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They lit a kettle – not a candle– in Detroit’s Cadillac SquareNov. 20.It was the launch of the annual

Red Kettle Campaign staged byThe Salvation Army of Metro De-troit throughout Wayne, Oaklandand Macomb Counties.Sponsored by Quicken Loans,

the special ceremony featuredthe lighting of a giant red kettle,representing the smaller kettlesat merchandising outlets wherevolunteers ring their bells andcollect donations.The Cadillac Square kettle

measured approximately 56 feettall, 24 feet wide and was lit by26,000 LED lights.Its lighting was timed to take

place just before the lighting ofthe city of Detroit’s officialChristmas tree in the adjacentCampus Martius Park.Included with the giant kettle

is a large digital LED board thatdisplays messages, images andThe Salvation Army’s progresstoward its Metro Detroit goalthroughout the Red Kettle Cam-paign.This year’s $8.7 million goal is

one of the highest in the historyof Detroit’s annual fundraiser.Red kettle donations during the80-day campaign are vital in en-suring the organization can con-tinue providing more than 3 mil-lion meals, more than 730,000nights of shelter and an array ofsocial services and programs tothe less fortunate each year, saidSalvation Army spokeswomanPat Adanti-Joy.The campaign was launched

on the heels of new data from theU.S. Census Bureau reportingthat almost 4 in 10 Detroit resi-

dents live below the poverty line,while the state of Michigan con-tinues to have a higher povertyrate than the national average.The Salvation Army combats

poverty without discriminationusing the funds raised during theRed Kettle Campaign, whichcombines grassroots fundraisingwith special events designed toengage supporters across metro

Detroit. Funds raised at red ket-tle sites stay in the community inwhich the donations are made.“The Salvation Army encour-

ages residents throughout thetri-county area to Be The GoodThis Season by giving generouslyat red kettles across metro De-troit,” said Major Russell Sjögren,

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Ralph Mason of Acres of Hope rings the bell as youngster steps in.

Brose’s Surinder Chauhan, left, and Ford Vice President Kim Pittel

Salvation Army’s Needy Families Are OnesFor Whom Their Red Kettle Bell Tolls

by Jim Stickford

It took just seven years forBrose North America’s Jeffersonmanufacturing facility in Warrento earn Ford’s Q1 supplier award.The facility’s achievement was

celebrated on Nov. 18 when com-pany officials threw a party tohonor its employees who madethe award possible.Brose’s Jefferson site makes

door and latch modules for Ford,said Brose spokeswoman AnnaBrowarski. To achieve Q1 certifi-cation, Brose Jefferson provedongoing performance for qualityin production, service and deliv-eries through capable systemsalready in place at the facility.It also met International Organ-

ization of Standardization (TS16949 and ISO 14001) criteriawhile pursuing endorsement let-ters from customer central func-tions, Browarski said.Plant manager Surinder

Chauhan that currently the plantmanufactures about 1.3 milliondoor modules and four millionlatch modules.“We are aiming to be able to

manufacture six million latchmodules in the near future,”Chauhan said.“We supply modules for every

Ford plant in the U.S. and Cana-da. We make these componentsfor the Ford Focus to the Ford Ex-plorer to the F-150. That’s cars,SUVs and trucks.”Matt Greenisen, Ford’s site en-

gineer at the Jefferson facility,said the celebration was a goodthing for both Ford and Brose.“This is about recognizing

good work,” Greenisen said.“Work that’s been done by a lotof people. The people here dogood work, and it’s not often thatthat is celebrated. Mostly, peoplehear about problems, but now

Ford Execs Say, ‘Good Job’To Warren’s Brose Plant

Customers who rely onChevrolet and GMC trucks to gettheir work done can now modifyall sizes of trucks with a “boxdelete” option.Ford and Chrysler have been

offering the option to their pick-up buyers for the last severalyears.General Motors is making the

option available to fleet and re-tail customers on its 1500 two-wheel drive and four-wheel driveRegular Cab Chevrolet Silveradoand GMC Sierra, completing thepickups’ portfolio of box deleteofferings.“We are in the business of

meeting our customers’ needs by

providing a range of productsand solutions that fit their busi-nesses,” said Ed Peper, U.S. vicepresident, General Motors Fleet.“Light-duty box delete is a directresponse to our customers whohave been clamoring for it.”GM spokesman Robert Wheel-

er said the box, also known asthe bed, of the truck isn’t alwaysneeded for fleet or commercialtruck buyers.“The 1500 is very popular with

fleet and commercial cus-tomers,” Wheeler said. “And inthe past, we’d see buyers pur-chase the truck and then have a

GM Joins Detroit AutomakersIn Offer to Delete Pickup Bed

This 2016 Silverado shows how a box delete option can be used.

