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That’s it for the Buick Verano.GM has officially declared thatBuick will cease making the mod-el come this fall.Buick spokeswoman Jennifer

Korail issued this statement:“Buick is announcing that the Ve-rano, manufactured in Orion,Michigan, will be phased out inNorth America following a short2017 model year run ending inOctober 2016. The announce-ment underscores the changingconsumer market dynamicswhere there is a growing demandfor SUVs in North America.”Korail further stated that GM

does not foresee any immediateimpact on production at the Ori-on assembly facility.As to what replaces the Vera-

no, Korail wrote, “. . . as a globalbrand, Buick remains committedto providing customers a com-pelling vehicle portfolio thatmeets the specific needs and de-mands of each country where itoperates.”The Verano is a relatively new

model in the Buick portfolio. Pro-duction of the first edition, the2012 Verano, begin in 2011. At thetime of its introduction, GMwrote of the Verano that it wasdesigned to be a compact luxurysedan.It’s built on GM’s Delta II plat-

form, which was developed by

Opel in Germany and is the suc-cessor of the GM Delta platform.Other vehicles using the Delta IIinclude the Opel Ampera, theCadillac ELR and the Opel Casca-da, which will be sold in the U.S.as the Buick Cascada.At the time of its introduction

in late 2011, John Schwegman,then vice president of Buick Mar-keting, said, “Verano expands ourlineup, continues Buick’s mo-mentum and gives us a great op-portunity to attract a new gener-ation of customers with a prod-uct that delivers on their expec-tations for design, performanceand technology.“It is a smart choice that deliv-

ers unexpected luxury in a com-pact sedan – and it will competehead-to-head with competitorsfrom Audi and Lexus.”Buick spokespeople stated

that the Verano carried the mod-ern Buick design cues introducedon the Enclave, the LaCrosse andthe Regal.But consumer vehicle prefer-

ences have changed in the lastfew years. In a paper issued inAugust of 2015, Philly Murtha ofJ.D. Power wrote that SUVs, par-ticularly compact crossover utili-ties, were among the most-in-demand vehicles in the UnitedStates.Murtha wrote that as of August

2015, one of the major drivers be-hind this trend to own an SUV is

“that gasoline prices remain rea-sonable, averaging $2.65 per gal-lon in mid-August vs. $3.47 a yearago, while SUV engine perform-ance and fuel economy im-proves.“In addition, manufacturers

continue to make upgrades tothe utility, comfort, safety, andtechnology features of non-pre-mium as well as luxury or premi-um SUV models.”Tom Libby, manager and Auto

Industry analyst for IHS Automo-tive, said that it’s understandablethat Buick did what it did by end-ing the Verano.“The market is shifting,” Libby

said, “toward CUVs and SUVs

away from what we think of asthe traditional sedan body typeof car. Buick is simply respond-ing to the marketplace. It’s un-derstandable and it makes sense.This is a trend that’s been goingon since the turn of the century. Ican safely say that this is a trendthat isn’t going away.”Libby also said that the Verano

was a competitive vehicle in itsmarket segment.“But that segment is languish-

ing,” Libby said. “The CUV andSUV segment is really growing.So this move makes sense.”Korail said that GM will contin-

ue to manufacture the version ofthe Verano sold in China.

Buick Verano is Driving Out of the Picture This Fall

The 2016 Buick Verano will be the last version produced by GM.

2016 Chevrolet Malibu

2016 Jeep Compass

2016 Ford Escape

General Motors sold 190,613vehicles in May to individual or“retail” customers, down 13 per-cent from last May.This is largely due to two fewer

selling days and very tight sup-plies of new launched products,said GM spokesman Dan Flores.Based on industry estimates,GM’s retail sales were in line withindustry performance.Customer demand has signifi-

cantly exceeded supply for newvehicles like the Malibu, Cruze,XT5 and CT6, Flores said. GM’sfull-size utilities, mid-size pick-ups and small crossovers contin-ued to show strength in the retailmarketplace with double-digit in-creases for Chevrolet Suburbanand Tahoe, GMC Yukon andYukon XL, Cadillac Escalade,

