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The Ram Truck brand has re-leased a new 60-second televi-sion ad and long-form video aspart of an expanded relationshipwith two-time Grammy Award-winning country music artistChris Stapleton.The announcement came days

after Stapleton, one of thehottest artists in country musictoday, picked up six additionalhonors on April 3, after the 51stannual Academy of CountryMusic Awards (ACM) telecast.The “Built Here” television

spot, which debuted on the ACMAwards program, and video doc-ument Stapleton’s return last

For the second year in a row,Ford and Lincoln dealers gavenearly $100 million to local caus-es and nonprofits in communi-ties across the United States in2015.Ford’s annual Survey on Dealer

Giving reported the donations.The survey was administered

by Ford to coincide with the 16thannual Salute to Dealers awardsat the 2016 National AutomobileDealers Association Conventionin Las Vegas, said Ford spokes-woman Elizabeth Weigandt.Ford and Lincoln dealers par-

ticipating in the survey donatedapproximately $96 million.Ford’s Salute to Dealers

awards recognize dealers who goabove and beyond when itcomes to giving back to the com-munities in which they live andwork. Six dealers were selectedfrom among more than 10,000Ford Motor Company dealersworldwide, Weigandt said. They

are being recognized for exhibit-ing unparalleled giving, dedica-tion and leadership to their com-munities.In the survey, 91 percent of

dealers said they give money to

local causes, 81 percent volun-teer time to local causes, 87percent are looking to make a dif-ference in their communities and

DETROIT (AP) – Tumblingsales of Fiat Chrysler’s main mid-size car have driven the compa-ny to indefinitely lay off 1,300employees at a Detroit-area fac-tory.Workers on the second shift at

Fiat Chrysler’s assembly plant inSterling Heights, Michigan, willbe furloughed starting July 5 asthe slow-selling Chrysler 200 hasstarted to stack up on dealerlots.Sales of the cars were down 61

percent through March, and in-ventory grew to a 150-day sup-ply, according to Ward’s Automo-tive. Automakers consider 60days to be optimal to give deal-

ers enough of a selection for cus-tomers. Fiat Chrysler sold only7,500 of the cars last month, lessthan half the number it sold ayear ago.It’s the company’s first indefi-

nite layoff since 2009, when de-mand for cars and trucksdropped coming out of the GreatRecession, and it’s caused in partby U.S. buyers shifting from carsto SUVs of all sizes. Midsize cars,which have been particularlyhard hit by the shift, saw salesfall 3.5 percent for the first threemonths of the year.But the 200 had other prob-

1,300 Face Summer Layoffs

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Ed Welburn introduces the 2013 Cadillac XTS at the 2011 LA Auto Show.

Ed Welburn, vice president ofGeneral Motors Global Design,told employees April 7 he will re-tire effective July 1, following a44-year career with the company.Michael Simcoe, a 33-year vet-

eran of GM Design and vice pres-ident of GM International Design,based in Australia and Korea, hasbeen selected to succeed Wel-burn. He will be the automaker’s

seventh design leader and beginstransitioning into his new role onMay 1. His replacement has notbeen named, said GM spokes-woman Robyn Henderson.Former GM Chairman Ed

Whitacre, who ran GM as its CEOin 2009 and 2010, said after hear-ing of Wellburn’s retirement thathe respected Wellburn’s abilities.“Ed was a favorite of mine,”

Whitacre said. “He is a very capa-ble guy, and didn’t knuckle un-der. He had his own thoughtsand kept his own mind. I alsowant to say that I know Mike Sim-coe. He is a sharp guy who alsoknows his own mind.”Whitacre said that design is

very important these days for

GM Design’s Ed Welburn to Retire July 1

Sales have been slow for the Chrysler 200, built in Sterling Heights.

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Chris Stapleton recently returned to his roots in Paintsville, Ky.

Edsel Ford II congratulates O.C. Clifton Welch III from Hardeeville, S.C.

