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® Tech Center News ® VOL. 42 NO. 5 OCTOBER 9, 2017 Covers the Tech Center and the Immediate Area WARREN, MICHIGAN View This Week’s Edition at http://TechCenterNews.com [email protected] by Jim Stickford General Motors has revealed its plans to implement its vision of a world with zero crashes, zero emissions and zero conges- tion. On Oct. 2, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra talked about GM’s future plans. In the next 18 months, Barra said, GM will introduce two new all-electric vehicles based off learnings from the Chevrolet Bolt EV. They will be the first of at least 20 new all-electric vehicles that will launch by 2023. Given customers’ various needs, getting to a zero emis- sions future will require more than just battery electric tech- nology, Barra said. It will require a two-pronged approach to elec- trification – battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric de- pending on the unique require- ments. Barra also introduced SURUS – the Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure a fuel-cell- powered, four-wheel steer con- cept vehicle on a heavy-duty truck frame that’s driven by two electric motors. With its capa- bility and flexible architecture, SURUS could be used as a deliv- ery vehicle, truck or even an am- bulance – all emissions-free. “General Motors believes in an all-electric future,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors executive vice president of Product Devel- opment, Purchasing and Supply Chain. “Although that future won’t happen overnight, GM is commit- ted to driving increased usage and acceptance of electric vehi- cles through no-compromise solutions that meet our cus- tomers’ needs.” Stephanie Brinley, a senior ana- lyst for IHS Markit, said that while the Oct. 2 presentation was unexpected, it shouldn’t have been a surprise because it’s been apparent that GM has been work- ing on developing new EVs for the past several years. “Given the conversation about EV in the public, you had to know that something was coming,” Brinley said. “GM wants people to be aware of what they have coming. Electrification is big and companies like Tesla have changed the conversation.” But, Brinley said, while Tesla has gotten a lot of press and pub- licity, the move to develop new EVs is being driven more by changes in regulations. OEMs have to produce vehicles that im- prove their mileage averages and reduce emissions. Additionally, China is the world’s biggest car market and that country’s leadership has been making noise about getting rid of vehicles powered by the in- ternal combustion engine. It’s adapt or die time, Brinley said. “There will not be a time where there won’t be demands for im- provement,” Brinley said. “Even if we totally get away from gaso- line-powered vehicles, cars still run on energy. How will that en- ergy be generated? We use ener- gy to move ourselves and we will always be looking for better ways to do that.” And right now, GM seems to be in a good position in the EV mar- ketplace, Brinley said. The Bolt EV has just been put on sale na- tionally, and people are buying it. “GM has been able to develop technology to move forward with EVs,” Brinley said. “They are de- General Motors Unveils Future Plans for More EV Vehicles The Bolt EV is just the first of many EVs that GM is planning to unveil by the year 2023. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 TOKYO (AP) – Nissan is recall- ing 1.2 million vehicles in Japan that were produced between Oc- tober 2014 and September of this year to re-inspect them because they had not gone through the proper final checks. Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. said Oct. 2 that a team, including an independent third party, was investigating the cause of the oversight and prom- ised to prevent a recurrence. The problem does not affect Nis- san vehicles sold outside Japan. The failure is not believed to have affected vehicle safety as they were final-stage checks, ac- cording to the Yokohama-based maker of the March subcompact, Leaf electric car and Infiniti luxu- ry models. Nissan Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa told reporters the over- sight occurred at all six Nissan plants in Japan. He acknowl- edged not enough had been done to ensure inspection staff were aware of inspection re- quirements. He estimated the recalls and re-inspections would cost Nissan about 25 billion yen ($222 million), but stressed final costs were still unclear. The inspection oversight is an embarrassment for Nissan. Nis- san temporarily stopped regis- tering new vehicles in Japan last week, after the government noti- fied the company it had noticed inspection irregularities. The auto industry has been hit by a series of recent scandals. Volkswagen acknowledged in 2015 that it had equipped its diesel cars with illegal software that enabled cheating on U.S. emissions tests. Nissan Forced to Recall 1.2 Million More Vehicles 2018 Ram ProMaster 2018 Ford Transit Cargo Van 2017 Chevrolet City Express General Motors showed a 12 percent year-over-year increase in total sales in September to 279,397 units, driven by a 17 per- cent increase at Chevrolet and a 9 percent increase at GMC, said GM spokesman Dan Flores. • Crossover deliveries were up 43 percent, trucks were up 10 percent and passenger cars were down 11 percent. • Retail deliveries, which ac- counted for about 80 percent of sales, were up 8 percent for GM’s best September retail perform- ance since 2007. GM’s U.S. retail share is estimated to be up 0.6 percentage points. • Commercial and government deliveries were up 25 percent and 38 percent, respectively. GM has gained U.S. Commercial mar- ket share for 14 consecutive months. • Sales for the Chevrolet Ex- press van were up 15 percent compared to September 2016. Sales went from 5,663 to 6,514. “Our new crossovers from Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadil- lac have been very well-received and Chevrolet had an outstand- ing month with the Silverado and Colorado,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S. vice president of Sales Opera- tions. “We are entering the fourth quarter with strong momentum, great products and a healthy economy.” GM Chief Economist Mustafa Mohatarem said all the key U.S. economic indicators point to- ward continued economic growth and stability. In addition, regions devastated by the recent hurricanes will continue to re- cover, helping spur new and used vehicle sales. “The overall strength of the U.S. economy is the main force driving the market,” he said. “With the U.S. economy strength- ening, retail sales should remain strong for the foreseeable fu- ture.” The September sales news from Ford was also good. “Our September sales were September Sales Figures Show Some Surprising Strength Ford is raising breast cancer awareness with this NASCAR vehicle. Promoting awareness about breast cancer is important, which is why Ford and race car driver Danica Patrick have teamed up. Patrick drove the No. 10 Ford Warriors in Pink Fusion race car this weekend in the Monster En- ergy NASCAR Cup Apache War- rior 400 at Dover International Speedway on Oct. 1. The debut of the special War- riors in Pink comes just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness month, and marks Ford’s decades-long commitment to raising awareness and funds in the fight against the disease, said Ford spokeswoman Ansleigh Scholtes. Patrick also took to the track again with the Warriors in Pink Fusion Oct. 8 for the Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Patrick’s No. 10 race car dis- plays the warrior symbol to honor Ford Uses Racing in Fight Against Breast Cancer CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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Page 1: WARREN, MICHIGAN - springerpublishing.com...ergy NASCAR Cup Apache War-rior 400 at Dover International SpeedwayonOct.1. ThedebutofthespecialWar-riors in Pink comes just in time for

