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So it begins.The first 2015 F-150 pickup –

Ford’s all-aluminum truck the in-dustry has been talking about –rolled off the line at the RougeCenter in Dearborn Nov. 11.

This is a big deal, said Fordspokesperson Mike Levine, be-cause the 2015 is “the toughest,smartest, most capable and mostefficient F-150 ever.”

Levine said interest in the newFord F-150 has steadily grownsince the truck was revealed inJanuary at the 2014 North Ameri-can International Auto Show.

More than 225,000 truck enthu-siasts have submitted their con-tact information for updatesabout the vehicle, and more than250,000 customers have built andpriced their own unique versionof the new F-150 online. The newmodel will be in showrooms nextmonth.

“The all-new F-150 continues toadvance my great-grandfather’svision of building vehicles wecan be proud of and our cus-tomers can depend on,” said BillFord, the Dearborn automaker’sexecutive chairman.

Both the historic Ford RougeCenter and the new Ford F-150are hallmarks of innovation, Fordsaid, adding that throughout the20th and 21st centuries, Rougehas represented Henry Ford’s vi-sion for lean, flexible and sustain-able manufacturing.

The 2015 F-150 – the first mass-produced truck in its class fea-turing a high-strength, military-grade, aluminum-alloy body andbed – stands for the future oftrucks, Ford said, and brings the

New Aluminum Ford F-150 a ‘ShowcaseOf Innovation, Class-Leading Capability’

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, left foreground, and President and CEO Mark Fields with first 2015 F-150.

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by Jim Stickford

Detroit’s automakers came offwell in the latest list of “BestBuys” put out by ConsumerGuide, a magazine that has beenrating automobiles since 1967.

Publisher Tom Appel said thebig surprise this year was howwell Lincoln did with the MKC,which was declared a “Best Buy”in the Premium CompactCrossover/SUVs category.

“This is great for Ford becauseLincoln was able to launch agreat product in a hot marketsegment at a time when peopleare downsizing and entering thatmarket,” Appel said.

“That really helps the brand.And Lincoln needed this becauseover the past decade they’ve hadsome launches that weren’t verysuccessful.”

Consumer Guide judges wrotethat the MKC is a “Best Buy” be-cause it “boasts a convincinglyluxurious cabin, a serene ride,and a formidable selection ofcomfort and safety features,

all at competitive prices.”They stated that on the down

side the back seat is cramped.But, overall, “Lincoln’s new ‘cuteute’ is a winner in both its con-cept and execution.

“Its interior is classy and com-fortable, its ride is quiet and ab-sorbent, and it boasts an excel-lent selection of standard andoptional luxury features. Thoughits handling is perfectly capableand predictable, it aims more forcushiness than sportiness.

“Though there are other pre-mium compact SUVs with moreathletic moves, the MKC deliversboth the style and substancethat buyers in this class are look-ing for.”

GM was the winner in the Pre-mium Car category with both the2015 Buick Verano and the 2015Cadillac ATS earning a “Best Buy”designation in that segment.

Editors wrote that the Veranooffers all the merits of a premiumcompact at a bargain price.

Magazine Rates ‘Best Buys’In Cars – Detroit Did Well

2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe

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UAW Local 160 presented checks to three local charities – Warren-Sterling Heights Goodfellows, Grace Centers of Hope and Wigs4kids.

by Jim Stickford

GM’s Warren TransmissionPlant is among 14 General Mo-tors plants around the worldthat have achieved the U.S. Envi-ronmental Protection Agency’sENERGY STAR Challenge forIndustry, collectively cuttingenergy intensity by an average of17 percent.

The new achievers, which in-clude foundry and assemblyplants, bring GM to an industry-leading total of 70.

Several GM facilities, includingWarren Transmission, won theaward for the first time, said GMspokesperson Sharon Basel.

Warren’s baseline energy con-sumption figures were set at theend of 2011. The plant was ableto receive at least a 10 percentreduction in energy use by theend of 2013.