‘Traveller’ Stapleton Finds His Way Home

Ford Dealers Honored for Their Charity

New Plan for StreetcarsGoes Back to the Past

Everything old is new again.The last Detroit streetcar shut

down on April 8, 1956 – 60 yearsago.But construction is now under-

way for the QLINE, a streetcarline that will run on Woodward inDetroit between Grand Boule-vard and Congress.According to Dan Lijana,

spokesman for M-1 RAIL, thegroup is a nonprofit organizationformed in 2007 to lead the de-sign, construction, and future op-eration of a 3.3-mile circulatingstreetcar.M-1 RAIL is the first major tran-

sit project being led and fundedby both private businesses, phil-anthropic organizations, in part-nership with local government,the State of Michigan, and theU.S. Department of Transporta-tion.Construction will be complet-

ed this year, at which timetesting and safety certificationwill begin. Passenger operationsare expected to commence in

the spring of 2017, Lijana said.The M-1 RAIL Woodward Av-

enue Streetcar project is envi-sioned to be one element of afuture modern, world-class re-gional transit system where allforms of transportation, includ-ing rail, bus, vehicle, bicycle andpedestrian, are considered andutilized to build a vibrant, walk-able region. It’s expected to gen-erate up to $3 billion in econom-ic development over the next 10years.That’s the future of streetcars

in Detroit. The history of thestreetcar in Detroit predates thedevelopment of the automobileindustry. According to the Website Detroit Transit History (de-troittransithistory.org), the firststreetcars made their appear-ance in the city back in the1860s. They were horse-drawn.Ownership of that line and

other lines remained in privatehands until 1901, when all the

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66 percent support local causesas a dealership tradition.Ford and Lincoln dealer em-

ployees volunteer 728,201 hoursannually, the survey shows.Weigandt said the donation oftime and support is a boon for lo-cal charities, with many report-ing budget and staff shortages.“I am continually amazed by

the selfless efforts of our hon-orees and nominees, who pro-vide countless hours and re-sources to improve lives in theircommunities and beyond,” saidEdsel B. Ford II, who chairs theSalute to Dealers awards pro-gram and is a member of theFord board of directors.“Time and time again, they find

a way to reach out with their gen-

erosity and kindness to supportthose in need.“In the end, the impact on their

communities is truly inspiring,and in every case – in every cityand every country – these deal-ers are setting the highest stan-dards for caring.”Dealers give to causes that ad-

dress a broad range of communi-ty needs – from children’s chari-ties to the environment, from ed-ucation and healthcare to parks,municipal services and disasterrelief, Weigandt said.Children’s causes top the list,

with 91 percent of dealers donat-ing, followed by education andscholarships, with 71 percent ofdealers contributing to each,Weigandt said.Religious-driven charities at-

tract 58 percent of Ford and Lin-

coln dealer contributions, veter-ans’ causes account for 54 per-cent and hunger relief makes up45 percent.The Salute to Dealers awards

were launched in 2001 to demon-strate Ford’s commitment to itsthousands of dealer owners whostep beyond their showroomdoors to make a difference,Weigandt said.This year, Edsel B. Ford II and

three other judges selected win-ners from a total global field of 80nominees from the United States,Canada, Brazil, Europe, Asia Pa-cific, the Caribbean, Mexico andCentral America, Africa and theMiddle East regions.As part of the award, Ford Mo-

tor Company Fund is donating$10,000 to a charity of each deal-er’s choice.

A painted portrait of each hon-oree features a montage of phil-anthropic and volunteer activi-ties that led to the award.Duplicates of the portraits will

join a Salute to Dealers display inthe lobby of Ford World Head-quarters in Dearborn, Weigandtsaid.Ford’s 2016 awards recognize

the following dealers for their un-paralleled generosity and com-mitment to their communities:• Rhett Ricart, Ricart Ford;

Columbus, Ohio;• Bill Currie III; Bill Currie

Ford; Tampa, Fla.;• Renato Costa, Forauto Veícu-

los; Criciúma, Brazil;• Phanee Piticharoenkit, Ford

Pattani; Thailand.• O.C. Welch, O.C. Welch Ford;

Hardeeville, S.C.

Ford Dealers Support Local Communities and Charities

lems, including poor reviews dueto unresponsive handling, arough-shifting transmission anda four-cylinder base engine thatdidn’t have enough power.“Every other sedan in this cate-gory is better,’’ Consumer Re-ports magazine said two yearsago.Even Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio

Marchionne criticized the car atthis year’s Detroit auto show,saying it had a bad rear-door de-sign that was copied fromHyundai’s Sonata. Marchionnesaid later in January that FCAwants to find a partner to buildsmall cars like the Dodge Dartand Chrysler 200 so it can makemore hot-selling Jeeps at its U.S.plants. He wouldn’t say whichfactories would get more Jeeps,but last year’s UAW contractpromised new vehicles for theSterling Heights and Belvidere,Ill., factories.The union said April 6 that the

layoffs weren’t a surprise andthat FCA wasn’t the only compa-ny having trouble selling cars. Itsaid FCA plans to build moretrucks and SUVs, which will bepositive for union members inthe long-term.Fiat Chrysler says the second

shift in Sterling Heights, whichhas been on temporary layoffsince Feb. 1, will return to workMonday and be on the jobthrough July 5. But after that,workers will be laid off indefi-nitely.The company last week noti-

fied employees represented bythe United Auto Workers union –as well as state and city officials– of the decision, FCA said in astatement. Fiat Chrysler said itwill place the laid-off workers inopen full-time positions as theybecome available in the Detroitarea.