GM Retail Sales IncreaseMore Than 1 Percent in May

Fiat Chrysler had U.S. sales of204,452 units, a 1 percent in-crease compared with sales inMay 2015 (202,227 units), and thegroup’s best May sales in 11years, said Fiat Chryslerspokesman Ralph Kisiel.The Jeep and Ram Truck

brands each posted year-over-year sales gains in May com-pared with the same month a

year ago. The Jeep brand’s 14percent increase was the brand’sbest monthly sales ever, Kisielsaid.“Notwithstanding a challenging

calendar, we managed to muscleour way to our strongest Maysales in over 10 years,” said ReidBigland, senior vice president of

Five Fiat Chrysler VehiclesSet Monthly Sales Records

Ford Motor Company F-Seriespickups posted a 9 percent gainin May, while Ford van salesreached their best May salessince 1978.The company’s total U.S. sales

of 235,997 vehicles declined 6percent versus a year ago, saidFord spokesman Erich Merkle.“We were down, probably not

quite as much as the overall in-

dustry,” Merkle said in a mediacall about May sales. “Last yearMay 2015, we had five weekendsin the month of May, we hadone weekend after MemorialDay weekend. This year, in themonth of May, we only had fourweekends, and we didn’t havethat extra weekend after the

F-Series Sales Up 9 PercentDespite a ‘Lost Weekend’

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by DAVID EGGERTAssociated Press

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – TheU.S. auto industry’s home stateof Michigan is preparing for theadvent of self-driving cars bypushing legislation to allow forpublic sales and operation – asignificant expansion beyond anexisting state law that sanctionssuch vehicles for testing only.While widespread use of dri-

verless cars may be years away,lawmakers and transportationleaders say the technology isprogressing so rapidly thatMichigan must stay ahead of thecurve or risk losing automotiveresearch and development toother states.Under a newly introduced

package of bipartisan bills thatwould update 2013 laws to allowfor the operation of autonomouscars on public roads withoutanyone at the wheel, tight “pla-toons” of smart commercialtrucks could travel in unison atcoordinated speeds. Also, theDetroit Three – General Motors,Fiat Chrysler and Ford – and oth-er auto manufacturers would beauthorized to run networks ofon-demand self-driving vehicles.It is a nod to the manufactur-

ers’ increasing efforts to rein-vent themselves as “mobility”companies. GM this year invest-ed $500 million in ride-hailingcompany Lyft and bought astartup that makes autonomous-vehicle software.Toyota recently announced

an investment in Lyft’s rival,Uber. Google, which is opening

Legislators PushFor Public to UseDriverless Cars

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In an effort to meet the antici-pated need for blood andplatelet donations during thebusy summer months, Art VanFurniture has joined forces withthe American Red Cross to hosta community blood drive on Fri-day, June 10, from 8 a.m. to 2p.m. at Art Van Furniture’s Cor-porate Training Center at 6500 E.14 Mile Road in Warren.“The gift of blood is always

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Memorial Day weekend.”Ford F-Series sales of 67,412

pickups marked a 9 percent in-crease, boosting a 7 percent year-to-date increase with 324,307 pick-ups sold, Merkle said.“Customers are showing how

much they value the fuel econo-my, towing capability and tech-nology we offer in our truckswith F-Series sales producing an-other strong gain in May,” saidMark LaNeve, Ford vice presi-dent of U.S. Marketing, Sales andService.“With strong demand for pick-

ups, vans and SUVs, Ford brandsaw average prices grow almost$1,500 per vehicle in May – about50 percent higher than the indus-try.””F-Series sales will continue to

just do great with F-Series pickuptrucks,” Merkle said. “F-Series

sales were up 9 percent, and thatboosted our year-to-date numberfor F-Series by 7 percent, givingus a total through the month ofMay of 324,307 F-Series pickupssold.”Ford Transit sales increased 16

percent with 13,640 vehiclessold, lifting overall Ford van re-sults 7 percent for their best Mayperformance since 1978.The new Ford Escape posted a

6 percent increase with 30,861SUVs sold. Through May, FordBrand SUVs totaled 325,475 vehi-cles. This is a 9 percent gain andthe best-ever start for FordBrand SUV sales in its history.“It (Escort sales) was up 6 per-

cent,” Merkle said, “and that wasa total of 30,861 SUVs sold, but aswe look at the first five months ofthe year through May, Ford SUVsare having a record start, sowe’ve sold more Ford brandSUVs through the month of May

this year than at any time in com-pany history, and that totalbrought us to 325,475 total Fordbrand SUVs January throughMay of this year.”Lincoln sales increased 7 per-

cent, capping six straight monthsof gains. New Lincoln MKX salesgrew 88 percent with 2,794 vehi-cles sold – Lincoln’s best MaySUV sales since 2003.