GM and the U.S. Army are test-ing how a pickup with a hydro-gen fuel cell system can operateunder normal military condi-tions.General Motors and the

Army’s Tank Automotive Re-search, Development & Engineer-ing Center (TARDEC) are modify-ing a 2016 Chevrolet Coloradomidsize pickup truck to run on acommercial hydrogen fuel cellpropulsion system and will ex-pose the truck to the extremes ofdaily military use for 12 months,said GM spokesman Dan Flores.The testing will be done at GM

and military facilities around thecountry to determine automotiveperformance, off-road mobilityand military utility.“Hydrogen fuel cell technology

is important to GM’s advancedpropulsion portfolio, and this en-ables us to put our technology tothe test in a vehicle that will facepunishing military duty cycles,”said Charlie Freese, executivedirector of GM’s Global Fuel CellEngineering activities.Fuel cell propulsion has very

high low-end torque capabilityuseful in off-road environments.It also offers exportable electricpower and quiet operation, at-tractive characteristics to bothcommercial and military use,Flores said.“The potential capabilities hy-

drogen fuel cell vehicles can

bring to the warfighter are ex-traordinary, and our engineersand scientists are excited aboutthe opportunity to exercise thelimits of this demonstrator,” saidTARDEC Director Paul Rogers.“FCVs are very quiet vehicles,

which scouts, special operatorsand other specialties place a pre-mium,” he said. “What’s more,fuel cells generate water as a by-product, something extremelyvaluable in austere environ-ments.”GM and TARDEC have fuel cell

development and research facili-ties located 20 minutes apart inPontiac and Warren, said Armyspokesman Doug Halleaux. Thetwo collaborate to evaluate newfuel cell designs and materials,and TARDEC’s state-of-the-artfacility enables it to test and inte-grate fuel cell systems it hasbeen developing for more than adecade.In 2007, GM launched “Project

Driveway,” a 119-vehicle fleet ofhydrogen fuel cell-equippedChevrolet Equinoxes that weredriven in daily use for more than3 million miles by more than5,000 consumers, Flores said.Hydrogen fuel cell propulsion

technology helps address twomajor environmental challengeswith automobiles today – petro-leum use and carbon dioxideemissions, Flores said.Fuel cell vehicles can operate

on renewable hydrogen fromsources like wind and biomass.Water vapor is the only emission.Additional product details and

specific vehicle timing will be an-nounced later, Flores said.

GM, Army Check Out Use of Hydrogen Fuel

DETROIT (AP) – The UnitedAuto Workers union approvedits contract with General MotorsCo. on Nov. 20 after addressingthe objections of some workers.Production workers ratified

the agreement earlier this monthby a 55.4 percent majority. Butskilled trades workers like elec-tricians and pipefitters rejectedit, which sent negotiators backto the table.The UAW says the agreement

now addresses those workers’concerns about job classifica-tions and seniority rights.The union’s executive board

formally ratified the agreementNov. 20.The contract covers 52,700

General Motors employees at 63U.S. facilities. It raises wages andpromises $8.3 billion in U.S. fac-tory investments over fouryears.GM said the agreement is good

for workers and for its business.

UAW Ratifies ItsContract withGeneral Motors

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we’re celebrating excellence.”Kim Pittel, Ford’s vice presi-

dent of Sustainability, Environ-ment and Safety Engineering,was one of the Ford officials whowas invited to the party.“I can speak from the heart,”

Pittel said. “When I was asked toattend this celebration, I didn’thesitate to say yes. I am proud ofthis team and how they keep go-ing. They haven’t forgotten that‘zero defects’ is the ultimate goaland that it’s a journey to reachthat destination. Let’s raise theQ1 flag at this facility. They’veearned it.”Michael Brosseau, president of

Brose North America, also spoke

to the audience of Jefferson facil-ity employees.“The Q1 designation is impor-

tant to Brose,” Brosseau said.“This is our fourth plant in NorthAmerica to earn that award. Andit’s been quite a journey to gethere. It was my team thatlaunched this plant in 2008.There were times when we werecloser to being removed fromFord’s supplier chain than earn-ing the Q1 award. I am proud thatwe and the people who workhere were able to step up andmeet the challenge and have ourwork become a benchmark inFord’s supply chain.”Chauhan said Brose Jefferson

employs about 350 people in to-tal.