To meet the challenge, indus-trial sites must reduce energy in-tensity by 10 percent in fiveyears or less, Basel said. All 14sites achieved the goal in fouryears at most, with most meet-ing it in less than two years.

If a facility achieves at least a10 percent reduction early, thenew energy consumption rates

GM’s WarrenTransmissionEarns EPA Award

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by Jim Stickford

Needy folks in area communi-ties can thank UAW Local 160 forsome much wanted help.

Money raised by the unionfrom this summer’s GM TechCenter Car Show has been donat-ed to three local charities.

“Every year, we raise moneyfor groups during the summercar show,” said Bill Duncan,chairman of the car show

fundraising committee and a sys-tems engineer for Chevrolet Per-formance.

“We picked local groups whereour donations can make a realdifference. In the past, we’vedonated to national groups, butwe thought that helping localgroups that help people in thecommunity is a better way togo.”

To that end, the committee de-cided to give $400 checks each to

the Warren-Sterling HeightsGoodfellows, Grace Centers ofHope and Wigs4kids.

Dorene Speece just took overrunning the Warren-SterlingHeights Goodfellows after herfather Darrell Nierporte, whopreviously ran the organization,passed away in January.

“This money will go toward theprojects we have to help people,whether it’s buying warm cloth-ing or helping people keep their

lights on,” Speece said. “We’realso looking for people to helpsell the Goodfellows Newspapersat the end of November, so any-one interested can give me a callat 586-651-5716.”

Megan Gillesby is the specialevents coordinator for GraceCenters of Hope. “We do a lot ofwork with GM,” Gillesby said.“Earlier in the summer, GM sent a

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latest in smart technologies andstate-of-the-art build processes.“The all-new F-150 is a show-

case of innovation and class-leading capability for truckcustomers,” said Mark Fields,Ford president and CEO. “Itunderscores the product excel-lence and innovation we aredelivering in every part of ourbusiness as we accelerate ourpace of progress toward prof-itable growth.”F-150 is part of the Ford F-Se-

ries truck lineup, Levine said.Now in its 66th year, F-Series hasbeen the best-selling truck inAmerica for 37 consecutive yearsand best-selling vehicle in Ameri-ca for 32 consecutive years.The new F-150 is the most

innovative truck in Ford history,featuring breakthrough technolo-gies and features that redefinethe light-duty pickup for a newgeneration, Fields said, addingthat the scope of innovationreaches beyond the truck’s over-all design with a new approach tohow it is built.With a deep understanding of

customer needs for a depend-able, more capable and more effi-cient pickup truck, the Ford teamdesigned the advanced manufac-turing process to include the lat-est in materials and in formingand joining technologies, Fieldssaid.This makes the 2015 model a

dramatic advancement overanything the competition has tooffer, he said.Ford’s refurbished Dearborn

Diversified, Stamping and Tool &Die facilities provide the latestequipment to give the truck itsbody, Fields said, including newpress lines to help stamp four dif-ferent types of high-strength alu-minum alloys that reduce cab

and cargo box weight while im-proving durability.New hydroforming lines, said

Fields, use pressurized oil toform metal tubes into strong sup-port rails for structural sound-ness, a new chemical coatingsystem prepares the aluminumfor high-strength adhesives, anda new heat treat area bake hard-ens the alloys, resulting in morerobust, durable materials.Five hundred new robots in the

all-new body shop conduct state-of-the-art joining technology thatleads to a tougher truck, saidFields, adding that smaller, morecompact robots install the roofand doors, transfer the vehicle tofinal assembly, and scan thebody to ensure the highest quali-ty standards are met.Fields said the Dearborn Truck