Pickup Trucks Lead Ford Sales in May

by TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer

DETROIT (AP) – Eight auto-makers are recalling more than12 million vehicles in the U.S. toreplace potentially dangerousTakata air bag inflators.Documents detailing recalls by

Honda, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota,Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Ferrariand Mitsubishi were posted May27 by the National Highway Traf-fic Safety Administration.They’re part of a massive ex-

pansion of Takata air bag recallsannounced earlier this month.Seventeen automakers areadding 35 million to 40 million in-flators to what already was thelargest auto recall in U.S. history.

In addition, the Japanese trans-port ministry last week an-nounced 7 million additional re-calls related to the Takata infla-tors. Those recalls cover all frontair bags that do not have a chem-ical drying agent.May 27’s U.S. recalls include

passenger air bags in oldermodelsin areas along the Gulf Coast withhigh heat and humidity. But otherareas of the country are also af-fected, depending on the age ofvehicles.Takata uses the chemical am-

monium nitrate to create a smallexplosion that inflates the air bagsin a crash. But the chemical can de-teriorate over time when exposedto high heat and humidity andburn faster than designed. Thatcan blow apart ametal canister de-signed to contain the explosion,spewing hot shrapnel into vehicles.The inflators are responsible

for 11 deaths and more than 100injuries worldwide. Two addi-tional deaths are under investiga-tion in Malaysia and may havebeen caused by the inflators.The recalls are among the first

to be unveiled by automakerssince Takata agreed to the recallexpansion, and more recalls willbe announced in the comingweek. The recalls are beingphased in by the governmentdue to a lack of available replace-ment parts. Models that are from2011 or older in high heat and hu-midity areas will get first priority,followed by 2008 and older mod-els in Southern-tier states, then2004 and older models in the restof the country.Research has shown that it

takes at least six years for theammonium nitrate to deterio-rate. That’s the reason oldermodels are getting priority.Honda had the biggest recall

total last week with more than4.5 million inflators, while FiatChrysler reported 4.3 million.The Honda total even includesabout 2,700 Gold Wing motorcy-cles with optional front air bags.Honda says the latest recall

covers only about 2.2 millionadditional Honda and Acuravehicles. The other 2.3 millionvehicles were recalled previously

for other Takata air bag prob-lems. Honda expects the recallsto start in late summer for auto-mobiles and in late fall for themotorcycles.Fiat Chrysler said it’s not

aware of any crashes or injuriesinvolving its vehicles that arepart of the recall.The latest recalls cover mainly

front passenger air bag inflatorswithout the chemical dryingagent. The jury is still out onwhether Takata will have to re-call millions more inflators withthe drying agent.Takata has to prove to the gov-

ernment that those are safe bythe end of 2019, or they will berecalled.Since the recalled models vary

by state and age, officials saythat the best way to see if yourcar is affected is to go tohttps://vinrcl.safercar.gov/vin/ ormanufacturer websites and keyin the vehicle identification num-ber. That number can be foundon the driver’s side of the dash-board near the windshield or onyour state vehicle registration.

Sales, FCA North America. “Initialsales of our all-new Chrysler Paci-fica minivan are brisk and we ex-pect further sales growth from thisvehicle over the next fewmonthsas dealer inventory continues tobuild.”Five Fiat Chrysler vehicles set

records in the month of May,Bigland said. The Jeep Renegadeand Jeep Patriot each recordedtheir best monthly sales ever,while the Ram ProMaster andRam ProMaster City vans postedtheir best May sales ever. In ad-dition, the Jeep Compass turnedin its best May sales ever. On thebrand side, the Jeep brand con-tinues to set records with itsbest monthly sales ever.Jeep brand sales were up 14

percent in May for its bestmonthly sales ever and its 32ndconsecutive month of year-over-year sales gains, Bigland said.The Jeep brand has set a salesrecord in every month datingback to November 2013. Boththe Jeep Renegade – the newestentry to the Jeep product lineup– and the Jeep Patriot turned intheir best monthly sales ever.Sales of the Jeep Grand Chero-

