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June 21 marked the officialstart of summer and Chevroletwants to help parents avoid situ-ations where summer momentsbecome tragic incidents.With school out and the weath-

er warming up, more children arespending time outside drawingchalk pictures on the driveway,blowing bubbles into the wind orriding bicycles around the neigh-borhood, said GM spokeswomanMaureen Bender.According to the U.S. Depart-

ment of Transportation, on aver-age there are 210 fatalities and15,000 injuries a year caused bybackover crashes. Of thosecrashes, NHTSA estimates that40 percent occurred in residen-tial areas, with 24 percent hap-pening in driveways, Bendersaid.“The majority of backover inci-

dents are caused by the drivernot being able to see their imme-diate surroundings,” says Ron-dell Burge, researcher of driverbehavior, Chevrolet. “When youhear about backover or fron-tover incidents involving parentsor grandparents and their littleones, your heart sinks. It’s per-sonal and at Chevy we want tohelp drivers see as much of theirenvironment as possible to helpthem avoid the unthinkable.That’s where Surround Visioncan help.”Surround Vision technology,

available on the new 2018 Equi-nox, provides a 360-degree bird’s-eye view around the vehicle byacting like multiple sets of eyesthat help drivers quickly viewtheir vehicle’s perimeter duringlow-speed maneuvers such asbacking up or parking, Bendersaid.The technology uses four cam-

eras: the standard Rear VisionCamera, a forward-looking cam-era in the front grille and twoside-looking cameras under eachside mirror.When drivers shift into re-

verse, the bird’s-eye view is dis-played on the center stack in-strument panel, alongside an im-age from the forward- or rear-looking camera, providing the

driver with multiple views of theimmediate area.Burge, who is responsible for

analyzing how drivers interactwith viewing systems like theEquinox’s available Surround Vi-sion, takes his role seriously.“I have a family and think of

them often when doing my re-search. My wife is a driver andmy three young children are pas-sengers in our vehicles. They’realso the little ones playing in ourfront yard, running around hav-ing fun,” says Burge.“Technology offered on the

Equinox, like Surround Vision, isdesigned to give drivers moretools to help them see around

by Jim Stickford

What a difference three decadesmake.Dave Sergent, vice president of

Global Automotive at J.D. Power,presented the company’s 2017U.S. Initial Quality Study reportthe Automotive Press Associa-tion on June 21.The event was held at the De-

troit Athletic Association, andSargent said that it was the 30thanniversary of the study. Whenthe report first came out in 1987,the top brands, in order, wereMercedes-Benz, Acura, Nissan,Toyota, Honda, Porsche, Mazda,Mitsubishi, Subaru and BMW.The bottom brands were Ply-

mouth, Dodge, VW, Pontiac,Jaguar, AMC/Renault, SAAB,Hyundai, Yugo and Alfa Romeo.But in 2017, that list has

changed considerably, Sargentsaid. The top brands, in order,are Kia, Genesis, Porsche, Ford,Ram, BMW, Chevrolet, Hyundai,Lincoln and Nissan.

The bottom brands, in order,are Fiat, Jaguar, Volvo, Mit-subishi, Land Rover, Mazda, Au-di, Subaru, Jeep and Infiniti.During that 30 year period,

several brands – Mitsubishi, Maz-da, Subaru – moved from thebest to the worst list. Additional-ly, there were no domesticbrands in the top 10 list in 1987.In 2017, domestic brands ac-counted for 40 percent of the top10 brands.Sargent pointed out that sever-

al brands from 1987’s bottom 10list no longer exist – Plymouth,Pontiac, AMC/Renault and Yugo.The J.D. Power Initial Quality

Survey (IQS) measures con-sumer-reported problems onnew vehicles after 90 days ofownership, Sargent said. Itbreaks down problems into twocategories. The first is defectsand malfunctions. That’s whenconsumers report something is-n’t working the way it was de-signed to.The second category is design

problems. That’s when con-sumers report that somethingwasn’t designed right in the firstplace, Sargent said.One thing that’s changed over

the past 30 years is that con-sumers are reporting more of thesecond kind of problem – things

weren’t designed right in the firstplace.“We say something is a prob-

lem if a customer says it’s a prob-lem,” Sargent said. “Remember,engineers aren’t normal people.