Plant paint shop was also updat-ed with dirt detection technologyand increased robotic paintautomation for more durablepaint application, resulting inbest-in-class exterior appearancefor the all-new F-150. Other newprocesses support the additionof new truck features, such as in-stallation of a class-exclusive360-degree camera with split-view display.To support the launch of the

all-new F-150, Ford added 850new workers across its DearbornTruck, Diversified and Stamping

facilities. They join the morethan 4,000 existing team mem-bers who work to ensure the2015 model is built with the high-est level of craftsmanship, Fieldssaid.“The all new Ford F-150 is the

true definition of America-madeand speaks to the commitment ofthe hardworking men andwomen of the UAW,” said JimmySettles, UAW vice president anddirector, National Ford Depart-ment.“From the very beginning, our

production workers in stampingand assembly, as well as ourskilled trades, have been an inte-gral part of this historic transfor-mation.”The 2015 F-150 is the most effi-

cient F-150 ever, Fields said, dueto dramatic improvements inweight savings and advanced en-gine technology.The new F-150 can tow up to

1,100 more pounds, haul up to530 more pounds, and will havebetter fuel economy ratings thanthe current lineup. Fuel economyis projected to be at least 5 per-cent and up to 20 percent higher.(EPA-estimated fuel economy rat-ings will be announced later thismonth.)The following statistics, Fields

said, underscore the new F-150’sposition as the future of pickuptrucks:• Toughest – All-new, high-

strength steel frame; high-strength, military-grade, alu-minum-alloy body; more than 10million miles of torture testing;Baja 1000-proven 2.7-liter Eco-Boost engine.• Most capable – Up to 700

pounds less weight, plus fourengine choices for an impressivecombination of power, capabilityand efficiency, including best-in-class towing of 12,200 poundsand best-in-class payload of

3,300 pounds.• Most efficient – Dramatic im-

provements in weight savingsand advanced engine technologyresult in the most fuel-efficientF-150 ever. Regardless of modelor engine choice, every truckcustomer benefits from thisweight savings.In addition to Dearborn Truck

Plant, the all-new F-150 will bemanufactured at Kansas CityAssembly Plant in Claycomo,Mo., starting in the first quarterof 2015. Combined, the twoplants will have capacity to pro-duce more than 700,000 trucksper year for availability in 90markets globally.

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group that provides wigs andcounseling for children whoneed them because of medicalreasons,” she said.The problem, Varney said, is

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Some lucky and talented highschool student will win a $60,000scholarship to the College forCreative Studies.Chrysler’s Product Design

team on Nov. 10 announced pub-lic details of its third annualDetroit Autorama High SchoolDesign Competition.All U.S. public high school stu-

dents grades 10-12 are eligible,said Chrysler spokespersonDianna Gutierrez.The competition invites par-

ticipants to look to the futureand design a next-generationDodge brand vehicle for the year2025, and include a 500-word es-say explaining what the Dodgebrand means to them, Gutierrezsaid.“The purpose of this competi-

tion is to expose students earlyin their education to the possi-bility of a career in automotivedesign while allowing us to con-nect with young talent and helpto develop their artistic skills,”said Mark Trostle, head ofChrysler’s SRT, Mopar and Mo-torsports Design.“We’re excited to once again

team up with one of the leadingdesign schools in the country,CCS, and the Detroit Autoramato bring the competition to anational level.”The rules of the contest state

that student submissions mustbe hand-drawn on a single sheetof white paper no smaller than 8-by-10 inches and no larger than11-by-17 inches with the use ofpencil, markers or paint.Contest entries must include

the student’s name, address,phone number, email, schoolname and address, and gradelevel. Any additional informationregarding the design can be in-cluded on a separate sheet ofpaper.The judging panel will feature

designers from the ChryslerGroup Product Design Office, in-cluding Ralph Gilles, senior vicepresident – Product Design; JoeDehner, head of Dodge and RamTruck Design, and Trostle, alongwith industrial design facultyfrom CCS.The first-place finisher will re-

ceive a $60,000 scholarship toCCS (must meet college entry re-quirements), an Apple MacBookPro (13 inches, 2.5 GHz), and theprize that each of the four win-ners receive – a three-week sum-mer automotive design course atCCS (includes housing, mealsand field trips), and three passesto the Detroit Autorama.The second- , third- and

fourth-place finishers – in addi-tion to the design course and Au-torama passes – will receivecomputers.Second place will receive an