kee were up 4 percent for itsbest May sales since the year2000, Kisiel said. Ram Truckbrand sales, which include theRam pickup, Ram ProMaster andRam ProMaster City, were upslightly in May for its best Maysales since 2005. Both the RamProMaster and Ram ProMasterCity vans each recorded theirbest May sales ever.Dodge Grand Caravan sales

were up 76 percent last monthfor its best May sales since 2014,while Dodge Durango sales in-creased 2 percent for its bestMay sales performance since2005, Kisiel said. In addition,Dodge Charger sales were up 5percent for its best May in twoyears. Dodge brand sales weredown 5 percent in May com-pared with the same month ayear ago.In its second month on sale,

the new 2017 Chrysler Pacificaminivan posted sales of 2,495units, up significantly from the487 units sold in its initial monthon sale in April, Kisiel said.Sales of the Chrysler 300 full-

size sedan were up 38 percentfor its best May sales since 2012.In addition, Chrysler Town &Country sales were up 49 per-cent.

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growth of minority and femaledealers within the U.S. Chevro-let, Buick-GMC and Cadillac deal-er networks, said GM spokesmanJim Cain.Rainey, who will report to Eric

Peterson, U.S. vice president, Di-versity Dealer Relations, joinsGM after a 20-year career withNissan North America Inc.,where he led dealer develop-ment efforts. His successes atNissan earned him the NationalAssociation of Minority Dealers’(NAMAD) Diversity AdvocacyAward, Cain said. He has alsoserved in a variety of regionalsales and marketing assignmentsand as a dealership general man-ager.“Mark will help us build on

GM’s decades-long commitmentto create a distribution networkthat reflects the incredible diver-sity of our customer base,”Peterson said.In addition to advancing GM’s

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The U.S. Department of Energyand General Motors Co. on May27 crowned the Ohio State Uni-versity vehicle this year’s winnerof the EcoCAR 3 – Advanced Ve-hicle Technology Competitionduring an awards ceremony atthe Hotel del Coronado in SanDiego.This is the second stage of an

ongoing four-year competitionthat culminates in 2018, saidEcoCAR spokeswoman KimberlyDeClark. Ohio State took firstplace last year, and in the finalyear of EcoCAR 2, making thisthe third consecutive win forthe team.“EcoCAR 3 supports the Ener-

gy Department’s mission to ac-celerate the development ofadvanced technologies to reducevehicle emissions and to in-crease efficiency so Americansuse less petroleum,” said DavidFriedman, principal deputy assis-tant secretary, Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy at the En-ergy Department.“American energy holds the

promise for job creation and agrowing economy, and nothingcould bemore evident than the ef-forts made by these creative andtalented students in the EcoCARprogram.These brilliant minds are the

pathway of the nation’s automotiveindustry, and their dedication andresults are an indication of thebright future ahead of us.”The Buckeyes will return to

Columbus with an extra $10,000and the coveted Year Two tro-phy, DeClark said.The team earned 880 out of

1,000 overall points, had 11 firstplace category finishes, andplaced in the top five in 30 out of36 categories.The team was also first to

drive their vehicle at competi-tion. The team has set the

groundwork for continued devel-opment in Year 3 by demonstrat-ing industry grade processes forembedded controls and softwaredevelopment.EcoCAR 3, DeClark said, is the

latest Energy Department Ad-vanced Vehicle Technology Com-petition (AVTC) series and chal-lenges 16 North American univer-sity teams to redesign a 2016Chevrolet Camaro to further re-duce its environmental impact,while maintaining the perform-ance expected from the car.Teams have four years to har-ness those ideas into the ulti-mate energy-efficient, high-per-formance vehicle.The competing teams began

the finals at GM’s Desert ProvingGround in Yuma, Ariz., DeClarksaid, for a week of rigorous safe-ty, technical, drive quality andemissions testing mirroringthose used for real-world produc-tion vehicles, followed by severaldays of scored presentations inareas including consumer ap-peal, project management, me-chanical integration and innova-tion topics judged by industryand government officials in SanDiego.“The second year of the four-