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A Detroit streetcar in operation during the 1950s A Q-1 Station rendering of what the new streetcars will look like

systems were placed under thecontrol of one privately-ownedcompany called Detroit UnitedRailway (DUR).But in May of 1922, all city

streetcar operations were takenover by the City of Detroit underits newly formed Department ofStreet Railways – better knownas the DSR. Shortly thereafter,the City of Detroit also enteredinto the transit bus businesswhen the DSR’s Motorbus Divi-sion began operations in Januaryof 1925.After January, 1932, all public

transportation within the citylimits would be operated solelyby the DSR.During the DSR era, the City of

Detroit operated one of thelargest municipally owned andoperated transportation systemsin the world. During its heyday,the city-owned system operateda fleet of well over 2,800 vehicles,including streetcars, electric-trackless trolley-coaches, andmotorbuses, according to the de-troittransithistory.info.Starting in 1937, the rail cars

underwent a transformation. Itwas under the leadership of gen-eral manager Fred A. Nolan whenthe DSR first began its “steelwheels to rubber tires” campaignto convert its mostly street rail-way operation over to an “allbus” operation by 1953.In 1936, the DSR began pur-

chasing hundreds of small-sizeFord Transit coaches, many ofwhich would be used to help car-ry out this rail abandonment pro-gram. The first abandonment ofthe rail lines by the DSR began in1937, only to be interruptedbriefly by World War II. However,the conversion of streetcars overto buses would begin to acceler-ate after the war.Although the “Roaring Twen-

ties” are often viewed as a periodof economic boom for mostAmericans, things weren’t so up-beat at the time for the nation’sstreetcar industry, which was al-ready in the process of losingpassengers to buses. Not onlywere buses replacing streetcarsin many cities across the coun-try, but the increasing popularityof the automobile was also begin-ning to take a toll on ridership

numbers. Many now consideredstreetcars to be old, noisy and,most of all, slow.In an attempt to reverse this

decline in ridership, a group ofexecutives representing a num-ber of electric and street railwaycompanies, along with represen-tatives from the various streetcarmanufacturers, founded a com-mittee in 1929 to design a new,modern, standard-designedstreetcar that could successfullyfight off the increasing competi-tion arising from the rubber-tiredtransportation industry.

This new type of streetcarwould later prove that it could ef-fectively hold its own againstbuses and automobiles, andwould turn out to become one ofthe most reliable and better de-signed streetcars ever built.This new streetcar was much

quieter, larger and roomier thanbuses, more comfortable riding,and offered a smooth and rapidacceleration, compared with thejerky motion of the older street-cars that actually acceleratedfaster than the automobiles ofthat day.

These newly designed street-cars would also successfullyeliminate three major streetcarcomplaints from riders – exces-sive noise, vibration, and poorventilation.But, in 1950, GM Truck &

Coach introduced king-sizedbuses, which would prove to bethe nail in the coffin for street-cars.By April 8, 1956, it was over

for the streetcars. They wereeventually sold to Mexico and atradition that went back almost100 years ended – until 2017.

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Many performance cars getmeasured on the run from 0 to 60mph, and the Mopar Dodge Chal-lenger Drag Pak has notched asales performance metric – 60 to0, said Fiat Chrysler spokesmanDale Jewett.All 60 planned copies of

Mopar’s factory-built drag racecar for NHRA competition havebeen ordered by dealers – 35Drag Paks equipped with the 354-cubic-inch supercharged V8 and25 Drag Paks with the naturallyaspirated 426 Hemi V8.The new Drag Paks are show-

ing up in public, Jewett said.The new Mopar Dodge Chal-

lenger Drag Pak was designed forpassionate Sportsman racerswho compete in nationally-sanc-tioned drag racing series, suchas the National Hot Rod Associa-

tion (NHRA), Jewett said.The new generation Drag Pak

combines the latest in Sports-man racing technology, a host ofupgrades and improvementsfrom the previous generationDrag Pak along with a number ofunique heritage design cues.“Today, we write the next page

in our performance playbookwith the reveal of the productionMopar Dodge Challenger DragPak, a vehicle that offers, for thefirst time, a supercharged enginethat provides our racers moreoptions,” said Pietro Gorlier,president and CEO – FCA’s MoparBrand Service, Parts and Cus-tomer Care.“Our brand is committed to

supporting Mopar drivers whocompete at all levels. In 2014, wedebuted a new Dodge Dart NHRA