Ford Says, ‘Good Job’ to Brose Plant

commercial outfit remove thebox, as it’s known in the indus-try. They really didn’t need apickup’s payload capacity.”What they wanted, Wheeler

said, was to be able to customizetheir trucks to fit their particularneeds.“You’ll see businesses like

landscapers put different upperservice bodies where the box, orbed, is,” Wheeler said. “You willsee landscapers put in lightstakebeds to hold their equip-ment. Electricians like to put inservice bodies with built-in met-al cabinets.”The new light-duty configura-

tion eliminates the box, rearbumper and spare tire assembly,and includes high-rate rearsprings and a front stabilizer barfrom the Max Trailering Packagefor better performance when op-erating near the truck’s maxi-mum gross vehicle weight rating,Wheeler said. The box delete op-tion will provide a credit of $575from suggested retail pricing.The spare tire assembly can beadded back on for $335.“The Silverado and Sierra

light-duty box delete modelshave been designed to take onthe work our customers doevery day,” said Dan Tigges,commercial product manager,General Motors Fleet.“For customers with lower

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by DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writer

DEARBORN (AP) – The UnitedAuto Workers union started theyear with a roar. It’s ending witha grumble.With Detroit automakers prof-

itable once again, the unionpromised workers big gains in itsnew contracts with Ford, Gener-al Motors and Fiat Chrysler. At aconvention in March, UAW Presi-dent Dennis Williams raised afist and proclaimed, “It’s ourtime.’’But while the contracts com-

pleted in the past few weeks con-tain generous wage increasesand profit-sharing, passage wassurprisingly difficult. Many dis-senters said the leadership failedto win back enough of thepainful concessions they madewhen the automakers werestruggling.The divide is a symptom of the

fine line the union walks in aglobal market, trying to improvepay without losing U.S. jobs ormaking Detroit’s automakers un-competitive with foreign rivalssuch as Toyota and Nissan. TheUAW holds out hope of organiz-ing foreign competitors’ U.S.plants, so the union touts its will-ingness to compromise over thehardball tactics of the past.Art Schwartz, a former head of

labor relations for GM, says theUAW should have done a betterjob setting members’ expecta-tions.“These are very good con-

tracts,’’ he says. “You don’t geteverything back. That’s whyit’s collective bargaining.’’Gary Walkowicz, a union bar-

gaining committee official andfrequent critic of UAW leader-ship, disagrees. “The idea was intimes that were better we’d beable to recoup some of the loss-es. This contract does not nearlydo that.’’Fiat Chrysler workers rejected

their first contract, forcing theunion and company to sweetenthe deal before they would ratifyit. GM production workers nar-rowly ratified their contract, butskilled trades workers like pipe-fitters rejected it; after furthernegotiations, the union declaredit ratified Nov. 20. Ford workersapproved their contract late thatday by a razor-thin margin afteran eleventh-hour PR push by theunion.The contracts promise wage

increases for all workers – forsome it’s the first pay hike in adecade. They eliminate a two-tier wage system in the plantsand put newer workers on a pathto earn the same $29-per-hourwage as veteran ones.That adds up to around

$60,300 per year, higher than theU.S. median income of $53,657,and doesn’t include the profit-sharing and other bonuses autoworkers will get. Ford, for exam-ple, will pay out $10,250 perworker in bonuses before theend of this year.But the compromises that irk

workers such as Walkowicz are

starkly evident. The two-tierwage system – which the unionagreed to in 2007 when the com-panies were near bankruptcy – iseliminated gradually; it will takethe newest workers eight yearsto make what veteran workersmake. Workers at some partsplants stay at lower wage rates.

The three companies pledged$23 billion in U.S. plant invest-ments over four years, butthey’re allowed to move somework to lower-cost countries likeMexico.And while the contracts offer

profit-sharing payments, theydon’t guarantee the annual rais-es and cost-of-living increasesthat workers used to enjoy.Despite his occasional fiery

rhetoric, Williams has said allalong that the union must helpthe companies remain profitable.That message was partly meantfor foreign competitors, whichthe UAW desperately wants toorganize to boost its clout. TheUAW currently has 403,000 mem-bers, a fraction of the 1.5 millionit had at its peak in 1979.

Foreign automakers generallymatch the UAW’s wages but offerless lucrative benefits. Going in-to this year’s contract talks, Toy-ota and Honda’s U.S. labor costswere $8 to $9 less per hour thanGM and Ford’s.The new contracts will cost

Detroit automakers $400 millionto $500 million per year for thenext four years, estimates SteveBrown, a senior director at FitchRatings. That’s manageable, hesays, especially since U.S. autosales are expected to remainstrong.Ford has made $6.6 billion in

North America so far this year,while General Motors has made$8.3 billion and FCA has made$5.4 billion. Cost cuts elsewhereshould make up for the in-creased labor costs, Brown said.Bernie Ricke, the head of a big

union local in Ford’s hometownof Dearborn, understands hisworkers’ frustration when theysee those big profits. But hewarns them that if U.S. labor getstoo expensive, the companieswill move production elsewhere.“At the end of the day, if you

get $50 an hour but you don’thave a job, it doesn’t mean any-thing,’’ he says.Ultimately, the tough negotia-

tions could be a positive for theUAW, says Gary Chaison, a pro-fessor of industrial relations atClark University. They show theunion can collaborate with autocompanies, win strong wagesand accommodate dissent, hesaid.