®TechCenterNews®

VOL. 42 NO. 5 OCTOBER 9, 2017Covers the Tech Center and the Immediate Area

WARREN, MICHIGAN

View This Week’s Edition at http://TechCenterNews.com

[email protected]

by Jim Stickford

General Motors has revealedits plans to implement its visionof a world with zero crashes,zero emissions and zero conges-tion.On Oct. 2, GM Chairman and

CEO Mary Barra talked aboutGM’s future plans.In the next 18 months, Barra

said, GM will introduce two newall-electric vehicles based offlearnings from the Chevrolet BoltEV. They will be the first of atleast 20 new all-electric vehiclesthat will launch by 2023.Given customers’ various

needs, getting to a zero emis-sions future will require morethan just battery electric tech-nology, Barra said. It will requirea two-pronged approach to elec-trification – battery electric andhydrogen fuel cell electric de-pending on the unique require-ments.Barra also introduced SURUS –

the Silent Utility Rover UniversalSuperstructure – a fuel-cell-powered, four-wheel steer con-cept vehicle on a heavy-dutytruck frame that’s driven by twoelectric motors. With its capa-bility and flexible architecture,SURUS could be used as a deliv-ery vehicle, truck or even an am-bulance – all emissions-free.“General Motors believes in an

all-electric future,” said MarkReuss, General Motors executivevice president of Product Devel-opment, Purchasing and SupplyChain.“Although that future won’t

happen overnight, GM is commit-ted to driving increased usageand acceptance of electric vehi-cles through no-compromisesolutions that meet our cus-tomers’ needs.”Stephanie Brinley, a senior ana-

lyst for IHS Markit, said thatwhile the Oct. 2 presentation wasunexpected, it shouldn’t havebeen a surprise because it’s beenapparent that GM has been work-ing on developing new EVs forthe past several years.“Given the conversation about