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Denali sub-brand, Goebel saidGMC received high ratings forcomfort, interior layout, technol-ogy, prestige and sophistication.In previous years, Kelley BlueBook has praised Denali vehiclesfor offering plush features whilemaintaining a more rugged per-

sona than offered by most luxuryautomakers.Kelley editors wrote, “GMC

brand’s wildly successful Denaliline of vehicles as the MVP in thiswin. While the truck- and SUV-on-ly brand remains strongly associ-ated with getting the job done,the GMC Sierra Denali truck andGMC Terrain, Acadia and YukonDenali SUVs are all distinguishedby boldly luxurious styling en-hancements and elevated featuresets that add more than a meas-ure of luxury to the mix. Almostits own sub-brand, the Denalilineup also creates a halo effectwithin which the entire GMC line-up shines brighter.”“Premium quality and exterior

styling are the top two reasonscustomers choose GMC vehi-cles,” said Duncan Aldred, vicepresident of GMC. “Unprecedent-ed refinement and attention todetail provide our customerswith a truly Professional Gradeexperience.”More than 850,000 GMC Denali

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ed for 23 percent of GMC retailsales in 2015, outselling the en-tire product lines of several pre-mium automakers includingLand Rover, Jaguar and Porsche,Goebel said.

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Small things can produce bigresults.Ford’s tiny yet powerful

1.0‑litre EcoBoost engine, saidFord spokesman Volker Eis, hasbeen voted best in class at the In-ternational Engine of the YearAwards for the fifth year in a row.Judges praised the combinationof drivability, performance, econ-omy, refinement and technologythat continues to set the stan-dard.The three-cylinder EcoBoost

engine was named “Best EngineUnder 1.0-litre” by a panel of 65automotive journalists who par-ticipate in the International En-gine of the Year competition,which was first organized in 1999by Engine Technology Interna-tional magazine. The journalistjudges come from 31 countries,and the EcoBoost has won itsclass each and every year sincelaunch, Eis said. This year it fin-ished ahead of 32 competitor en-gines, 19 more than it competedagainst in 2012. Significantly,2015 also saw an increase in com-petition from global automotivemanufacturers of sub-1.0-litre,turbocharged engines with directfuel injection.In 2014, the 1.0-litre EcoBoost

became the first engine to benamed overall International En-gine of the Year for a third time ina row, Eis said, and also was in2012 named “Best New Engine.”“The 1.0-litre EcoBoost was a

game-changer, and despite oth-ers following our lead, it remainsthe undisputed benchmark in itsclass five years on,” said JoeBakaj, vice president, ProductDevelopment, Ford of Europe.“The spirit of innovation contin-ues to drive us as we look to usethe same smart thinking for anew breed of efficient, clean andpowerful downsized diesel en-gines.”Available with 100 PS, 125 PS

and 140 PS, and even 180 PS inthe Ford Fiesta R2 rally car, the1.0-litre EcoBoost engine powersvehicles in 72 countries world-wide. In 140 PS form, the enginedelivers a bigger power-to-litreratio than a Bugatti Veyron. Aroad-legal Formula Ford fittedwith a 205 PS version of the en-gine also lapped the famous Nür-burgring circuit, in Germany, in 7minutes 22 seconds, a perform-ance that put it ahead of a host of

supercars including the 600+horsepower Lamborghini Aventa-dor, Ferrari Enzo and Pagani Zon-da.Eleven models, including Fies-

ta, EcoSport, B-MAX, Focus, C-MAX, Grand C‑MAX, Tourneo andTransit Connect, Tourneo andTransit Courier, and Mondeo areavailable in Europe with the mul-ti‑award winning engine. One infive new Ford vehicles sold inEurope in 2015 were equippedwith the 1.0-litre unit, includingalmost two in five Fiestas.The technology of Ford’s Eco-

Boost petrol engines is now be-ing employed in the newestdownsized diesel engine fromFord, the 2.0-litre EcoBluelaunched in Ford Transit earlierthis year, Eis said. Utilizing a low-inertia turbocharger, high pres-sure direct fuel injection, inte-grated manifolds, belt-in-oil andother low-friction elements, itdelivers a 13 percent increase infuel efficiency and 20 per centmore low-end torque.Globally, Ford’s range of pow-

erful yet fuel-efficient EcoBoostengines, said Eis, includes 1.5-litre, 1.6‑litre, 2.0-litre and 2.3-litre four-cylinder engines, and2.7-litre and 3.5-litre V6 engines.The latter powers the new FordGT supercar that will return toracing in Le Mans later thismonth.“That it’s won the overall

award three times and keeps get-ting the jurors’ votes now high-lights just how special Ford’s 1.0-litre EcoBoost is,” said DeanSlavnich, co-chairman of the 18thInternational Engine of the Year

awards that were held inStuttgart, Germany, and editor-in-chief of Engine Technology In-ternational magazine.“It’s a fantastic testament to

how downsizing and greater fuelefficiency needn’t mean sacrificein other areas like power, refine-ment and drivability, and caneven help enhance these ele-ments.”