Apple MacBook Pro (13 inches,2.5 GHz), third place an AppleMacBook Air (11 inches, 2 GHz),and fourth place an Apple iPadwith Retina Display (16 GB).All four finalists will be an-

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DETROIT (AP) – For the own-ers of 189,000 General MotorsSUVs, the days of parking themoutside the garage for fear thatthey could catch fire will sooncome to an end.The company, in documents

posted Nov. 12 by U.S. safety reg-ulators, said it will start notifyingcustomers right away that theycan take their SUVs to dealers,who will replace faulty powerwindow switches.The recall of SUVs, mostly

from the 2006 and 2007 modelyears, was announced June 30,but it took more than fourmonths to get replacement parts.It covers the Chevrolet TrailBlaz-

er, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier,Isuzu Ascender and Saab 97-X,mainly in North America. It wasthe third recall for the sameproblem, but the first two failed.Water can get inside the win-

dow switch on the driver’s side,causing rust and possibly anelectrical short circuit. That cancause them to overheat andcatch fire, and it also can causethem to stop working or raise orlower themselves.The problem was so serious

that GM told customers to parkthe SUVs outside until they canbe fixed. The company ordereddealers to stop selling the SUVsas used vehicles until repairs are

made. The switches could evenmalfunction with the vehicleparked and the key removed.Letters mailed out Nov. 13

urged customers to contact deal-ers as soon as possible to make aservice appointment. And theystill need to be parked outsideuntil dealers complete repairs.The work will be done for free.GM received reports of at least

28 fires but no injuries. Earlierfixes by GM included a protectivecoating around the windowswitch circuit board, which isless costly than replacing theswitches. But GM kept gettingcomplaints about switches mal-functioning in repaired vehicles.

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Polished engine parts mightbring to mind chromed pulleysor valve covers that add a touchof dazzle under the hood.What these parts really show

is GM’s attention to detail thatgives the drivers of its new lineof pickup trucks an exceptionalride, said GM spokesperson TomRead.“All of GM’s Gen 5 engines

have this kind of polishing andthey have since the beginning ofthe program,” Read said.“We bought all new production

equipment for the Gen 5 enginebecause we care about the quali-ty of the parts and the quality ofour engines. I think this is some-thing our customers want toknow about and can appreciate.“It’s about not only the quality

of the engine and powertrain,this is about taking the time andeffort to make sure that the smalldetails and smaller parts aredone right, even down to thecrankshaft.”The Gen 5 engines first came

out with the model year 2014Corvette and were later put inGM’s pickups, Read said.For the 5.3-liter V8 EcoTec3

engine, the shine on the crank-shaft means using automatedmicrofinishing and electronicmeasurement to get crank toler-ances to the width of a humanred blood cell, or within eightmicrons.At one point in the process,

after the crank already looksperfect to the human eye, amicropolishing operation applies80-micron microfinishing tape tothe part, rotating it back andforth until electronic measuringsensors sign off that the crankjournals – which by this pointlook like steel mirrors – are with-in specification, Read said.“At that point,” he said, “a

second step in the processapplies an even finer polishingtape until all journals meet or ex-ceed their design tolerances.”“There are good reasons be-

hind this polishing,” said Antho-ny Lewandowski, manufacturingengineer at Tonawanda EnginePlant. “When a truck’s tachome-ter says that its engine is com-fortably cruising at 3,600 RPM,that means a crankshaft is re-volving 60 times each second in-side its bearings on a thin coat-ing of oil.“Micropolishing the crank’s

journals improves this oil film’sconsistency to reduce frictionand improve the EcoTec3’s relia-bility and durability over the lifeof the truck.”At this level of precision, no

factor is too small to escapemonitoring by GMmanufacturingengineers, Lewandowski said.For example, he said, a normal

temperature change in the plantover the course of the day mightbe barely noticeable, but sensorsmeasuring crank tolerances areso sensitive that even a fewdegrees change in the environ-ment require them to be retestedand recalibrated, if necessary,to ensure their best accuracyfor the 900 cranks a day pro-duced at Tonawanda for theEcoTec3.In addition to the Silverado,

the 355-horsepower 5.3LEcoTec3 is also available for theChevrolet Tahoe and Suburbanand GMC Yukon and Sierra.“I just drove a new Silverado,”