Pro Stock car that won right outof the gate. In 2015, our newDodge Charger R/T NHRA FunnyCar did the same. Now, Mopar issupercharging our Sportsmanracers.”The recent NHRA meet in

Gainesville, Fla., marked the firstrun of a supercharged ChallengerDrag Pak in the Factory StockFS/XX class and a spot in theeight-car Factory Stock Shootout.Three more Factory StockShootouts are scheduled for thissummer – in Englishtown, N.J.,Norwalk, Ohio, and Indianapolis.“We also spotted a super-

charged Challenger Drag Pak ondisplay at the recent Spring Festi-val of LXs in Anaheim, Calif. Own-er Hal Sullivan believes it’s thefirst one to make it to the WestCoast,” Jewett said.

Mopar’s Street Racers Fly to Customers

The Mopar Dodge Challenger Drag Pak in action at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colo.

DETROIT (AP) – An explodingTakata air bag has claimed an-other life, this time a 17-year-oldgirl whose car crashed nearHouston.The girl is the latest victim of

malfunctioning air bag inflatorsthat have killed 10 people in theU.S. and another in Malaysia,touching off the largest automo-tive recall in U.S. history. Morethan 100 people have been hurtby the inflators, which can ex-plode with too much force, blow-ing apart a metal canister andsending shards into drivers andpassengers.The girl was driving a 2002

Honda Civic in Fort Bend County,Texas, when the car crashed andthe air bag activated on March31, according to the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration.So far, 14 automakers have re-

called 24 million U.S. vehicles toreplace the inflators, which arepowered by the chemical ammo-nium nitrate.

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automakers because “it is stepone in getting people to look atyour car.”If people won’t give a car a first

look, then they won’t buy it,Whitacre said.“If a design won’t attract the

public, then forget it,” Whitacresaid. “Design is incredibly impor-tant.“My first thought, when I heard

the news was that they are goingto need someone who is verygood to replace Ed, who hasdone such a wonderful job. WhenI heard that it was Mike Simcoe, Ithought that was a smart move.He was someone I relied on dur-ing my time at GM.”Welburn, 65, has been celebrat-

ed inside and outside the indus-try for his extraordinary achieve-ments. He has led GM Designsince 2003, and globally since2005, the first African Americanfrom any automaker to do so.“GM Design is among the most

respected and sought-after or-ganizations in the industry be-cause of Ed’s leadership. He nur-tured a creative, inclusive andcustomer-focused culture amongour designers that has strength-ened our global brands,” saidMaryBarra, GM chairman and CEO.

Under Welburn’s leadership,GM built a network of 10 GM de-sign centers in seven countries.His team of more than 2,500 cre-ative men and women – based inthe U.S., Germany, South Korea,China, Australia, Brazil and India– collaborate on the design de-velopment of every GM conceptand production car, truck andcrossover globally.Mark Reuss, executive vice

president, Global Product Devel-opment and Global Purchasingand Supply Chain, announcedSimcoe’s promotion and com-mended Welburn.“Given his deep global experi-

ence and passion for break-through design, Michael is theright person to lead GM GlobalDesign,” said Reuss.“He is known for his ability to

take diverse ideas and moldthem into great products thatsurprise and delight our cus-tomers.”Reuss recognized Welburn for

his creative imprint on fourdecades of iconic vehicles andhis leadership in identifying anddeveloping world-class talent.“Ed’s team turns out one

award-winning product after an-other . . . . and his strong benchwill keep GM Design on top foryears to come,” Reuss said.