EV in the public, you had to knowthat something was coming,”Brinley said. “GM wants peopleto be aware of what they havecoming. Electrification is big andcompanies like Tesla havechanged the conversation.”But, Brinley said, while Tesla

has gotten a lot of press and pub-licity, the move to develop newEVs is being driven more bychanges in regulations. OEMshave to produce vehicles that im-prove their mileage averages andreduce emissions.Additionally, China is the

world’s biggest car market andthat country’s leadership has

been making noise about gettingrid of vehicles powered by the in-ternal combustion engine. It’sadapt or die time, Brinley said.“There will not be a time where

there won’t be demands for im-provement,” Brinley said. “Evenif we totally get away from gaso-

line-powered vehicles, cars stillrun on energy. How will that en-ergy be generated? We use ener-gy to move ourselves and we willalways be looking for better waysto do that.”And right now, GM seems to be

in a good position in the EV mar-

ketplace, Brinley said. The BoltEV has just been put on sale na-tionally, and people are buying it.“GM has been able to develop

technology to move forward withEVs,” Brinley said. “They are de-

General Motors Unveils Future Plans for More EV Vehicles

The Bolt EV is just the first of many EVs that GM is planning to unveil by the year 2023.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

TOKYO (AP) – Nissan is recall-ing 1.2 million vehicles in Japanthat were produced between Oc-tober 2014 and September of thisyear to re-inspect them becausethey had not gone through theproper final checks.Japanese automaker Nissan

Motor Co. said Oct. 2 that ateam, including an independentthird party, was investigating thecause of the oversight and prom-ised to prevent a recurrence.The problem does not affect Nis-san vehicles sold outside Japan.The failure is not believed to

have affected vehicle safety asthey were final-stage checks, ac-cording to the Yokohama-basedmaker of the March subcompact,Leaf electric car and Infiniti luxu-ry models.Nissan Chief Executive Hiroto

Saikawa told reporters the over-sight occurred at all six Nissanplants in Japan. He acknowl-edged not enough had beendone to ensure inspection staffwere aware of inspection re-quirements. He estimated therecalls and re-inspections wouldcost Nissan about 25 billion yen($222 million), but stressed finalcosts were still unclear.The inspection oversight is an

embarrassment for Nissan. Nis-san temporarily stopped regis-tering new vehicles in Japan lastweek, after the government noti-fied the company it had noticedinspection irregularities.The auto industry has been hit

by a series of recent scandals.Volkswagen acknowledged in2015 that it had equipped itsdiesel cars with illegal softwarethat enabled cheating on U.S.emissions tests.

Nissan Forced toRecall 1.2 MillionMore Vehicles

2018 Ram ProMaster 2018 Ford Transit Cargo Van 2017 Chevrolet City Express

General Motors showed a 12percent year-over-year increasein total sales in September to279,397 units, driven by a 17 per-cent increase at Chevrolet and a9 percent increase at GMC, saidGM spokesman Dan Flores.• Crossover deliveries were

up 43 percent, trucks were up 10percent and passenger cars weredown 11 percent.• Retail deliveries, which ac-

counted for about 80 percent ofsales, were up 8 percent for GM’sbest September retail perform-

ance since 2007. GM’s U.S. retailshare is estimated to be up 0.6percentage points.• Commercial and government

deliveries were up 25 percentand 38 percent, respectively. GMhas gained U.S. Commercial mar-ket share for 14 consecutivemonths.• Sales for the Chevrolet Ex-

press van were up 15 percentcompared to September 2016.Sales went from 5,663 to 6,514.“Our new crossovers from