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Consumers picked Sonic as best small car in J.D. Power study.

The 2017 Mustang earned high marks from consumers for initial quality.The 2017 Pacifica took top honors in the Minivan category.

Chevy Technology Helps Keeps Kids Safer

Chevy’s Surround Vision provides a 360-degree bird’s-eye view.

Domestics Top J.D. Power Initial Quality Study

Pasternak helps open the Busch branch of the Warren Public Library.

After years of planning andconstruction the city of Warrencelebrated the grand re-openingof the Dorothy M. Busch branchof the Warren Library on June 22.The branch is located on Ryan

Road near Nine Mile. It had beenclosed down for two years.“We started the project back in

2015,” said Oksana Urban, direc-tor of the Warren Library. “Werazed the old building and toredown a house we had purchasedto expand the parking lot. Oncethat was done, construction ofthe new library began in 2016.”

Urban said the new Buschbranch will serve all of southWarren. The original branchopened up back in 1963.“The decision to build an en-

tirely new building, as opposedto upgrading the old librarybuilding was made for a coupleof reasons,” Urban said. “First,there was no infrastructure formobile devices such as tablet orsmart phones. That’s so impor-tant today, but these things did-n’t exist back in 1963. The old

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DETROIT (AP) – A bankruptcyfiling by Japanese air bag makerTakata will leave little money fordozens of people who sued thecompany over deaths and in-juries caused by its exploding airbag inflators, according to out-side legal experts and lawyerssuing the company.Takata Corp. and its U.S. oper-

ations are likely to seek bank-ruptcy protection by the end ofJune in a deal that would sell itsassets to competitor Key SafetySystems Inc., a person briefed onthe talks said. The person didn’twant to be identified becausediscussions are in progress.The price Key will pay is un-

known, but much of it likely willgo toward paying a $1 billion U.S.criminal settlement. Most of thesettlement money will go to au-tomakers as restitution for recallcosts.Key is expected to buy Taka-

ta’s assets “free and clear’’ ofpast liabilities, and lawyers saythere won’t be enough money togive victims what they wouldhave received if they were suinga healthy company.So far the faulty inflators have

killed 11 people in the U.S. and16 worldwide. Over 180 peoplehave been injured. The problemtouched off the biggest recall inU.S. automotive history, involv-ing 19 automakers, 42 million ve-hicles and up to 69 million infla-tors. About 100 million inflatorshave been recalled worldwide.Some victims have serious

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facial injuries from metal shrap-nel and would win large verdictsif Takata were financially strong,lawyers say. Kevin Dean, a SouthCarolina lawyer who has 25 casespending against Takata, said oneof his clients, a 26-year-old man,will never be able to smile due tonerve damage.“It destroys people’s faces. It’s

just a horrible injury,’’ said KentEmison, a Missouri, lawyerwhose firm is considering a law-suit against Takata and others onbehalf of a woman whose tracheawas punctured by shrapnel.Takata’s troubles stem from

use of the explosive chemicalammonium nitrate in the infla-tors to deploy air bags in a crash.The chemical can deterioratewhen exposed to hot and humidair and burn too fast, blowingapart a metal canister and spew-ing out metal fragments.In February, Takata pleaded

guilty to fraud and agreed to the$1 billion settlement. Lawyers ac-knowledged in court that thecompany would have to be soldto fund the settlement.Automakers would get $850

million in restitution for recallcosts and a $25 million finewould be paid to the govern-ment. Takata already has paid$125 million into a fund for vic-tims.“Takata intends to try to use

our bankruptcy laws to escaperesponsibility for the injured andthe families of the dead,’’ saidBradford Child, a Los Angeleslawyer who represents the familyof a woman killed by a rupturedinflator.In a recent statement, Takata

maintained the possibility ofkeeping the company in opera-tion. A committee set up to ex-plore restructuring has made a

recommendation with Key as asuitor, but Takata’s board hasn’tdecided on it.Douglas Baird, a bankruptcy

