vast on-demand autofleet could presumably bring thetechnology to ordinary peoplemore quickly.Uber, however, isn’t alone in

the race for autonomous vehi-cles. It’s not even a leader.The company’s primary U.S.

competitor, Lyft, received a $500million investment from GM ear-lier this year. Those two compa-nies said they plan to put self-driving vehicles into Lyft’s fleeton a small scale sometime in thenext year. GM also bought itselfsome self-driving expertise inMarch with the acquisition of acompany called Cruise Automa-tion.Last week, Ford Motor Co. an-

nounced – in Silicon Valley, notDetroit – that it intends to have aself-driving vehicle on the roadby 2021. The car will have nei-ther a steering wheel nor pedalsand will be rolled out for com-mercial ride-hailing services, notdirectly to consumers.Google’s parent company Al-

phabet Inc. is even further aheadin pursuing driverless cars thatoffer passengers little control be-yond an emergency stop button.

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Just because one chooses todrive a convertible doesn’t meanone has to give up a luxuriousride.That’s the idea behind the new

2017 Buick Cascada ST convert-ible, said Buick spokesmanStuart FowleThe Buick Cascada convertible

delivers, Fowle said, the freedomof open-air motoring through adriving experience with unex-pected luxuries such as UV-re-flective leather-appointed seatsand a quiet, triple-insulated top.And just as important, Fowle

said, the Cascada’s attainableluxury will now include theuniquely bold style statementwith an all-new Sport Touringedition.“In the 2017 Buick Cascada

Sport Touring, customers willhave the chance to make an evenmore stylish statement with aunique paint color, new wheel de-sign, and other custom contentthat enhances the Cascada’s bal-anced proportions,” Fowle said.

And the new Cascada ST re-cently made its first road trip,Fowle said, on Aug. 13 and Aug.14. Road-trippers participating inthe fifth annual Mille Mitten rallygot a first look at the Cascada STon a 1,000-mile drive through theforests and lakefronts of north-ern Michigan.“The Mille Mitten celebrates

the unique combination of fea-tures Michigan has to offer, fromthe deep blue of the Great Lakesto stunning star-filled nightsdeep in the forest,” said Ben Ba-tor, Mille Mitten founder.“The Cascada is the perfect

companion for this memorableexperience, and the new SportTouring builds off the same colorpalette that makes nature so in-spiring.”The Cascada was designed

with road rally-like adventuresand road trips in mind, Fowlesaid, and its convertible topretracts in 17 seconds at speedsup to 31 miles per hour so cus-tomers can breathe in every

second of sunshine and scenery.The 2017 Cascada ST is only

available in True Blue Metallic, apaint color not offered on otherCascada models. The uniquepaint is complemented by ablack cloth top that includesthree layers of fabric structurefor signature Buick quietness andinsulation, said Fowle. Five-spoke, 20-inch wheels are newfor the Cascada ST, as are BlackMagic interior trim components,sport pedals and a flat-bottomsport steering wheel.When it arrives at dealers this

fall, Fowle said the Cascada SportTouring will be priced at $37,885including destination. Priced andpackaged for a simple buying ex-perience, it features all the con-tent offered on other Cascadamodels.To capture the Cascada ST on

the open road, Buick workedwith photographer Zach Allia,who left a career in Silicon Valleyto explore the natural world andexpress it through his photogra-

phy, which has gained him an In-stagram following of 420,000fans, Fowle said.Customer response to the Cas-

cada has been strong sincelaunch, with 2016 sales outpac-ing expectations, Fowle said.