UAW Dissenters Say Their Bargaining Leadership ‘Failed’

“This contractdoes not (recoupsome losses).”Gary Walkowicz,

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According to Green Car Jour-nal, green is the new gold – again.And the gold medal – in this

case, the green medal – went tothe Next-Generation 2016Chevrolet Volt.The Volt was awarded Green

Car of the Year award from GreenCar Journal last week at the LosAngeles Auto Show. This is thesecond time the Volt has won theaward.The 2016 Volt, which started

arriving in dealerships this fall,also won the award when it de-buted in 2010 as a 2011 model.Green Car Journal praised theVolt’s increased range, newpropulsion system and bold de-sign.The Green Car of the Year

award is determined by an 11-member panel, and is based onfuel efficiency, EnvironmentalProtection Agency and CaliforniaAir Resources Board certifica-tions, performance and afford-ability, said Green Car Journalspokeswoman Breanna Buhr.Other criteria include availabilityand accessibility.The Green Car of the Year,

Buhr said, is selected through amajority vote by a jury that in-cludes celebrity auto enthusiastJay Leno, plus leaders of notedenvironmental and efficiency or-ganizations, including Jean-Michel Cousteau, president ofOcean Futures Society; Matt Pe-tersen, board member of GlobalGreen USA; Dr. Alan Lloyd, presi-dent emeritus of the Internation-al Council on Clean Transporta-tion; Mindy Lubber, president ofCERES; and Kateri Callahan, pres-ident of the Alliance to Save En-ergy.During the award's vetting

process, Green Car Journal edi-tors consider all vehicles, fuels,

and technologies as an expansivefield of potential candidates isnarrowed down to a final five.Finalists are selected for their

achievements in raising thebar in environmental perform-ance.Many factors are considered,

Buhr said, including efficiency,EPA and CARB emissions certifi-cation, performance characteris-tics, “newness,” and affordability.Availability to the mass market

is important to ensure honoredmodels have the potential tomake a real difference in environ-mental impact, and finalists mustbe available for sale by Januaryof the award year.“Chevrolet’s all-new Volt is

a milestone, building on an al-ready-technologically advanced‘green’ car and delivering whatbuyers have longed for, includingan impressive 53-mile drivingrange on a single charge,” saidRon Cogan, editor and pub-lisher of Green Car Journal andCarsOfChange.com.

“A visually appealing design,increased five-passenger seat-ing, and an array of on-board electronics combine with

the Volt’s inherent efficienciesto make the 2016 ChevroletVolt a real winner,” Cogansaid.

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we’re celebrating excellence.”Kim Pittel, Ford’s vice presi-

dent of Sustainability, Environ-ment and Safety Enigeering, wasone of the Ford officials who wasinvited to the party.“I can speak from the heart,”

Pittel said. “When I was asked toattend this celebration, I didn’thesitate to say yes. I am proud ofthis team and how they keep go-ing. They haven’t forgotten that‘zero defects’ is the ultimate goaland that it’s a journey to reachthat destination. Let’s raise theQ1 flag at this facility. They’veearned it.”Michael Brosseau, president of

Brose North America, told hisemployees, “The Q1 designationis important to Brose.“This is our fourth plant in

North America to earn thataward. And it’s been quite a jour-ney to get here.“It was my team that launched

this plant in 2008. There weretimes when we were closer to be-ing removed from Ford’s suppli-er chain than earning the Q1award. I am proud that we andthe people who work here wereable to step up and meet thechallenge and have our work be-come a benchmark in Ford’s sup-ply chain.”Chauhan said Brose Jefferson

employs about 350 people intotal. About 50 of the employeesperform engineering and admin-istrative duties, while the rest dothe actual manufacturing.

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said that donations are beingtaken until Dec. 18.“We are looking for new hats,

gloves and scarves as well asnew shoes and socks,” Hammelsaid. “We are looking for clothingin both children’s and adultsizes.”Thosewishing to participate are

asked tobring theirdonations to theClub GM store located at the VECbuilding in the GM Tech Center inWarren, Hammel said. Club offi-cials also ask that the donationsbe unwrapped. Empty boxes willbe at the VEC store, Hammel said.In addition to taking clothes for

the needy, Club GM is also accept-ing checks and cash tohelp fund itsefforts tohelp the less fortunatedur-ing this holiday season.“We could really use your help

to help others,” Hammel said.“The items we collect and pur-chase will be given to local areashelters. We are asking for helpin filling the empty boxes we arekeeping at the store.”

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It’s been said that young peo-ple think they’re immortal anddon’t think anything bad willhappen to them when they dofoolish things like drink anddrive – or, take drugs and drive.