law professor at the University ofChicago, said he expects Key willget Takata’s assets without liabil-ity for past claims. Without thisprovision, no suitor would buythe company.“It’s in the interests of all these

victims that you have this freeand clear sale,’’ he said. “The al-ternative is to liquidate the as-sets and sell them for kindlingwood.’’Lawyers are unhappy that au-

tomakers will get $850 millionwhile relatively little goes to vic-tims. Emison and others say $125million will go quickly, estimatingthat victims will get 5 to 10 centson the dollar of what they wouldhave received from a financiallystrong company.A court-appointed special mas-

ter will come up with an alloca-tion formula.If Key pays more than $1 bil-

lion for the company, victimscould get more.A similar pool set up by Gener-

al Motors paid out nearly $600million to settle 399 death and in-jury claims due to ignitionswitches that could shut off carswithout warning.Law firms also are suing au-

tomakers, but some lawyers sayit will be hard to get money therebecause Takata has admittedthat it concealed the problem.Dean says there’s evidence thatautomakers knew Takata infla-tors were defective yet contin-ued to use them, but automakerssay they were deceived by Taka-ta and shouldn’t be liable.At the end of April, only 22 per-

cent of the 69 million recalled in-flators in the U.S. had been re-placed under the recalls, leavingalmost 54 million on the roads,

according to the National High-way Traffic Safety Administrationwebsite. This means more infla-tors will likely explode and morepeople will be hurt in the future,Emison said.Key could be liable for future

claims depending a lot on statelaws that govern liability for suc-cessor companies, Baird said.

But Dean said he thinks Keywill structure the deal so it does-n’t face any liability.Key, with U.S. operations head-

quartered in suburban Detroit, isnow owned by Ningbo JoysonElectronic Corp. of China. Themaker of inflators, seat belts andcrash sensors would not com-ment on Takata’s bankruptcy.

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building was also limited in thenumber of computers we wereable to have.”By building an entirely new li-

brary, the Warren Library Com-mission now has a branch withthe modern infrastructure that li-braries use today.During the opening ceremony

Urban introduced members ofBusch’s family.Warren Mayor James Fouts

said that Busch did so much forthe library between 1935 and1961, the year of her death at age48.Frank Pasternak, chairman of

the Warren Library Commission,was also at the grand opening.He praised Hilary Kutella,known to his friends as Larry,for his years of service to theFitzgerald Public School Board,

and for his work on behalf of thelibrary.Pasternak said it was fitting

that the 50-person communityroom at the Busch branch wasnamed after Kutella.The opening ceremony was

well-attended by Warren resi-dents. Among them was DavidRaper, who got his first librarycard at the original Buschbranch back in 1989.“That was back when I was

16,” Raper said.“I came here today to see what

the new branch looks like. I stilllive in Warren, and when theywere building this place I was us-ing the Center Line Public Li-brary. I’m glad this branch isopen again because it’s closer towhere I live. And I am glad that ithas the latest technology. It’snice to see some development insouth Warren.”

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Hosted by Macomb Communi-ty Action’s Office of Senior Serv-ices, the annual Senior Fun Festival will return for its 28th year.The free daylong event will

take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.on June 30 at the Gibraltar TradeCenter, 237 N. River Road, MountClemens.Both entry and parking are

free for the public. Packed withnumerous activities, over 100vendors and live fitness demon-strations for attendees to partici-pate in, other special presenta-tions for the day include:• Chair yoga;• Zumba gold;• Detroit Institute of Arts in-teractive trailer;

• Instructor-led art classes;• Interactive demonstrations

from the Association of Chinese-Americans Line Dancers andArthur Murray Dance Studio.

The event will also offer accessto free health screenings andwellness information providedby the Macomb County HealthDepartment, bingo sessions, raf-fles, prizes and much more, saidMacomb County spokesmanJohn Cwikla.“This event is so special to us,”

said Kristie King, division direc-tor of the Office of Senior Servic-es. “It’s a chance to offer our vi-brant older adults and the dedi-cated caregivers of our commu-nities a day full of free fun just forthem.”The festival is open to the pub-

lic, and no pre-registration is re-quired, Cwikla said. Doors willopen promptly at 9 a.m. There isstill an opportunity for vendorsto sign up and reserve space atthe event. For more vendor infor-mation or general informationcall 586-469-5228.