EcoBoost Engine Powers Ford to Award

Ford’s 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine was again named best in class.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Thestate Senate has given final ap-proval to a bill that would affectauto parts at Michigan repairshops.The Senate on June 1 ap-

proved the House version of thelegislation. It’s now headed toGov. Rick Snyder’s desk withouta requirement that the Senatehad initially supported thatwould have forced repair shopsto use parts from original manu-facturers.The Senate approved a ver-

sion of the bill with an amend-ment by Republican sponsorRep. Pete Pettalia of Presque Islethat lets vehicle owners requestaftermarket parts.Lobbyists representing after-

market parts companies hadsaid the earlier Senate versionwould have put the companiesat a disadvantage.Pettalia said his bill will en-

courage auto body shops to usesafe car parts.

State LegislatureSends Auto PartsBill to Governor

Ford Motor Company’s QuickLane Tire & Auto Center haslaunched “Trading One UniformFor Another,” a nationwide pro-gram developed in collaborationwith Disabled American Veterans(DAV) that will award scholar-ships to U.S. military veterans to-ward a certification in automo-tive maintenance and repair, saidFord spokeswoman Sara Tatchio.To help veterans acquire the

skills they need to become auto-motive technicians, Quick Lanewill award scholarships in theamount of $10,000 each to fiveveterans, Tatchio said. The fundscan be used to pay for tuition,books and fees at any communi-ty college, university, trade orvocational school in the U.S. withan accredited program in auto-motive mechanics.

Beginning June 1, everyone isinvited to nominate veterans forthese scholarships by going toQLtradingone.com and writing ashort essay on why their nomi-nee is a deserving recipient, Tat-chio said. Quick Lane is teamingup with DAV, the longest-runningveterans’ advocacy and assis-tance group in the United Statesto select 10 finalists from all qual-ified nominees.This November, which is Mili-

tary Appreciation Month, QuickLane and DAV will unveil thefinalists at QLtradingone.comand invite everyone to vote for afinalist to receive a scholarship,Tatchio said. Quick Lane andDAV will announce the five schol-arship recipients at this year’sQuick Lane Bowl at Ford Field inDetroit.

Ford Offering U.S. Vets AidTo Become Auto Technicians

Fiat Chrysler is offering metroDetroit residents something tosing about.Thirty-nine Metro Detroit

Dodge dealers are running a“Tickets for Test Drive” promo-tion, now until July 11, givingaway up to 4,000 tickets to the“Dodge Presents The HollywoodVampires” concert on Saturday,July 16, at DTE Energy MusicTheatre to consumers who testdrive a new Dodge vehicle, saidFiat Chrysler spokeswomanEileen Wunderlich. The Holly-wood Vampires show featuresAlice Cooper, Joe Perry andJohnny Depp.The ticket giveaway is open to

Michigan residents, 18 years ofage or older with a valid U.S. dri-ver’s license at the time of thedealer visit. Each participant re-ceives a voucher for two lawntickets to the “Dodge PresentsThe Hollywood Vampires” con-cert, a total face value of $50.Vouchers must be redeemed on-line for printed tickets atwww.palacenet.com/hollywood-vampires. Limit one voucher per

person, household or address.“We encourage Dodge fans and

Hollywood Vampires fans to visita Metro Detroit Dodge dealershipto test drive a Dodge vehicle andwalk away with a pair of lawntickets on us,” said Jeff Hines, Di-rector, Great Lakes Business Cen-ter, FCA US.“We’re all excited to see Alice

Cooper, Joe Perry and JohnnyDepp together live and want ourlocal Dodge fans to be a part ofthe action.”For full “Tickets for Test Drive”

promotion details, participatingdealerships and program rules,visit www.palacenet.com/holly-woodvampires.To participate:• Visit one of 39 participating