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadil-

lac have been very well-receivedand Chevrolet had an outstand-ing month with the Silverado andColorado,” said Kurt McNeil, U.S.vice president of Sales Opera-tions. “We are entering the fourthquarter with strong momentum,great products and a healthyeconomy.”GM Chief Economist Mustafa

Mohatarem said all the key U.S.economic indicators point to-ward continued economicgrowth and stability. In addition,regions devastated by the recent

hurricanes will continue to re-cover, helping spur new and usedvehicle sales.“The overall strength of the

U.S. economy is the main forcedriving the market,” he said.“With the U.S. economy strength-ening, retail sales should remainstrong for the foreseeable fu-ture.”The September sales news

from Ford was also good.“Our September sales were

September Sales Figures Show Some Surprising Strength

Ford is raising breast cancer awareness with this NASCAR vehicle.

Promoting awareness aboutbreast cancer is important,which is why Ford and race cardriver Danica Patrick haveteamed up.Patrick drove the No. 10 Ford

Warriors in Pink Fusion race carthis weekend in the Monster En-ergy NASCAR Cup Apache War-rior 400 at Dover InternationalSpeedway on Oct. 1.The debut of the special War-

riors in Pink comes just in timefor Breast Cancer Awareness

month, and marks Ford’sdecades-long commitment toraising awareness and funds inthe fight against the disease, saidFord spokeswoman AnsleighScholtes. Patrick also took to thetrack again with the Warriors inPink Fusion Oct. 8 for the Bank ofAmerica 500 at Charlotte MotorSpeedway.Patrick’s No. 10 race car dis-

plays the warrior symbol to honor

Ford Uses Racing in FightAgainst Breast Cancer

CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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At the State Fair of Texas lastweek, Chevrolet confirmed thatits new Class 4 and 5 truckslaunching in late 2018 will bebranded Silverado.The announcement was part of

Chevrolet’s Truck Centennialevent, which kicked off a 100-daycelebration of the first century ofChevrolet pickups.“The first Chevy truck was built

in 1918 for small business owners,and we have been expanding themarket ever since because cus-tomers want specialized trucksthat can tow and haul with confi-dence,” said Sandor Piszar, direc-tor of Marketing and Advertisingfor Chevrolet Trucks.In the last three years alone,

Piszar said Chevrolet has revital-ized the midsize pickup segmentwith the Colorado, launched anew range of Low Cab Forwardtrucks and introduced a com-pletely redesigned 6.6-liter Dura-max diesel for heavy-duty pick-ups.John Schwegman, U.S. director

of Commercial Product, saidChevrolet’s growth in the com-mercial market has moved inlockstep with the expansion ofthe brand’s truck portfolio. Com-mercial volume is up by 48 per-cent since 2013 and domestic seg-ment share has grown year-over-year for the past 13 consecutivemonths.“We are earning new business

because we have more solutionsto help businesses grow,” Schweg-man said. “The Silverado 4500and 5500 will stand out because

we’ve designed the trucks aroundhow customers work. They willbe powerful, highly maneuverableand among the easiest trucks onthe market to upfit with special-ized bodies, such as dump bod-ies, rollbacks, freight boxes andmore.”Both the Silverado 4500 and

5500 will be available in Regularand Crew Cab models, with 4x2and 4x4 capability and a widerange of GVWRs and wheelbases,Piszar said. Chevrolet will also of-fer these trucks with optional On-Star with 4G LTE connectivity pro-vided by AT&T, which fleet man-agement companies are embrac-ing to help improve safety andproductivity.All Silverado 4500 and 5500

models will be powered by a Du-ramax diesel engine and Alli-son transmission, a legend-ary

combination that has poweredabout two million trucks.Allison Transmission, based in

Indianapolis, is the largest designer,developer, manufacturer and dis-tributor of medium and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions,Piszar said. Their designs havebeen used in a variety of applica-tions, including construction, fire,distribution, bus, motorhomes, de-fense, energy and refuse.They have helped drive Chevro-

let’s hardest-working trucks sincethe 1950s.The first Duramax diesel en-

gines were introduced in Chevro-let and GMC trucks in 2001, andsince then have accumulatedmore than 100 billion miles of re-al-world experience.Full technical specifications for

the new Silverado 4500/5500 willbe released close to launch.