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The Cadillac 6.2L V8 enginethat powers the Cadillac DPi-V.Rprototype race car is undefeatedat mid-season in the 2017 IMSAWeatherTech SportsCar Champi-onship.

These race engines have se-cured 11 of the first 15 podiumplaces – including all five victo-ries – during Cadillac’s first yearof IMSA competition, while eachtraveling more miles than a tripfrom Cadillac House in New YorkCity to Hollywood, Calif., said GMspokesman Steve Martin

The 6.2L V8 engine has beenconsistent in delivering powerand reliability to the three Cadil-lac prototype race cars: No. 10Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R,No. 5 Mustang Sampling CadillacDPi-V.R and No. 31 Whelen Engi-neering Cadillac DPi-V.R., Martinsaid

Each team has only used twoengines in competition, enablingthe newest generation of Cadillacrace cars to collectively covermore than 15,500 miles under IM-SA sanction with near-flawlessperformance.

The race-prepped Cadillac 6.2LV8 engine, which shares inherentarchitecture with the Cadillac6.2L V8 engines in the CadillacCTS-V super sedan and the Cadil-lac Escalade prestige SUV, is nat-urally aspirated and outputs near600 hp at a maximum allowable7,600 rpm with the series-man-dated air restrictors in place. Therace car engines are modified,built and maintained by ECR En-gines.

“As in the Cadillac CTS-V andEscalade, the Cadillac 6.2L V8 inthe race car produces unrivaled,unfailing power and responsive-ness,” said Richard Brekus, Cadil-lac global director of ProductStrategy. “This season we ex-changed engines only once foreach car, each receiving a freshengine after the Rolex 24 At Day-tona. We disassembled the firstengines and found no issues,problems or anomalies after theRolex 24. The three cars haveeach run the engine we installedafter the 24-hour race, taking thegreen flag on the first practice atSebring, running and winning atSebring, Long Beach, the Circuit

of the Americas and Detroit withno major issues.”

In addition to providing lastingpower, the Cadillac 6.2L V8 is anintegral part of the overall designof the Cadillac DPi-V.R prototyperace car, and a key to the struc-tural rigidity of the car, Martinsaid. As a semi-stressed memberof the chassis, the engine takessome of the load delivered fromthe chassis, acting as the spinefor the carbon fiber monocoque.

This design feature was on dis-play during the 12-hour race atSebring International Raceway,3.74 miles of varied surface in-cluding cement that has survivedsince being used as a World WarII runway. The pounding that arace car takes during the 12Hours of Sebring is equivalent towhat a race car endures duringthe 24 Hours of Le Mans, Martinsaid. In addition, the engine hasto withstand the high-sweepingloads of Daytona’s banked speed-way, the high lateral g-forces atCircuit of the Americas and thebumpy rides of the Long Beachand Detroit street courses withtheir surface changes, crownsand curbs.

Race-prepped Cadillac 6.2L V8engine facts:

• Each Cadillac V-Performanceracing team in IMSA has onlyused two engines in competition,with the exchange taking placeafter the Rolex 24 At Daytona.

• All three Cadillac DPi-V.R en-gines that raced from Sebringthrough Belle Isle without issuehave each traveled approximate-ly 2,822 miles, or more than a tripfrom Cadillac House in New YorkCity to Hollywood, California.This would also be more than the

total distance of driving fromLondon to Rome and then backto London.

• 2,822 miles is almost equiva-lent to 15 F1 races (F1 races aver-age 190 miles per event).

• From Sebring through BelleIsle, the race-prepped engineswere operated at the same fluidtemperatures (water and oil) asthat of the production engines inthe Cadillac CTS-V super sedanand the Cadillac Escalade.

• From Sebring through BelleIsle, not a single oil change wasperformed, nor was an oil filterreplaced.

• From Sebring through BelleIsle, each engine experienced atotal of approximately 36,000 up-shift and downshift events.

• From Sebring through BelleIsle, each engine experienced atotal of more than 13 hours ofwide-open throttle.