Simcoe has been in his currentrole since 2014, overseeing GM’sproduction and advanced stu-dios in Korea, Australia and In-dia. He is known for applyingglobal design excellence and cre-ativity to the company’s distinctbrands.He joined GM in 1983 as a de-

signer at Holden in Australia, andis Holden’s brand champion. In1995, he became director of De-sign for GM Asia Pacific and in2003, was named executive direc-tor of Asia Pacific Design and ledthe development of the new GMKorea design operations underWelburn’s leadership.The following year, he became

executive director of NorthAmerican Exterior Design, re-sponsible for critical and com-

mercial successes like the GMCTerrain, Buick LaCrosse, Chevro-let Camaro and Equinox, andCadillac CTS.More recently, he led the team

responsible for the award-win-

ning Buick Avenir Concept. Lastmonth, he introduced theChevrolet Colorado Xtreme andTrailblazer Premier show cars atthe Bangkok International MotorShow.

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month to his former Paintsville,Ky., high school, said Ramspokeswoman Eileen Wunder-lich.The trip was highlighted by

the surprise delivery of $57,000worth of new band instruments,two free performances and theunveiling of an outdoor stageconstructed by nearly a dozenRam Nation volunteers, mem-bers of a grassroots team of Ramtruck owners who help out intheir communities.The instruments were donated

by ACM Lifting Lives (the chari-table arm of ACM) via its part-nership with the Mr. Holland’sOpus Foundation.The Ram Truck brand spon-

sored the Paintsville activities aspart of an ongoing relationshipwith Stapleton that began in 2015with a series of episodic videosin conjunction with the debut ofhis “Traveller” album.The videos documenting the

two-day return to Johnson Cen-tral High School and Travellerwebisodes can be seen atwww.ramtrucks.com/ramlife.The Traveller video series tells

the stories of Stapleton, who is aRam truck owner, and other own-ers’ experiences traveling withtheir trucks. Ram and its partneragency, G7 Entertainment Mar-keting, created all of the ele-ments and activities that werepart of Stapleton’s journey.“While the story of Chris Sta-

pleton may not be widely known,it’s one of pride, dedication andperseverance, all values impor-tant to our Ram truck owners,”said Marissa Hunter, director ofBrand Advertising, FCA US."It was a great opportunity and

honor for us to go back toPaintsville with Chris to docu-ment his return to the place thatbuilt his character and work eth-ic. In addition to the spot thataired during Sunday’s ACMAwards show, the videos Ramcreated from this experience will

show millions of people the veryspecial town and moments thatmade Chris the man he is today.”Tapping into the natural in-

stinct of truck owners to lend ahelping hand to family, friendsand neighbors when a need aris-es – just as Ram Nation volun-teers and Stapleton did inPaintsville – Ram is asking itsowners to share their own sto-ries of what they do in their com-munities on Instagram and Twit-ter, using the hashtag #HaulItFor-ward, Wunderlich said.Set to the music of his hit

“Traveller” song, both the “BuiltHere” TV spot and video followStapleton as he drives around hishometown in his personal Ram2500 truck. Stapleton talks aboutPaintsville, Ky., as being a placethat builds character, a placewhere strength lives.“This is home. This is where I

come from,” Stapleton said.The videos were created in

partnership with the Dallas-based agency, The RichardsGroup, and were directed byDanny Clinch, one of the premierphotographers and documentari-ans of the American music scene,Wunderlich said. Clinch’s style ismeant to demonstrate a heartfeltapproach to the videos.Ram Truck launched “Ram Na-

tion” in 2015 as a means of bring-ing together its owners and deal-ers for disaster relief and com-munity service initiatives.Since its formation, the grass-

roots volunteer corps of like-minded people have come to-gether in different cities for ini-tiatives ranging from helpingwith flood and tornado reliefefforts to delivering food andsupplies, to building structureslike the Johnson Central HighSchool outdoor theater.Truck owners interested in an-

swering future calls to help,whether its mobilizing volun-teers to assist in disaster reliefefforts or proactive communityoutreach initiatives, can sign upat ramtrucks.com/ramnation.

Ram and Country Star ChrisStapleton Travel Together


GM Design’s Ed Welburn to Retire in July

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A semifinal appearance onApril 3 by Elite Motorsports driv-er Erica Enders and her MoparPerformance Dodge Dart GT atthe 17th annual National HotRod Association (NHRA) Nation-als might not be nearly as goodas a visit to the winner’s circle,but it does feel like a small victo-ry for the two-time defendingPro Stock world champion aftera rough start to the 2016 NHRAMello Yello Drag Racing Seriesseason.After posting her best qualify-

ing performance thus far thisseason to position herself fifthon the eliminations ladder, En-ders finally brought an end toher unusual streak of first-roundlosses to start the season byposting a stellar .009-second re-action time and running a solid6.767-second lap at 204.42 milesper hour against Aaron Strong toturn the win lights on for thefirst time this year.Enders had another strong