Ford Motor Company dis-agrees with the youngsters whothink that way.

The Dearborn automaker hascreated a unique suit for youngpeople to wear. Much like its pre-vious Drunk Driving Suit, thisouterwear dramatically teachesthe wearer about the dangers ofdriving under the influence of il-legal drugs, said Ford spokes-woman Kelli Felker.

Ford developed the DruggedDriving Suit together with scien-tists from the respected Meyer-Hentschel Institute in Germanyto simulate some of the effects ofdrugs such as cannabis, cocaine,heroin, and MDMA (commonlyknown as Ecstasy).

Those who wear the suit findthey have slower reaction time,distorted vision, hand tremorsand poor coordination, Felkersaid.

The new Drugged Driving Suitwill be incorporated into FordDriving Skills for Life, the award-winning young driver programthat has provided training tomore than 500,000 people aroundthe world through hands-on andonline tuition since its inception11 years ago.

“Driving after taking illegaldrugs can have potentially fatalconsequences for the driver,their passengers, and other roadusers,” said James Graham, glob-al program manager for FordDriving Skills for Life.

“We have already seen first-hand the eye-opening effect thatour Drunk Driving Suit has hadon those who wear it, and areconfident that our new DruggedDriving Suit will have a similarimpact.”

Recent national data showsdrugged driving on the rise. Ac-cording to the most recent find-ings from the National HighwayTraffic Safety Administration(NHTSA), approximately 18 per-cent of all motor vehicle driverdeaths involve drugs other thanalcohol, such as marijuana andcocaine, Felker said.

A NHTSA roadside survey alsofound that 22 percent of driverstested positive for illegal, pre-scription or over-the-counterdrugs.

Like the Drunk Driving Suitthat Ford incorporated into theDriving Skills for Life programlast year, the new Drugged Driv-ing suit simulates the effects ofreduced mobility, vision and co-ordination with padding and an-kle weights, goggles and head-phones.

“We know that some drugscan cause trembling hands, sowe incorporated a device intothe suit that creates just such atremor,” said Gundolf Meyer-Hentschel, CEO of the Meyer-Hentschel Institute.

“Drug users sometimes seeflashing lights in their peripheralfield, an effect recreated by ourgoggles, while imaginary soundsare generated by the head-phones.

“Additionally, the goggles dis-tort perception, and produce col-orful visual sensations – a side ef-fect of LSD use.”

According to the 2013 NationalSurvey on Drug Use and Health,approximately 9.9 million people12 and older reported driving un-der the influence of illicit drugs,Felker said.

Similarly, a meta-analysis ofmultiple studies from the Nation-al Institute of Health has shownthat the risk of being involved inan accident roughly doubles af-ter marijuana use.

Ford Driving Skills for Life was

established in 2003 by Ford Mo-tor Company Fund, the Gover-nors Highway Safety Association,and a panel of safety experts toteach newly licensed teens andparents the necessary skills forsafe driving beyond what theylearn in standard driver educa-tion programs, Felker said.

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The program is expected tohave provided behind-the-wheeltraining to more than 150,000drivers globally by the end ofthis year, Felker said.

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Ford Motor Co. will not be us-ing air bag inflators made byTakata Corp. in future vehicles,another blow to the troubledJapanese parts supplier as theauto industry continues to shunits product.

Ford joins Honda, Toyota andNissan in deciding against put-ting the inflators in vehicles nowunder development. Takata infla-tors can explode with too muchforce, sending shrapnel into driv-ers and passengers. At leasteight people have been killedworldwide and hundreds injured.The inflators have led to the re-call of 19.2 million vehicles in theU.S., and regulators.

Ford has recalled more than1.5 million older Mustangs, FordGTs and North American-builtRanger pickups to replace the in-

flators. Spokeswoman Kelli Felk-er would not say if other modelshave Takata inflators, but saidthe company has recalled all ve-hicles with inflators that Takatahas determined are defective.

Takata uses ammonium nitrateto create a small explosion thatinflates the air bags in a crash.The chemical can deteriorate un-der prolonged exposure to air-borne moisture, causing it toburn too fast and blow apart ametal canister designed to con-tain the explosion. Ford has de-cided to stop using inflatorspowered by ammonium nitrate,Felker said.

Three other parts suppliers,Autoliv Inc., Daicel Corp. and ZFTRW Automotive Holdings Corp.,are making inflators for Takata-assembled repair modules, andare gaining market share as Taka-ta struggles to cope with thescandal.

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) – FiatChrysler will have to spend anadditional $1 billion on Michiganfacilities over 15 years to qualifyfor $1.9 billion in business taxcredits under an agreement ap-proved last week by the state’seconomic development board.