Read said. “That new powertraingives it a ride that is spectacular.One of the things that makes adifference with these vehicles isthe integration of everything.“It comes down to talented

engineers in different depart-ments who work together tomake sure that powertrain inte-grates smoothly with the engineand the transmission so thatgears shift smoothly and effi-ciently.”This kind of vehicle integration

can’t happen unless the engi-neers work together.“By working together, engi-

neers are able to share theirknowledge so that they knowwhat tweeks have to be done toget the various systems – power-train, transmission, shocks – toperform in a harmonious fash-ion.“That kind of work begins and

ends with engineers and they’vedone such a good job. Look athow our trucks have improved inthe last decade. It’s just amaz-ing.”

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become the new baseline, Baselsaid. So it’s possible for a facilityto receive the ENERGY STARChallenge award multiple timesbecause that facility keeps reduc-ing its energy consumption.By doing so, GM avoided $33

million in energy costs and re-duced 220,000 metric tons of car-bon dioxide. That is comparableto the greenhouse gas benefit of5 million tree seedlings grown for10 years.“Our employees are dedicated

to our global customers andcommunities,” said Jim DeLuca,GM executive vice president ofGlobal Manufacturing.“They not only contribute to

our energy-saving activitiesevery day, they proactively sug-gest innovative ideas that help tofurther reduce our impact on theenvironment.”She cited GM’s Bowling Green

facility as an example of a facilitythat has earned the award morethan once.Its first energy consumption

baseline was established in 2009.The facility was able to reduceenergy use by 26 percent by theend of 2010.So the 2010 numbers became

Bowling Green’s new baseline,Basel said. By the end of 2012,Bowling Green was able to re-duce energy consumption fromthe 2010 baseline by an addition-al 13 percent, thus earninganother ENERGY STAR Challengeaward.

The goal, Basel said, is to con-tinually reduce energy use.At GM’s global manufacturing

facilities, energy reductions arecommunicated and measuredalongside other business priori-ties such as quality and produc-tion rates.The following facilities met the

challenge for the first time:• Bupyeong 1 Assembly Plant

(South Korea);• Bupyeong Engine 2 Plant

(South Korea);• Dongyue Foundry (China);• Gravatai Assembly Plant

(Brazil);• Qingdao Assembly Plant

(China);• Bay City Powertrain;• Warren Transmission Opera-

tions.They join the following repeat

achievers:• Rayong Truck Assembly

Plant (Thailand);• Jinqiao Powertrain (China);• Qingdao Engine Plant (Chi-

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(China);• Bowling Green Assembly

Plant (Kentucky);• Pontiac Stamping Plant;• Silao Transmission Plant

(Mexico).Bay City replaced or retrofitted

1,500 light fixtures with energy-efficient bulbs, many of whichnow have a motion sensor. Theteam also added weather strip-ping to prevent air leaks.Warren Transmission imple-

mented an energy management

system to schedule lighting, airconditioning and chilled watersystems to be on only whenneeded.Bowling Green Assembly, the

home of the Chevrolet CorvetteStingray, and Pontiac Stampingare the first GM plants in theworld to meet the challengethree times, Basel said.Worldwide, GM is working to-

ward a commitment to reduceenergy and carbon intensity fromits facilities 20 percent by 2020,Basel said.The company received back-

to-back ENERGY STAR Partner ofthe Year – Sustained Excellenceawards and remains the onlyautomaker signatory of theClimate Declaration. GM alsoachieved perfect scores on bothclimate change data disclosureand performance submitted toCDP.“We are absolutely proud of

what we’ve done at GM,” Baselsaid. “GM has more plantsaround the world than any otherautomaker.“In reducing energy use global-

ly, we’ve been able to learn a lot.We’re proud of these awards be-cause they speak to the engage-ment of all our workers. It justisn’t a matter of one guy lookingat energy use and coming upwith a plan. This happens be-cause everyone is paying atten-tion.“Actions might be as simple as

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A truck can make you more ap-pealing, says a new Chevy video.