Metro Detroit Dodge dealers inLapeer, Livingston, Macomb,Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, St.Clair, Washtenaw and WayneCounties.• Test drive a new Dodge vehi-

cle.• Receive one concert ticket

voucher that will be re-deemable for two lawn seats at

www.palacenet.com/hollywood-vampires.Tickets must be redeemed on-

line and printed, Wunderlichsaid. Voucher is not valid for en-try. Face value for each ticket is$25. A facility fee of $8.50 perticket will still apply.Earlier this year, Wunderlich

said, the Fiat Chrysler GreatLakes Business Center, the De-troit Pistons and Palace Sports &Entertainment announced a part-nership that includes exclusivenaming rights to the West Atriumat The Palace of Auburn Hills andnaming rights to the Ivy Loungeat DTE Energy Music Theatre.This concert is part of that pro-motion.The Hollywood Vampires,

Wunderlich said, recently playedconcerts at the Roxy Theatre inLos Angeles, in front of 100,000screaming fans at the Rock in Riofestival, and their spectacularworldwide television debut onthe 2016 Grammy Awards reach-ing a global audience of almost25 million people, fans world-wide demanded more.

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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) –German automaker Volkswagensaw its net profit fall 19 percentin the first three months of theyear as it grappled with a costlyscandal over cars it hadequipped to cheat on dieselemissions tests.The company called it a “re-

spectable” result considering thetough conditions and said it hadthe financial resources to weath-er the scandal.The flagship Volkswagen

brand, the one most associatedwith the scandal and with themost rigged cars, barely brokeeven.The company made most of its

profits at its luxury brands Audiand Porsche and the financialservices branch.Profits in the January-March

period fell to 2.37 billion euros($2.63 billion) from 2.93 billioneuros a year earlier, the companysaid. The figure fell short of the2.44 billion euros expected by an-alysts surveyed by financial in-formation provider FactSet. Rev-enue fell 3.4 percent to 50.96 bil-lion euros due in part to shifts incurrency exchange rates.Still, the company reported it

had bulked up on its cash re-serves and said it was well-fund-ed to deal with the effects of thescandal, which include costs forrecalls, fines and lawsuits. Theautomotive division was sittingon 26 billion euros in net liquidi-ty, up 5 billion from a year ago.Last week’s earnings release con-tained no new estimate of theoverall cost of the scandal; thecompany set aside 16.2 billioneuros from earnings last year,

when it lost 1.4 billion euros.CEO Matthias Mueller said in a

statement that the company“managed to limit the economiceffects of the diesel issue andachieve respectable results un-der difficult conditions.”The effects of the scandal were

seen most strongly at the Volk-swagen brand, which made only73 million euros in the quarter,

down from 514 million euros ayear earlier.That left a bare operating mar-

gin of only 0.3 percent.Earnings and profit margins

were supported by luxury brandAudi, typically a pillar of thecompany’s profits. Operatingprofit there fell slightly to 1.3 bil-lion euros from 1.4 billion euros ayear earlier.

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VW Profits Tumble in Wake of Scandal

2017 Ford GT

The 2017 Ford GT received theGene Ritvo Award for Design andElegance from the New EnglandMotor Press Association (NEM-PA) on May 26 in conjunctionwith Boston’s Museum of FineArts and the Larz Anderson AutoMuseum.The Ritvo honors the best in

design in the automotive world,whether it’s a concept car, pro-duction vehicle, a marketingcampaign or a particular elementof a vehicle that defines elegancein design, said Moray Callum,Ford vice president of Design.“It is an honor to receive this

award, an accolade that the en-tire team behind the all-new FordGT can proud of,” said Callum.“The 2017 Ford GT has a revo-

lutionary design that maintainsthe essence of the original GT40,while making it into a 21st centu-ry car. This vehicle truly demon-

strates our commitment to per-formance and innovation inevery aspect of our business.”“The challenge of producing a

car like this is that the original isone of the most iconic and deco-rated cars in American automo-bile history,” said Zachary Dollar,officer, Museum of Fine Arts,Boston.“Ford kept enough of the soul

of the original that it is still iden-tifiable, but used modern tools,materials, and technology tomake it a car of today.”The Ford GT ultra-high-

performance supercar was firstunveiled at the 2015 North Amer-ican International Auto Show andrepresents the ultimate execu-tion of an enthusiast supercar,Callum said.It sets new standards for Ford

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Michigan’s DOT worked withlegislators to develop the bills,which also have support fromthe state’s economic develop-ment officials. Gov. Rick Snyderis “very supportive” of the con-cept, a spokesman said.

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He expects a Senate panel tobegin considering the bills thissummer.