Through the first half of the year,said Fowle, Cascada has outsoldthe Audi A3 convertible and AudiA5 convertible combined.Cascada offers a base price

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PartCycle Technologies haslaunched The PartCycle Market-place, an e-commerce platformproviding recycled and remanu-factured Original Equipment(OE) auto parts.The idea, said PartCycle

spokeswoman Betsy Heckert, isto provide a platform that makesit easy for collision and mechani-cal repair professionals, and con-sumers, to quickly compare andpurchase the highest qualityparts from professional automo-tive recyclers all over the UnitedStates.“We want to make it easier for

professionals to find the rightparts,” says Brandon Gillis, presi-dent of PartCycle Technologies.“We have a huge network of pro-

fessional recyclers who providehigh-quality parts, with war-ranties, and ship them fast. It’snever been easier for collisionand/or mechanical repair profes-sionals to save time sourcingparts. PartCycle’s streamlinedparts search and ability to pur-chase multiple parts at once re-moves the need to spend hourscalling and comparing prices,quality and suppliers.“That’s why we built Market-

place. We knew that if we couldmake it quick and simple to com-pare the price and condition ofexact replacement parts, and ifevery supplier was someone youcould trust, that people wouldlove it.”PartCycle reviews every sup-

plier, requiring each to ensurehigh quality and environmentallysafe dismantling and inventorystorage processes before allow-ing them to list parts on the Mar-ketplace, Gillis said.Many PartCycle suppliers are

also members of the United Re-cyclers Group (URG), Automo-tive Recyclers Association (ARA)and Team Premium RecycledParts (PRP), Heckert said. Thesegroups require members to abideby local and national regulationswhen dismantling vehicles andsalvaging undamaged compo-nents for resale. These qualitycontrol procedures help ensurethat every part sold through theMarketplace is clean, tested andincludes a standard warranty.

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CBU (completely built unit) pro-duction lines.• Front end module – a prod-

uct unit to provide CBU makerswith integrated parts placed inthe front of the engine compart-ment, including the radiator,headlamps, bumper beam, carri-er and AAF (Active Air Flap). Itcontributes to parts integration,increased productivity and en-hanced quality.• MDPS (Motor Driven Power

Steering), an electronic steeringsystem, provides optimal steer-ing performance by highly accu-rately controlling the motor ac-cording to the vehicle conditionwithout using the conventionalmechanical hydraulic system,which improves the driving con-venience and safety.• AFLS (Adaptive Front Light-

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system with the MS AUTO 4.1platform, which can be inter-locked with TMU (TelematicsManagement Unit), featuring a4.3-inch TFT touch screen LCD,interior and exterior AMP, a jukebox, Bluetooth hands-free, an HDRadio, voice recognition, andrear camera interlock.

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Cadillac Racing put two in thetop ten at the Pirelli World Chal-lenge GT Championship at UtahMotorsports Campus Aug. 14.Michael Cooper (Syosset, N.Y.)

started from fifth on the grid ac-cording to his fastest race lapfrom yesterday with teammateJohnny O’Connell (FloweryBranch, Ga.) coming to the greenin 13th. Both Cadillac driverswere able to get a clean start tothe 50-minute race at the 3.04-mile, 14-turn natural terrain roadcourse located 30 minutes eastof Salt Lake City. As the race pro-gressed caution free and with lit-tle movement amongst the 14 GTcompetitors, O’Connell was ableto move up three positions. Thefinishing positions were a testa-ment to teamwork and driverrace craft as they posted the10th (O’Connell) and 11th (Coop-er) fastest laps of the race whilefinishing sixth and tenth.“I was able to get a clean run

through Turn 1 at the start,”Cooper said. “I lost a position ortwo, but that is really where weare at with the Cadillac ATS-V.RCoupe in relation to the othercars. I was able to put somepressure on the McLaren, but ifthey don’t make a mistake wejust can’t get around them. Wecan get close in the corner, butby the time they exit and get ona straight they have alreadypulled away. It was good to get aresult for the team today.”“We moved forward,” O’Con-

nell said. “You start 13th and fin-ish 10th that is a pretty goodday. It is frustrating. We are usedto running a lot further up thefield. With the way the cars areregulated right now, you justcan’t make up 5 mph down thestraight. With that said, I had amuch better Cadillac ATS-V.RCoupe today. We put Michael’sset-up on my car and it wasmuch more responsive and easi-er to drive. We work as a team.The Cadillac Racing guys put in alot of work to get us dialed inand I appreciate their effort.”

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