.006-second start in the quarter-finals to give her a holeshot winover Drew Skillman with a 6.845sec/204.70 mph lap to her oppo-nent’s quicker 6.807/204.01 pass,propelling her into the semifinalsagainst Pro Stock points leader,Jason Line. While the two-timedefending winner at Las Vegaswas disappointed to see her dayend with a loss to Line who wenton to win the national title, En-ders was bolstered by seeing thecontinued efforts of her teamfinally reap some benefits.“It was really nice to just be

able to go rounds,” Enders said.“Winning doesn’t define us. Ithink you find out what realchampions are made of whenyou have to go through a littlebit of adversity and it makes youdig deeper and want it more.“We’ve certainly made strides

in the right direction with ourengine development program.We proved that on the race trackduring qualifying.”

Mopar’s EndersReaches SemifinalIn NHRA Nationals

Wholesale used vehicle pricesdeclined in March for the thirdconsecutive month, illustratingthe long anticipated dip in pric-ing.The drop brought the Man-

heim Used Vehicle Value Index –a measure of wholesale pricesadjusted for mix, mileage andseason – to a reading of 122.5 inMarch and represents a de-crease of 1.6 percent from a yearago, said Cox Automotivespokesman Yancey Casey.“Wholesale prices have fallen

each month in 2016, expertshave long predicted pricingwould ease this year and it's nocause for alarm,” said TomWebb, chief economist for Man-heim.“Evolving industry practices

may be muting what used to be astrong spring pricing bounce. Itis important to keep in mind thatwholesale prices increasedsomewhat this year before thehistory-based seasonal adjust-ment, which may be less rele-vant in today's market.”Preliminary numbers suggest

that dealers had another strongused-vehicle sales month inMarch. According to NADA, bothnew and used dealers had dou-ble-digit gains in used-vehiclesales for early 2016.Additionally, with an increase

of 215,000 jobs in March, totalU.S. employment has risen by13.9 million jobs over the pastsix years, Webb said, whichprovides the foundation for lowrisk-adjusted delinquency ratesand, thus, good credit avail-ability.

Numbers LookingGood for New,

Used Car Sellers

General Motors earned its fifthU.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency ENERGY STAR Partner ofthe Year award for leadership inprotecting the environmentthrough superior energy efficien-cy.The company received the

award, said GM spokeswomanColleen Oberc, because it contin-ues to find ways to cut energyeach year and reduced energy by5.6 percent per vehicle in 2015 atits U.S. manufacturing plants.Energy savings mean financial

savings as well, Oberc said. GMavoided $237 million in energycosts and reduced 1.8 millionmetric tons of carbon emissionsby engaging 73 of its facilities inan EPA ENERGY STAR energy-re-duction challenge since 2010.The company has also earnedENERGY STAR certification at 11facilities, meaning those sitesperform more efficiently thansimilar buildings.The resulting bottom-line sav-

ings ultimately benefit customersthrough new product innova-tions and offerings.“GM reinvested $7.4 billion to

develop safer and more fuel-effi-cient vehicles with reduced emis-sions last year,” said Jim DeLuca,GM executive vice president ofGlobal Manufacturing. “We’recontinually in pursuit of innova-tive technologies to reduce theenvironmental impact of driving,as well as practices that lessenthe carbon footprint of manufac-turing those vehicles.”GM has a robust energy man-

agement system integrated intoits business plan, engages itssuppliers in ENERGY STAR prac-tices and honors dealershipscommitted to reducing environ-mental impact, DeLuca said. Intotal, these activities helped thecompany win the highest distinc-

tion of the award: Partner of theYear – Sustained Excellence, forthe fourth consecutive year.Collaboration drives contin-

ued progress at GM, DeLuca said.The company joined EPA ENER-GY STAR as a partner over 20years ago and uses several of itsprograms.GM recently became an EPA