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said GM had several vehicles un-der wraps, literally. The shape ofthe vehicles indicates that GM ismaking all sorts of different vehi-cles for all sorts of markets, andthat’s smart.What works in the U.S. might

not work in China, she said, andvice versa.“If GM’s goal is to reach 20 fuel

cell or battery vehicles by 2023,they will have to have multi-brand and multi-use vehicles,”Brinley said. “Maybe all 20 won’tbe available in every market.This revelation is about whereGM wants to go in the future. Byshowing the outline of the vehi-cles and keeping them underwraps, it shows that GM hasproduct development going on awide scale.”Brinley said she’s driven the

Bolt EV and that the vehicle is agreat product with a great range.That’s been a problem with

getting people to adopt a true EVvehicles.The Bolt EV’s performance

and range answers that problem,Brinley said.There is also a shortage of EV

infrastructure, Brinley said, forpeople who drive EVs. But thatjust means there’s room for im-provement. Overall, she expectsGM’s upcoming EV vehicles tobe strong.

GM Unveils ItsStrategy for

New EV Vehicles

The Warren Public Library isplaying host to a local astrono-my club on Wednesday, Oct. 11,at 6:30 p.m. at the DorothyBusch Branch Library.Folks can learn more about

the universe and hopefully seesome real celestial beauties, saidWarren librarian Jennifer Lund.“Learn about our amazing so-

lar system when Tony Licata, anastrophotographer and memberof the Farmington AstronomyClub, delivers a guided tour ofour planetary neighborhood,”Lund said. “Weather permitting,we will go outside after and seethe sky through telescopes.”All ages are welcome, but chil-

dren must be accompanied byan adult, Lund said. Call 586-353-0580 to register.

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New Silverado Truck Coming in Late 2018

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Nearly 2,000 students from all28 public high schools in Ma-comb County visited one of 58host sites to celebrate nationalManufacturing Day (MFG Day)during the first week of October .MFG Day is a national initiative

to increase awareness about theimportance of the industry andthe interesting and rewarding ca-reers it offers, said countyspokesman John Paul Rea.Each student received a set of

career cards highlighting a vari-ety of high-demand positions aspromoted by Pure Michigan’sTalent Connect “Going PRO”campaign, an initiative to en-courage people to consider ca-reers in the skilled trades, Reasaid.Similar to baseball trading

cards, the cards feature photosof people on the job along withjob descriptions, informationabout educational training re-

quired and median wages forjobs like mechanical engineeringtechnician, tool and die maker,CNC machinist and others, Reasaid.Macomb County’s celebration

was coordinated by the MacombCounty Department of Planning& Economic Development andMacomb Intermediate SchoolDistrict.“For the past four years, Ma-

comb County has been a champi-on for Manufacturing Day,” saidMacomb County Executive MarkA. Hackel. “Our collective com-mitment from schools, compa-nies and the county has directlyled to jobs for aspiring students,as we’ve helped employers re-spond to the talent needs of to-day.”A video highlighting just a few

of these success stories can befound on ManufactureMyFu-ture.com.