The deal, the second with aDetroit Three automaker thisyear, is designed to help Michi-gan get a better handle on bil-lions in tax incentives given tokeep auto jobs in the state, pri-marily during the economicdownturn. The redemption ofhigher-than-expected credits ledto mid-budget year spendingcuts in February.

The agreement amends a 2010deal between what was thenChrysler Group LLC (now FCAUS LLC) and the former Michi-gan Economic Growth Authority.The carmaker at the time was of-fered what was projected to be$1.3 billion in tax credits through2031 for a maximum of 20,000 re-tained jobs in the state. Thecredits are worth more, though,nearly $2 billion, because ofhigher wages and other factors.

The new deal caps FiatChrysler’s maximum credits at$1.93 billion through 2029 andgradually increases the numberof retained jobs the companycan claim to 27,000. It also setannual limits on the tax creditvalue that may be claimed in agiven year.

In a statement, FCA said the re-vised agreement providesgreater economic certainty forall parties.

The Michigan Strategic Fundboard approved a similar dealwith Ford Motor Co. in June, cap-ping the total value of the autocompany’s credits at $2.3 billion.

Board President and ChairmanSteve Arwood, who also is CEOof the Michigan Economic Devel-opment Corp., told reporters heis hopeful that an agreement willbe struck with General Motors inDecember.

“They’re both excellent dealsfor the state in terms of knowingthe liability, the transparency,the additional capital invest-ment,” he said of the FiatChrysler and Ford agreements.“They’ve got labor agreementsnow for the next three or fouryears. When you look at whatthese companies have been will-ing to commit to the state ofMichigan, I think it's just a hugewin.”

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Tim Wheeler, vice president of Global Sales for Roush Performance

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It seems that the world lovesDetroit iron.To that end, Roush Perform-

ance received the ExportAchievement Certificate from theU.S. Department of Commerce inrecognition of opening and ex-panding into foreign markets inthe Middle East and China.The award was presented to

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money’,” Wheeler said.The company now sells Roush-

engineered performance partsand technologies for Ford Mus-tangs and F-150 trucks in theMiddle East and China.Plus, Roush Performance dis-

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It also has plans to expand itsvehicle programs into China for2016.Wheeler said that Roush Per-

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truly worldwide Mustang, it pre-sented the company with achance to expand its customerbase from basically the NorthAmerican market to a global mar-ket.“We grow as Ford’s perform-

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markets means Roush’s plantsin the U.S. are busier and thatthe company’s 2015 MustangFive Liter Supercharger kit isco-branded with Ford, Wheelersaid.It was worked on together

by engineers from both compa-nies during its developmentprocess.Commerce Department Assis-

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WASHINGTON (AP) – Volkswa-gen’s emissions cheating scan-dal widened Nov. 20 after theU.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency said the German au-tomaker used software to cheaton pollution tests on more six-cylinder diesel vehicles thanoriginally thought.Volkswagen told the EPA and

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Fiat Chrysler’s plan to reintro-duce the Fiat vehicle line toNorth America got a boost onNov. 18 at the L.A. Auto Showwhen the company introducedthe new 2017 Fiat 124 Spider.This vehicle revives the

storied nameplate, bringing itsclassic Italian styling and per-formance to a new generation,said Olivier François, head ofFiat Brand, FCA – Global.It pays homage, he said, to the

original 124 Spider nearly 50years after its introduction.The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider deliv-

ers the ultimate Italian roadsterexperience, said Francois, withdriving excitement, technologyand safety combined with iconicItalian design.“There’s no better way to cele-

brate 50 years of the Fiat 124Spider than to bring back thisiconic roadster, pairing its Italianstyling of the past with all of themodern performance and tech-nology of today,” said François.“The 124 Spider expands the

Fiat family, bringing to marketyet another head-turning, fun-to-drive vehicle for our customers.”In North America, the Fiat 124

Spider is available with the 1.4-liter MultiAir Turbo four-cylinderengine, the engine’s first applica-tion in a rear-wheel-drive vehicle.The engine delivers 160 horse-

power and 184 lb.-ft. of torque,and is available with a six-speedmanual transmission or a six-speed automatic transmission.The 124 Spider’s suspension

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Steering is light and responsivewith the use of an electric powerassist (dual pinion) system.The steering and suspension

setup, lightweight frame, bal-anced weight distribution andturbocharged engine combinefor a dynamic driving experience,François said.Noise, vibration and harshness