Chevrolet’s new “You KnowYou Want a Truck” web videossuggest that perhaps it can, if thetruck is the all-new midsizeChevrolet Colorado, whichcomes standard with a lot of“technology and stuff.”

The trio of videos, now avail-able for viewing on Chevrolet’sYouTube channel, suggest that aman owning a truck mightchange the perceptions of itsdriver – even making him morerugged, dependable and date-able.

The spots feature a series ofreal people, not actors, in focusgroups, online dating, and theHealth and Beauty aisle of asupermarket to drive home whatit really means to be a “TruckGuy.”

The idea for the campaigncame from the Detroit-based adagency Commonwealth, said GMspokesperson Cristi Vazquez.

“The films are centered around

the idea that there is an innertruck guy in everyone,” said PaulEdwards, U.S. vice president,Chevrolet Marketing. “The game-changing Chevrolet Colorado willenable people to unleash theirinner truckness.

“For many, there are rationalbarriers to consideration – doesit meet my need for featuresand refinement – will I sacrificesafety?”

The Colorado removes thosebarriers by offering the capabili-ties of a pickup with the technol-ogy and ‘stuff’ customers wantand need.”

In the video series, Chevrolet’scameras reveal that indeed thereis an inner truck guy in everyone,including housewives, maturepeople, kids and men withbeards.

“The whole campaign appealsto the younger set,” saidVazquez. “We designed thevideos so that they would be funto watch and would be some-thing that viewers would want toshare with their friends.”

With its midsize dimensions,advanced technologies and“stuff” that includes class-leadingpower, towing and fuel economy,Colorado is the perfect choicefor customers who want the styleand capability of a pickup in amaneuverable, fuel-efficientpackage, Vazquez said.

The campaign is also meant tocapitalize on how people who

purchase pickups have changed,she added.

“In the old days, pickup buyerswere utilitarian,” Vazquez said.“They were construction peopleor farmers who used the trucksin their businesses.

“Now, having a pickup truckrepresents a lifestyle choice.Many people who buy pickupsneed to be able to park them inan urban environment during theworkweek, but still have it be atruck with utility for the weekendto carry, say, their skis or theircamping equipment.”

The Colorado began shippingto dealers last month. With theintroduction of the Colorado,Chevrolet will offer customersmore choices than any otherpickup truck brand, includingmidsize, full-size, light-duty andheavy-duty pickups, Vazquezsaid.

And it’s that choice that reallyhelps Chevy stand out fromother pickup truck brands, sheadded.

“I don’t think having a cam-paign that emphasizes howtrucks can be driven in new wayscannibalizes our car sales,”Vazquez said.

“Rather, it gives people anoth-er choice when it comes time toselect a vehicle. Chevy hasalways had a lot of vehicles tochoose from, and we believegiving customers a choice isnever a bad thing.”

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tors stated that “even taking itssophisticated drivetrain out ofthe picture, Volt is still a decentcompact car by most objectivemeasures. And for many folks,it’s the best way to “go green,” asits gas powertrain relieves the‘range anxiety’ other electriccars can prompt.”Appel added, “A lot of the com-

plaints about these cars wereabout back seat space foradults,” Appel said. “When rearseat space for adults becomes anissue, buyers often switch toSUVs or bigger vehicles. Butautomakers seem to know thisfact and have made their peacewith it.”As to future trends, Appel said

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organization aimed at motivatingHispanics to pursue careers inScience, Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM), said eventspokesperson Patricia Taylor.GM is the “Visionary Sponsor”