Green Power Partner, working to-gether to advance clean energyuse, Oberc said. The company’sFort Wayne Assembly plant is atop 30 generator of onsite greenpower, powered 30 percent bymethane captured from decom-posing trash at a nearby landfill.GM also uses EPA SmartWay to

redesign shipping routes.Through mode changes, optimiz-ing drop-off locations and alter-ing delivery frequency, GM andits logistics suppliers avoided116,000 tons of carbon emissionsin 2015. This is equivalent to thecarbon emissions from over 13million gallons of gasolineburned.“By continued collaboration

with ENERGY STAR, GM is help-ing Americans save money, saveenergy and do their part to re-duce our nation’s greenhousegas emissions that exacerbateclimate change,” said EPA Admin-istrator Gina McCarthy.GM, Oberc said, spreads the

word year-round on the benefitsof energy conservation, from en-abling young visitors at the com-pany’s headquarters to make anenvironmental pledge during“Take Your Child to Work Day” toarranging lunchtime energy in-formation events for employees.Last year, the company hosted

three #CleanEnergyU Twitterchats to encourage millennials totake action on climate change.GM also became one of the first13 companies to sign the WhiteHouse American Business Act onClimate Pledge.GM’s customers and other

stakeholders can learn moreabout its ongoing energy efficien-cy initiatives on its new website,generalmotors.green. With ENER-GY STAR’s help, DeLuca said, thecompany is making progress inits commitment to reduce energyand carbon intensity by 20 per-cent by 2020.

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age 3-D technology, the QSCaudio system and new MDI pre-mium silver screen for excep-tional resolution and brightness,Metros said. The system featuresthe first museum-based ultra-high resolution 4K projectionsystem in the greater Detroitarea.When the Giant Screen Experi-

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Toy-ota says it will open a researchsite in Ann Arbor where 50 peo-ple will work on artificial intelli-gence, robotics and autonomouscars.Two engineering professors

from the University of Michiganwill join the Toyota Research In-stitute, which should open inJune.Gill Pratt, chief executive of

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April 7.It will be Toyota’s third re-

search site, following others inPalo Alto, Calif., and Cambridge,Mass.David Munson, the University

of Michigan’s dean of engineer-ing, says research on autono-mous vehicles “will fundamental-ly transform the transportationlandscape.”

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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – AAAMichigan says gas pricesstatewide have risen by about 11cents a gallon in the last coupleof weeks.The Dearborn-based auto club

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A little-publicized proposal byGoogle to allow its driverlesscars to detour U.S. auto safetylaws threatens public safety andsecurity, Consumer Watchdogsaid in a letter sent April 7 to Sec-retary of Transportation Foxxand the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration (NHTSA),said Consumer Watchdogspokesman Harvey Rosenfield.Noting Google’s consistent re-

fusal to disclose informationabout its driverless cars’ crash-es, how its software algorithmswill make life and death deci-sions, its vulnerability to hackersand collection of personal data,Rosenfield said that the nonprof-it advocacy group urged the De-partment of Transportation andNHTSA to require Google to an-swer 10 questions about the safe-ty of its robot car program within30 days.Though the agency has ap-

peared to be promoting driverlesscars in recent months, NHTSAwas scheduled to hold its very firstpublic hearing on the subject April8, in Washington, D.C. ConsumerWatchdog’s Privacy Director JohnSimpsonwas slated to testify at thehearing, as was former NHTSAhead Joan Claybrook and ClarenceDitlow, executive director of theCenter for Auto Safety.“At the same time that Google

wants to blow past federal safetyrequirements, the company hasrefused to provide detailed infor-mation that would enable thepublic, the press and policymak-ers to assess the safety and secu-rity of its autonomous cars,” saidRosenfield.“NHTSA’s job is to make sure

the nation’s streets and high-ways are safe for motorists andpedestrians, not to promote ro-bot cars or help Google’s lobby-ists circumvent the law. Beforejumping on board the Google ex-press, NHTSA should initiate a

serious and careful public inves-tigation into autonomous vehi-cles that begins with requiringGoogle to publicly answer ques-tions about what its autonomouscar technology can and cannotdo.”

Federal law requires that auto-mobile manufacturers demon-strate the safety of their vehiclesto NHTSA through a formal regu-latory process that enablesAmerican taxpayers and con-sumers to monitor and partici-pate in the agency’s decision-making process, Rosenfield said.A series of recent proclamationsby NHTSA suggest that theagency is considering abandon-ing its statutory responsibility toset federal safety standards, Con-sumer Watchdog’s letter ex-plains. In a move to pressure theagency, Google sent a letter toFoxx and Rosekind on March 11,2016, requesting their supportfor congressional legislation thatwould allow the company toavoid compliance with the law.Rosenfield said that Consumer

Watchdog urged NHTSA to op-pose Google’s efforts to skirt U.S.safety protections, and requireGoogle to provide public an-swers to ten critical questions:

1. We understand the self-dri-ving car cannot currently handlemany common occurrences onthe road, including heavy rain orsnow, hand signals from a trafficcop, or gestures to communicatefrom other drivers. Will Google

publish a complete list of real-lifesituations the cars cannot yet un-derstand, and how you intend todeal with them?