Consumer Watchdog, a Califor-nia-based advocacy group thathas voiced safety and privacyconcerns over autonomous vehi-cles, criticized the Michigan legis-lation. President Jamie Court saida “line needs to be drawn” to en-sure that a human driver can takecontrol if something goes wrong.Court said self-driving cars havea “long, long way to go” in partbecause “robots and humansdon’t communicate.”

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from Friday’s race, O’Connell(Flowery Branch, Ga.) startedfrom the third grid position andCooper (Syosset, N.Y.) took thegreen in from the seventh. Onlap one, Cooper got hit by JDDavison in the No. 33 Nissan andwas pushed off the track andback to 17th position. O’Connellwas able to keep his inside sec-ond row starting position andcome around in third place.On lap 18, O’Connell reported

a “funny motion in the rear” ofhis No. 3 Cadillac ATS-V.R Coupe.On lap 24, he was going intoTurn One when the right rear tirewent flat.He had to pit for a new Pirelli

P-Zero tire and returned to therace a lap down in 17th.“At the start, we went into

Turn 1 and Turn 2 racing twowide and running pretty clean,”said Cooper. “Going into Turn 3, Igot tagged from behind by Davi-son and he sent me off the trackspinning.“It put us in a hole that we

couldn’t recover from. It is toughto pass with where we are atwith our performance. Tough forCadillac Racing, but we will beback at Road America.”O’Connell had a good start

going.“At the start, I was able to hold

my third place starting position,”said O’Connell. “Alvaro (Parente,No. 9 McLaren and eventual win-ner) got a jump, Patrick Long inthe Porsche followed and I wasin third.“Right around lap six or seven

I started to feel something funnyin the car. I was talking to theguys to see if they could findanything with the telemetry. Imust have picked up somethingearly in the race and it finallywent flat.“I am proud of everyone at

Cadillac Racing. We were run-ning third today. I had a goodcar. It’s a shame. There are nineraces to go. We need some helpto get us back where we are sup-posed to be with performance,especially heading into RoadAmerica at the end of nextmonth.”

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“Current dealer inventories forlaunch products are about half ofwhat we’d like for launch prod-ucts, but availability is improv-ing, which sets us up well for thesecond half of the year.”

Through the first five monthsof the year, General Motors retailsales are up more than 1 percentand the company’s retail share isup by 0.6 percentage points, thelargest retail share increase ofany full-line automaker, McNeilsaid.

Year to date, Chevrolet retailsales are up by 3 percent and re-tail share has grown 0.6 percent-age points, McNeil said.

Chevrolet remains the fastest-growing full-line brand in the in-dustry, Flores said.

Year to date, Buick retail deliv-eries have grown 5 percent andBuick has gained 0.1 percentagepoints of retail share.

GM’s Commercial deliverieswere up for the 31st consecutivemonth while daily rental saleswere down 21,753 vehicles or 49percent from last May asplanned, Flores said.

General Motors total saleswere down 18 percent to 240,450vehicles, driven largely by theplanned rental reduction, as wellas there being two fewer sellingdays in May 2016 compared withMay 2015.

The new Malibu continues togain share in a very competitivesegment, Flores said, with retailshare doubling to more than 10percent year to date.

In May, the new Cruze account-ed for 85 percent of the Cruze re-tail sales compared with 53 per-cent in April, Flores said.

“We continue to execute ourretail-focused sales strategy andmaintain disciplined inventoriesand incentive spending withgreat products,” said McNeil.“Our incentives continue to bewell below our domestic andmany Asian competitors.

“Also, our rental reductionstrategy is clearly divergent fromour key competitors and it’splaying a critical role in our ef-forts to strengthen our brands,improve our residual values andbuild the fundamental health ofour business.”

General Motors is continuingits strategy of reducing dailyrental deliveries to boost thecompany’s sales.

Year-to-date, GM’s rental deliv-eries are down more than 82,000vehicles from a year ago, Floressaid.

Overall, May’s sales figuresrepresented the largest singlesales monthly decline of 2015-2016 for General Motors, McNeilsaid.

“We expect key economic indi-cators like historically low inter-est rates, rising wages, stablefuel prices and strong employ-ment to continue for the fore-seeable future,” said MustafaMohatarem, General Motors’chief economist.

“These positive economic fac-tors point toward continuedstrong auto sales as the industryworks its way toward anotherrecord year of sales.”

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