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SHPE to Detroit as it celebrates40 years serving as a vital re-source for Latinos in STEM,” saidGM President Dan Ammann.“GM wants to be the employer

of choice for Hispanic engineersand this conference is a greatopportunity to strengthen ourrelationship with this importantcommunity.”The four-day conference at-

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of our ‘SHPE-familia,’ joining stu-dents, sponsors and supportersof SHPE and all those Hispanicsin STEM across the country whoshare common goals anddreams. Our appreciation goesout to our Visionary Sponsor andto Chevrolet for its tremendoussupport.”GM was named “Company of

the Year” during last year’s SHPEconference for its effort to ad-vance STEM education in the His-panic community and for en-hancing the achievements of itsHispanic employees, Taylor said.In 2013, GM deployed 40 em-

ployees to recruit top talent atthe SHPE Career Fair, resulting inthe hiring of 26 Hispanic engi-neers. These new employees arenow referred to as “SHPE-mates,”a term that unites these youngpeople as part of a new genera-tion of talent at the automaker.“At GM, our workforce thrives

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Having just completed fourmarathons in hand cycles sinceearly October – including the no-toriously cold and windy NewYork City Marathon eight daysago – members of the AchillesFreedom Team of Wounded Vet-erans spent Veterans Day recu-perating with friends and familyuntil competitions resume in Jan-uary.

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Chevrolet donated the truck tothe Achilles Freedom Team atlast year’s Army-Navy Game.

“Our veterans deserve thevery best we can give them,” saidSandor Piszar, Chevrolet’s direc-tor of Truck Marketing.

In addition to the Walter Reedvisits to recruit new membersand meet with physical thera-pists, Achilles hauls the FreedomTeam’s three-wheel hand cycles,helmets and other gear fromvenue to venue, Piszar said. TheSilverado even has a nickname –“Reese” – for its saddle-brown in-terior that reminds the team ofthe chocolate/peanut buttercandy.

“We’ve put a little over 20,000miles on it so far and it drivesand hauls like a dream,” said JoeTraum, director of hand cycleand kayak programs for AchillesInternational. Traum’s father,Dick, founded the organizationand in 1976 was the first athleteto finish a marathon with a pros-thetic leg.

In October alone, Joe Traumand Achilles Freedom TeamDirector Janet Patton used thetruck to haul gear from the orga-nization’s New York headquar-ters to Chicago, Detroit, back toNew York, then to the MarineCorps Marathon in Washington,D.C., and back to the New YorkMarathon.

“I really like the sound and thepower of the 6.2L V8 – we pulleda 16-foot trailer and it sure didn’t

feel like it,” said Traum. “I didn’thave to put it in 4WD to keep it inline; it just pulled strong andstraight.”

To accommodate and securethe athletes’ gear, Les StanfordChevrolet in Dearborn – the deal-ership that prepped the truck forAchilles – provided multiple tie-downs and storage options in thebed to maximize the cargo-carry-ing ability, Wilkinson said. Amatching cap helps keep thegear secure when the truck isparked overnight.

Although an experiencedhauler, Traum said the truck’srear vision camera helped great-ly in Chicago as he navigated thetruck and trailer down a lane’s-width entrance into the parkinglot.

“A guy standing nearby toldme what a great job I did andthen glanced into the truck and

saw the screen,” Traum said.The Silverado’s next major

road trip is in January 2015,when Achilles will transport 12hand cycle competitors and sixrunners to the Walt Disney WorldHalf-Marathon in Orlando, Fla.Next spring, Achilles is usingpart of the $700,000 in proceedsfrom the auction of a 2014Chevrolet Camaro COPO to sendmore athletes to the Los AngelesMarathon in March and the Rock‘n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego inMay.

General Motors has donatedmore than $1 million to theAchilles Freedom Team in thepast five years, helping morethan 1,000 veterans, Wilkinsonsaid. The donation helps coverthe cost of the truck, registrationfees, gear, cycles, jerseys, trans-portation, meals and other ex-penses.