(NVH) enhancements, includingan acoustic front windshield andinsulation treatments, also helpto deliver a refined, quiet ride.For an open-air driving experi-ence, the Fiat 124 Spider’s softconvertible top is easy to oper-ate and requires minimal force,much like the original Spider’stop, François said.The roadster will be available

with an array of safety and secu-rity features, including adaptivefront headlamps, Blind-spot Mon-itoring, Rear Cross Path detec-tion and ParkView rear backupcamera.A high-strength body helps to

dissipate energy while optimiz-ing occupant protection.The Fiat 124 Spider is also

available with technology fea-tures for added comfort and con-venience, including the Fiat Con-nect 7.0 system with 7-inchtouchscreen display, multimediacontrol, Bluetooth connectivity,heated seats and Keyless Enter ‘nGo, François said.A Bose premium sound system

with nine speakers, includingdual headrest speakers, is alsoavailable for superior soundquality even with the top down.The new Fiat 124 Spider, de-

signed at Centro Stile in Turin,Italy, borrows cues from the orig-

inal Spider – widely consideredone of Fiat’s most beautiful carsof all time – and reinterpretsthem for today, François said.The 2017 124 Spider is meant

to have a timeless low-slungpresence, with a classically beau-tiful bodyside, well-balanced pro-portions and a sporty cabin-to-hood ratio, François said.Features like the hexagonal up-

per grille and grille pattern,“power domes” on the fronthood and sharp horizontal rearlamps call to mind details of thehistoric Spider, said François.The interior is crafted and de-

signed to focus on the occu-pants, with premium soft-touchmaterials throughout, Françoissaid.Ergonomics were applied to

emphasize the driving experi-ence and ensure easy operationof the steering wheel, pedals andshifter while driving, he said.The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider is

available in two trim levels: Clas-sica and Lusso. Each model isavailable in six exterior paint col-

ors, including Rosso Passione(Red Clear Coat), Bianco Gelato(White Clear Coat), Nero Cinema(Jet Black Metallic), Grigio Argen-to (Gray Metallic), Grigio Moda(Dark Gray Metallic) and BronzoMagnetico (Bronze Metallic). TheLusso (“Luxury”) model is alsoavailable in tri-coat Bianco Perla(Crystal White Pearl).To celebrate the return of the

classic nameplate, the first 124vehicles will be offered as a limit-ed-edition Prima Edizione Lusso,as shown at the 2015 Los AngelesAuto Show, François said.Each will be individually num-

bered with a commemorativebadge and available in exclusiveAzzurro Italia (Blue) exteriorpaint with premium leather seatsin Saddle. Owners who purchasea Prima Edizione will also receivelimited-edition items, includingwearables and a poster.The new Fiat 124 Spider will ar-

rive in Fiat studios in NorthAmerica in summer 2016, saidFiat Chrysler spokeswomanAngela Bianchi.

New Fiat 124 Spider Pays Homage to Its 1960s Original

The Fiat 124 Spider was unveiled recently at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

MILAN, ITALY (AP) – The Euro-pean car market expanded 2.9percent in October, topping 1.1million units as growth slowed inall major markets, according tonew figures released Nov. 17 bythe European carmakers’ associ-ation ACEA.The expansion marked the

26th straight month of growth inthe continent’s automotive mar-ket, albeit sluggishly with two ofthe biggest markets, France andGermany, growing by just 1 per-cent, and Britain contracting byas much.European car buyers appear

reluctant to punish Volkswagenfor its emissions scandal, penal-izing the German automaker’ssales last month no more thansome of its mass-market com-petitors.IHS Automotive analyst Carlos

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will grow by about 8 percent thisyear to nearly 13.6 million unitsoverall, saying the Europeanautomotive market should “re-main on its positive path.”Volkswagen remained the top

seller, commanding a quarter ofthe market in the first full monthof figures since it acknowledgedcheating on U.S. diesel emissionstests. Volkswagen brand salesslipped 0.2 percent, while all ofVolkswagen group sales – includ-ing the brands SEAT, Skoda,Porsche, Audi and Lamborghini– dropped 0.5 percent.Da Silva said it was too early

to say if Volkswagen’s sales hadbeen damaged by the emissionsscandal, noting that Europeanbuying practices take longer totranslate into sales numbers,with cars being ordered by cus-tomers and not purchased out ofstock.By comparison, mass-market

competitor PSA Peugeot Citroensaw its vehicle sales fall 0.9 per-cent, while Renault sank 0.7 per-cent.German luxury carmakers

BMW and Daimler posted dou-ble-digit increases in October, up13 percent and 21 percent re-spectively.Daimler got a big boost from

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General Motors gave the pub-lic the first glimpse of the 2017GMC Canyon Denali on Nov. 17 atthe Los Angeles Auto Show.