Macomb Promotes MFG Day

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by Jim Stickford

Every now and then the folksat GM’s Global Propulsion Sys-tems (GPS) department in Ponti-ac get treated to somethingcalled “Cars in the Commons.”This is where vehicles are put

on display in the GPS’s commonarea by the cafeteria in the mainGPS building. People talk aboutthe cars and what’s interestingabout them.On Oct. 4, GPS employees got

treated to a discussion on thesport known as drifting.Drifting, made famous in the

“Fast and the Furious” movies, isthe art of performing a controlledskid around a corner. Wikipediadefines drifting as “when the rearslip angle is greater than thefront slip angle, to such an extentthat often the front wheels arepointing in the opposite direc-tion to the turn (e.g., car is turn-ing left, wheels are pointed rightor vice versa, also known as op-posite lock or counter-steering).”Those attending the “Cars in

the Common” talk on Oct. 4, gotto see drifting vehicles owned byfour GPS employees who prac-tice the sport in their spare time.They all work as Lead Dyno Cali-brators at GPS.One of the presenters was Van

Blanco. He is under 30 and got in-to drifting after his friend MattBush took him to a track in 2016.Blanco said he had a blast and

has loved the sport ever since.His drift vehicle is a 1992 Nissan240 SX fastback with a LS6 enginefrom a C5 ZL6 Corvette.Blanco said the best drifting

cars are light, but many light carsdon’t come with a lot of horse-power, so it’s common for peoplelike him to swap out engines togive their drift cars more power.Drifting is best done on profes-

sional tracks and raceways, Blan-co said. Those living in metro De-troit have a number of options asto where to go. These trackshave special events, and thatmakes drifting a social event aswell as plain fun.Tracks within a few hours’

drive include Auto City Speed-way in Clio, Flat Rock Speedwayin Carleton, Gingerman Racewayin South Haven, Kil-Kare Speed-way in Xenio, Ohio, MidvaleSpeedway in New Philadelphia,Ohio and Lake Erie Speedway inNorth East, Pa., Blanco said.People interested in learning

more about these tracks andtheir drifting events, can go on-line, Blanco said.Riccardo Gonzalez also spoke

about drifting, giving a brief his-tory of the sport. His drift car is a1995 Nissan 240SX.Drifting got its start in Japan’s

underground racing. It proved sopopular that it became a main-stream sport.Drifting moved over to Califor-

nia, where it found a place in thatstate’s underground racingworld. And, like in Japan, it be-came popular and mainstream,Gonzalez said. By 2003, formal

organizations were set up fordrifting.In the U.S. the first drifting cars

were usually Asian, but as drift-ing evolved, Gonzalez said,drifters began using U.S. vehi-cles.As to how people can get in-

volved, Ray McDivitt said it’s ac-tually pretty easy. His drift car isa 2003 Nissan 350Z.

Drifting races don’t rely ontimes. So people don’t have toworry about going fast. Driftingis about having fun and lookinggood doing it.“You can start with a regular

car, if you want,” McDivitt said.“You can soup up a car for drift-ing, too. You’ll want somethinglightweight preferably. Some-thing sturdy and with power and

most people use a car with aclutch. There are some automat-ics, but they’re rare.”Basically, McDivitt said, to

drift, a person only needs threethings – a fire extinguisher, agood helmet and a car with “alocking differential.”“You don’t need to build a drift

car right off the bat,” McDivittsaid. “You can go to a track

where a drifting event is takingplace and ask someone if it’s OKto be a passenger in a drift event.There are a lot of drift driverswho carry a spare helmet in casesomeone asks. That way, you cansee if the sport is for you.“There are no times in drift

events. You go out and move.There aren’t a lot of awards, butthere are events where threejudges determine who did it best.Drifting is basically just a lot offun.”Harrison Mejic also spoke, say-

ing that the nice thing aboutdrifting is that drivers will helppeople learn the ins and out ofdrifting. His drift car is a 1990Nissan 240SXOne thing that really helps be-

ginners is having consistent fronttires. And having hydraulic handbrakes, while not required, isvery useful.Those wishing to make the

move from amateur to the pro-am level really should thinkabout getting a vehicle with atleast 300 horsepower, Mejic said.“You don’t need to be crazy ex-

perienced to be a drifter,” Mejicsaid. “But you do need good reartires. You actually need good gripto drift. It’s a common misper-ception that people have thatdrift cars need less grip.”Blanco said those interested in

seeing a drifting event can go toFlat Rock Speedway on Sunday,Oct. 15, or to Auto City Speedwayon Oct. 28.