2. What does Google envisionhappening if the computer “dri-ver” suddenly goes offline with apassenger in the car, if the carhas no steering wheel or pedalsand the passenger cannot steeror stop the vehicle?

3. Your programmers will liter-ally make life and death deci-sions as they write the vehicles’algorithms. Will Google agree topublish its software algorithms,including how the company’s “ar-tificial car intelligence” will beprogrammed to decide what hap-pens in the event of a potentialcollision? For instance, will yourrobot car prioritize the safety ofthe occupants of the vehicle orpedestrians it encounters?

4.Will Google publish all videofrom the car and technical datasuch as radar and lidar reportsassociated with accidents or oth-er anomalous situations? If not,why not?

5. Will Google publish all datain its possession that discusses,or make projections concerning,the safety of driverless vehicles?

6. Do you expect one of yourrobot cars to be involved in a fa-tal crash? If your robot car caus-es the crash, how would you beheld accountable?

7.How will Google prove thatself-driving cars are safer than to-day’s vehicles?

8. Will Google agree not tostore, market, sell, or transfer thedata gathered by the self-drivingcar, or utilize it for any purposeother than navigating the vehi-cle?

9.NHTSA’s performance stan-dards are actually designed topromote new life-saving technol-ogy. Why is Google trying to cir-cumvent them? Will Google pro-vide all data in its possessionconcerning the length of time re-quired to comply with the cur-rent NHTSA safety process?

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Chalk this one up as a win forDetroit. GM recently made thedecision to keep exporting toKorea the Chevrolet Impalaassembled at the company’sDetroit-Hamtramck plant.GM announced in July of 2015

that it had begun taking pre-orders for the American-madeImpalas for export to Korea.“We are thrilled to have the

iconic flagship sedan completeChevrolet’s passenger car port-folio in Korea,” said SergioRocha, president and CEO of GMKorea in 2015. “We are confidentthat its bold styling, comfort,safety, powerful performanceand technology will make it aleader in the highly competitiveupper-medium sedan segment.”To meet an array of customer

needs, Rocha said that the Im-pala will be offered in Korea withtwo engine choices: a 2.5L SIDIL4 engine and a 3.6L SIDI V6 en-gine. Korea-only conveniencefeatures include power foldingside mirrors, an electronic tollcollecting system, fuel-fill caplocking, rain-sensing wipers, aunique cluster, standard naviga-tion, a unique antenna, a 220Vpower outlet, rear audio controlsand rear heated seats.GM spokesman Randal Fox

said that the American-made Im-pala “has been well-received bythe Korean customers for itsmarket-leading product valuesand price competitiveness.”There was talk, Fox said, of

eventually making the Impala atone of GM’s facilities in Korea, ef-fectively ending its export fromthe United States.Currently, GM employs about

17,000 people in Korea and main-tains four plants that manufac-ture products for Cadillac andChevrolet, as well as vehicles forGM’s Damas and Labo minivanoperations.The company also maintains a

design center, which was openedin 2014, in Korea.In total, GM manufactured

about 600,000 vehicles in Koreain 2015.But, Fox said, followng a

thorough and comprehensiveresearch on the feasibility oflocalizing production of theImpala, the company has decid-ed that it is more appropriate tocontinue to import the sedan tosatisfy consumer demand.Overall, Fox said, the Impala

has sold about 10,000 vehicles inKorea since its official debut inthe market six months ago.

Detroit-MadeImpalas StillSold in Korea

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michi-gan is offering a temporary sys-tem for handling online motorvehicle and watercraft registra-tions.A link to the Online Renewal

Service is posted on the Michi-gan Secretary of State’s website.Officials say anyone having

difficulty renewing vehicle tabsor watercraft registration on Ex-pressSOS.com is encouraged totry the Online Renewal Service.The Detroit Free Press reportsthe old website had been lockingout some who tried to accessservices.Secretary of State Ruth John-

son says in a statement her of-fice is “committed to finding apermanent solution that meetsour customers’ needs.’’The temporary system comes

after Michigan last year termi-nated a multimillion-dollar con-tract with Hewlett-Packard.HP has worked since 2005 to

replace the computer systemused at offices where vehiclesare registered. The deadline was2010.

Secretary of StateCreates Online

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