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This year’s Hob Nobble Gob-ble celebration, sponsored byFord, takes place at Ford Field inDetroit on Friday, Nov. 21, at 8:30p.m.

The event raises money forthe annual Detroit ThanksgivingDay parade, which this year isbeing presented by Art Van Fur-niture.

The celebration features ridesas well as music by MKTO andVanilla Ice. The master of cere-monies is Paul W. Smith of WJRAM760 Radio.

Hob Nobble Gobble is justpart of the Thanksgiving celebra-tion.

On Thursday, Nov. 27, theThanksgiving Day Parade beginsat the intersection of Kirby andWoodward. The path leadsstraight down Woodward andends at Congress. The paradewill step off at 9 a.m. and end atnoon. The event will be broad-cast live on WDIV Local 4 from 9a.m. to 10 a.m.

Grandstand tickets range from$35 for a “step-off” view at Kirbyand Woodward to $55 for a seatat Grand River and Woodwardavenues.

The Hard Rock Cafe will makeavailable a $55 breakfast pack-age that includes grandstandseats near Campus Martius.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014TECH CENTER NEWS - WARREN

General Motors has received15 certifications and threeawards from the nonprofitWildlife Habitat Council for es-tablishing wildlife habitats andeducation programs at facilitiesin five countries, including thefirst certified program in Chinaby any company.

The Wildlife Habitat Council’sWildlife at Work and CorporateLands for Learning programsrecognize outstanding wildlifehabitat management and envi-ronmental education efforts atcorporate sites, said GMspokesperson Sharon Basel.

“GM truly understands theimportance of establishing stra-tegic corporate goals and objec-tives with the Wildlife HabitatCouncil and working to translatethem into tangible and measura-ble on-the-ground actions,” saidMargaret O’Gorman, president ofthe Wildlife Habitat Council.

GM maintains an industry-leading 43 certified programsand actively manages nearly5,000 acres of wildlife habitatglobally, Basel said, representing22 percent of the certified sites’overall footprint. Features ofsome of the newly certified pro-grams include:

• A 27,000-square-foot pollina-tor garden at the Guangde Prov-ing Ground in China. Pollinators– rapidly declining worldwide –are critical to the reproductionof 90 percent of flowering plantsand one-third of human foodcrops worldwide.

• A three-acre artificial lagoonproviding a natural wetland habi-tat for migrating and local birdsat GM’s Ramos Arizpe Complexin Mexico. The lagoon is particu-larly important in the water-stressed region of northern Mex-ico.

• Wetlands and containmentlakes used for organic waste-water treatment at the compa-ny’s facilities in Joinville and SãoCaetano do Sul, Brazil. Employ-ees showed students how sus-tainable manufacturing practiceshelp preserve local watershedsand the flora and fauna that relyon them.

• Bat nesting boxes madefrom scrap Chevrolet Volt bat-tery covers at Tonawanda En-gine and several other GM facili-ties in the U.S. and Canada. Thestructures are designed to helppreserve bat populations underthreat of white nose syndrome.

Certification requires sites toapply for periodic renewal. NineGM facilities earned recertifica-tion this year, having shown con-tinuous growth of their habitatsand environmental educationprograms.

“Enhancing biodiversity is abusiness priority and environ-mental imperative,” said GregMartin, GM executive directorfor Sustainability. “These habi-tats also enable our employeesto have a tangible, positive im-pact on local conservation whilestrengthening relationships inthe communities where they liveand work.”

The Wildlife Habitat Councilalso recognized two individualplants with additional awards forprograms that demonstrate ex-ceptional commitment to con-servation, Basel said.

Lansing Delta Townshipearned Corporate Habitat of theYear, which recognizes one high-quality Wildlife at Work programeach year for outstanding envi-ronmental stewardship. Theplant also received the WingsOver Wetlands award in recogni-tion of protecting wetlandhabitat for waterfowl and othermigratory birds.

Arlington Assembly in Texaswas named Corporate Lands forLearning Rookie of the Year.

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