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SYDNEY (AP) – After loomingfor four years, “Carmageddon”has hit the Australian auto indus-try. Toyota closed its factory inMelbourne on Oct. 3, ending 54years of production by theJapanese firm in Australia, thefirst country outside of Japanwhere the company made cars.Iconic local brand Holden

plans to shutter its factory inAdelaide on Oct. 20, ending carmanufacturing in Australia.Ford Motor Co., which pio-

neered Australian-based automaking in 1925, heralded its endin 2013 by announcing it wouldclose its last two Australian man-ufacturing plants in 2016.General Motors-owned Holden

followed suit several months lat-er by announcing it, too, wouldclose down. With the loss ofthose two firms making the sup-ply of locally-produced autocomponents unsustainable, Toy-ota reluctantly soon followed.Toyota Motor Corp. has been

Australia’s biggest auto manufac-turer for the past decade, with 70percent of its cars exported,mostly to the Middle East. Out-put at the Melbourne plantpeaked in 2007, when it made149,000 cars.When the final Camry sedan

rolled off the Melbourne produc-tion line, 2,700 Toyota workersbecame unemployed.“It’s sunk in now. I couldn’t

sleep last night,” Michael Spiteri,who worked at the plant for 23years, told Fairfax media.The closure of the Holden

plant will eliminate another3,000 jobs. Industry analystsforecast the loss of thousandsmore jobs in auto-related indus-tries. Research by the Universityof Adelaide has predicted aworst-case scenario of 200,000lost jobs nationwide due to theauto industry’s collapse, whichwould take $AUD29 billion ($22.6

billion) out of Australia’s GDPannually.Professor John Spoehr, who

co-authored the University’s re-port, said the plant closings andresulting loss of supply chainswill have a wide impact.“We haven’t seen in recent his-

tory the collapse of an entire in-dustry, but that’s what is hap-pening,” Spoehr told The Associ-ated Press.The factory closings have

raised pressure on Australia’sconservative government overjob losses.“This is a sad day for these

thousands of workers and theirfamilies, and it’s a sad day forAustralia,” Federal OppositionLeader Bill Shorten said Oct. 3.“Other countries, including theU.S., Germany and Sweden, con-tribute much more than Aus-tralia per capita to their car in-dustries.”But Prime Minister Malcolm

Turnbull said changing tasteswere the main factor leading carmanufacturers to close their Aus-tralian operations.“People stopped buying the

sedans being made in Australia,”he said. “The manufacturerswho’ve progressively closedtheir operations in Australia havemade it clear it’s not because of afailure of government subsidies.”When Toyota announced it

would close the Melbourneplant, it blamed the “unfavorableAustralian dollar,” high manufac-turing costs and meagereconomies of scale in Australia, acountry of only 23 million.While Australia’s resource sec-

tor remains strong, manufactur-ing has suffered. The manage-ment consulting firm BostonConsulting Group ranks Australiathe worst performer among 25nations assessed in its world-wide manufacturing cost-com-petitiveness index.

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the powerful, courageouswomen and men engaged in thefight against breast cancer,Scholtes said. Symbols are a keypart of the inspirational messageFord Warriors in Pink represents– serving to uplift those who ex-hibit strength and courage in theface of their greatest battle.“The Ford Warriors in Pink

race car really looks great,” saidPatrick, one of the most success-ful women in the history of mo-torsports now driving for Stew-art-Haas Racing.“Cancer impacts all of us. I bet

there are very few people outthere who don’t know someoneimpacted by breast cancer. Myfriend had a double mastectomyas a preemptive strike becauseshe actually tested positive forthe breast cancer gene. She wentthrough everything and hopeful-ly avoided it, but it hit close tohome.“If we all work together, we can