Denali is the ultimate expres-sion of GMC’s professional gradestyle, luxury and capability, saidDuncan Aldred, vice president ofGMC Sales and Marketing – andit’s coming to the Canyon mid-size truck.“Canyon is the segment’s first

and only premium midsize truck,offering unparalleled capabilityand efficiency matched with ma-neuverability and refinement,”said Aldred.“The all-new Canyon Denali

builds on that award-winningcombination with the distinctivestyling, luxurious interior and el-evated content that has definedthe Denali nameplate since its in-troduction nearly 17 years ago.”Like all Denali models, the new

Canyon Denali is distinguishedwith a unique chrome grille andunique wheels – 20-inch ultra-bright-machined aluminumwheels with painted accents,Aldred said.Exterior cues include chrome

fog lamp bezels, five-inch-diameter rectangular chrome as-sist steps, a polished exhaust tipand a standard spray-in bed liner.The Canyon Denali will be of-

fered in six exterior colors.Standard technologies include

Forward Collision Alert and LaneDeparture Warning. Additionalstandard features include:• Heated steering wheel;• GMC IntelliLink with Naviga-

tion, an eight-inch-diagonal colortouchscreen and phone integra-tion with Apple CarPlay and An-droid Auto;• Automatic climate control;• Full-color driver info center;• Remote vehicle starter sys-

tem;• Two USB charging ports on

the rear of the center console

and another USB port inside theconsole.The 2017 Canyon Denali builds

on the Canyon’s past record ofsuccess, GMC spokespersonKelly Wysocki said. In 2015,Canyon won Cars.com MidsizePickup Challenge for its segment-leading capabilities and efficien-cy, including the latest in safetyfeatures, cargo-hauling and trai-lering versatility.

Autoweek named Canyon asthe “Best of the Best Truck for2015,” while WardsAuto recog-nized the Canyon as one of its 10Best Interiors for 2015, based oncriteria including design harmo-ny, ergonomics, materials, driverinformation, safety and comfort.Wysocki said the Denali line is

named for Mount Denali, thehighest peak in North America,and that the GMC Denali brandrepresents the pinnacle of luxu-ry, design and performance.GMC’s top-of-the-line models

include the signature Denalichrome grille – premium materi-als and the latest safety and info-tainment technology, Wysockisaid. Features such as a 10-inchreconfigurable instrument clus-ter on the Yukon Denali seriesand Magnetic Ride Control onSierra Denali are exclusive totheir respective vehicle segment.The luxury-focused Denali

models, Wysocki said, outsell theentire product lines of some ofthe most aspirational marques,including Land Rover, Jaguar andPorsche, with almost 60 percentof all GMC Yukon/Yukon XL mod-els and more than 45 percent ofSierra HD sold wearing the De-nali badge.Overall, Denali vehicles have

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TrueCar, Inc. has named ChipPerry, an online automotive pio-neer and long-time industryleader, to the position of presi-dent and chief executive officer,effective Dec. 15.Perry was the first employee

of AutoTrader.com in 1997 andserved as its CEO from the com-pany’s inception until 2013.While at the helm, he guided

the company’s evolution from aone-person startup into theworld’s largest online automo-tive marketplace, with $1.5 bil-lion in revenue, 20,000 dealercustomers, 16 million monthlyunique website visitors and3,500 employees, said TrueCarspokeswoman Alison Sternberg.Perry oversaw AutoTrader’s cre-ation of an array of transforma-tive digital solutions that havehelped thousands of dealersgrow their presence online.“I’ve followed TrueCar’s

progress for many years and amtruly excited to be joining thecompany. TrueCar has built in-credible tools for car buyers andretailers and has a strong baseon which to grow,” Perry said.“My initial focus will be on True-Car’s dealer partners – listeningto them and finding ways toserve them better.”As previously announced,

Scott Painter, TrueCar’s founder,will formally step down as CEOand also resign his positions asTrueCar’s chairman and as amember of the company’s boardof directors, effective December15.“As founder of TrueCar, I’m

proud of what we’ve accom-plished, but it’s time for achange and we have found exact-ly the right person for the job,”Painter said.“I know as well as anybody

what is required to take thespark of an idea and turn it into athriving business, and that iswhat Scott did for TrueCar,” saidPerry. “Thanks to his leadership,we have an extremely strongmanagement team, a talentedand enthusiastic employee baseand an unflagging commitmentto improving the car-buying ex-perience for both consumersand dealers. I will put my full en-ergy into helping TrueCar be-come all it can be.”Prior to starting AutoTrad-

er.com, Perry was a managementconsultant in the Los Angeles of-fice of McKinsey & Co, and a vicepresident of new business devel-opment at the Los Angeles Timesnewspaper.

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OCALA, Fla. (AP) – Authoritieshave arrested a man they saystole two big-screen TVs at aHonda dealership in centralFlorida, loaded them into an SUVon the showroom floor anddrove through double glassdoors in an attempt to make agetaway.Ocala Police say Vantice

Beshears, 46, crashed into an-other vehicle before jumping outof the SUV he was driving. Policefound the SUV parked outside anearby subdivision and sawBeshears walking nearby. Au-thorities said he appeared intoxi-cated.

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