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Cancer Awareness month, Patrickhelped kick things off with FordWarriors in Pink by surprisingpatients with racing lessonsat Chicagoland Speedway Sept.20, Scholtes said. These special

events being held across thecountry are designed to help tapinto a newfound fearlessness pa-tients and survivors tend to expe-rience by giving them free accessto engage in new thrills and chal-lenges.To empower people to take ac-

tion and support their lovedones, Ford Warriors in Pinklaunched its More Good Days ini-tiative in 2015. Since then, theprogram has delivered morethan 80,000 More Good Days ex-periences across the country –ranging from rides to treatmentcenters to special patient sur-prises, including racing lessonsand more.“Each year, we ask ourselves

what more we can do,” saidTracy Magee, Ford Warriors inPink brand manager. “Throughstrategic collaborations and en-gaging experiences, we hope tocontinue to raise awareness andencourage friends, families andloved ones to help in simple butmeaningful ways.”Ford Warriors in Pink has been

working for 23 years to helpbreast cancer patients and theirfamilies, Scholtes said. To date,Ford has dedicated more than$133 million to research, educa-tion and patient resources.To join Danica Patrick and

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DETROIT (AP) – Tesla Inc.missed its third-quarter produc-tion goals for its new Model 3sedan, leaving customers and an-alysts to wonder if the companywill meet future targets for thehotly anticipated electric car.Tesla said it delivered 220

Model 3 cars in the quarter. Ithas produced a total of 260 Mod-el 3s at its Fremont, Calif., facto-ry since production began in ear-ly July.At that time, Tesla CEO Elon

Musk tweeted that the companyshould be making 100 Model 3sin August and “above 1,500” inSeptember. He also said the com-pany would likely be making20,000 Model 3s per month byDecember.But Musk also warned, in late

July, that Tesla would go through“at least six months of manufac-turing hell” as it ramped up pro-duction of the Model 3. He saidthere is always a risk of ma-chines breaking down or suppli-ers not coming through withparts.On Oct. 2, Tesla blamed “pro-

duction bottlenecks” for the slowrollout. But it said it was confi-dent it could fix those issues.“It is important to emphasize

that there are no fundamental is-sues with the Model 3 produc-tion or supply chain,” the compa-ny said in a statement. “We un-derstand what needs to be fixedand we are confident of address-ing the manufacturing bottleneckissues in the near-term.”More than 500,000 people are

on a waiting list to get a Model 3.The car, which is half the price ofTesla’s previous models, is criti-cal for the company’s goal ofmoving from a niche manufactur-er of luxury cars to a mainstreamautomaker.Akshay Anand, an analyst at

Kelley Blue Book, said vehicleproduction is one of the mostcomplex tasks a company canundertake, and he noted thatTesla had slow production ramp-ups for its previous vehicles, theModel S sedan and Model X SUV.

“This is just one quarter, but ifproduction misses continue intothe fourth quarter and even be-yond, Tesla will be in a muchmore precarious position sincetheir future largely relies on theModel 3 being a success,” Anandsaid.Despite its issues with the

Model 3, Tesla said it delivered arecord number of vehicles in thethird quarter. The Palo Alto,Calif.-based company delivered26,150 vehicles in the July-Sep-tember period, up 4.5 percentfrom the same quarter a yearago.A little over half of those were

Model S sedans; the rest wereModel X SUVs and the handful ofModel 3s.Tesla said it expects to deliver

about 100,000 Model S and X ve-hicles in 2017, which would be a31 percent increase over 2016.

Tesla Faces BottleneckProduction Problems

DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP)– A subsidiary of CMS EnergyCorp. is buying a solar powerproject that's under construc-tion in the Lansing area.Jackson-based CMS Energy

says Oct. 3 the Delta Solar proj-ect in Eaton County’s DeltaTownship will provide enoughenergy to the Lansing Board ofWater & Light to power 3,300homes.The solar project is expected

to be operational by the summerof 2018.Terms of the deal with CMS

Enterprises weren’t disclosed.The project developed by groSo-lar is located adjacent to theGeneral Motors’ Lansing DeltaAssembly Plant.CMS Energy currently has so-

lar power facilities in the state atWestern Michigan University, aswell as Grand Valley State Uni-versity.

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