• Across the IMSA circuits, theengines repeatedly experiencedas high as 3.5 g’s lateral, 2.0 g’svertical and 3.5 g’s under brak-ing. The SUPERMAN: Ride ofSteel rollercoaster at Six FlagsAmerica pulls just under 4 g’s.

The 2017 Cadillac CTS-V supersedan is powered by a super-charged 6.2L V8 high-perfor-mance engine SAE-certified at640 horsepower and 630 lb-ft oftorque. With more horsepowerand torque than key competitorsfrom Stuttgart and Munich, theCTS-V is capable of 0-60 perform-ance in 3.7 seconds and a topspeed of 200 mph.

The supercharged Cadillac

6.2L V8 engine makes more pow-er more efficiently than the previ-ous Cadillac supercharged en-gine by employing a more effi-cient, more compact 1.7L super-charger and matching it with di-rect injection and Active FuelManagement (cylinder deactiva-tion). The CTS-V has extra cool-ing content to handle the higherheat rejection and does not re-quire any changes from the facto-ry for consistent track capability.All Cadillac performance engines24-hour endurance testing.

The 2017 Cadillac Escaladeprestige SUV is powered by a nat-urally aspirated Cadillac 6.2L V8rated at an SAE-certified 420horsepower and 460 lb-ft oftorque. The Cadillac 6.2L fea-tures direct injection, Active FuelManagement and continuouslyvariable valve timing, delivering22 mpg during freeway drivingand an 8,300-pound towing ca-pacity.

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In addition to Surround Visionand standard Rear Vision Camera,the new 2018 Equinox offers oth-er purposeful technology to helpthe driver and their passengersstay safe, including a suite ofavailable active safety featuresplus Rear Seat Reminder and TeenDriver, Bender said.

Chevrolet offers Surround Vi-sion on the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV,Equinox, and Traverse. Rear Vi-sion Camera is available on the2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV, Camaro,City Express, Colorado, Corvette,Cruze, Equinox, Express, Impala,Malibu, Silverado, Silverado HD,Sonic, Spark, Suburban, Tahoe,Traverse, Trax and Volt

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Volunteers from Fiat Chryslerlent a helping hand building a pri-vacy fence and porch for moth-ers living in the Grace Centers ofHope’s Little Village in Pontiac.Grace spokeswoman Ashley

Veenstra said Grace Centers ofHope’s village is one of southeastMichigan’s largest homeless andrehabilitation centers, providingcare for those who are facing diresituations.On June 13, 60 volunteers from

Fiat Chrysler’s Global Architec-ture and Standardization – NAF-TA Concept and Innovation de-partment spent the day buildingfences and porches at Grace’s Af-ter Care Program, Veenstra said.Once residents graduate from

Grace Centers of Hope’s one yearLife Skills program they canmove into Grace’s Little Villagewhich gives the residents thefreedom to have their own homeand get used to daily responsibil-ities of living on their own, Veen-stra said.Mothers in the program are in

need of updated porches andprivacy fences for them andtheir children in the bustlingarea of downtown Pontiac. FiatChrysler stepped up to assist inmaking this possible for the res-idents, with the volunteers Theteam assisted in giving thewomen safe comfortable out-door spaces as they transitionback into society.Brad Cairns, volunteer coordi-

nator for Grace Centers, said thehelp given by the Fiat Chryslervolunteers was most gratefullyaccepted.“The street where the volun-

teers worked is where we own 12homes,” Cairns said. “They areour After Care houses. Recoveryis really an ongoing process.These homes allow families toadjust to society and maintain aprogram that really helps them.

After Care is a two-year pro-gram.”Cairns said the volunteers

worked on a pair of duplexhomes, providing a needed priva-cy fence for one and a backyardporch for the other was put inthat allows parents to watch chil-dren play and have a place towatch the sun set.“The village is near the Wood-

ward Loop in Pontiac,” Cairnssaid. “We want to protect chil-dren and keep them away fromtraffic, so a privacy fence is formore than privacy. Having aporch is just nice.”Cairns said one of the homes

currently houses a married cou-ple with three daughters. Alsoliving in the homes are two singlemoms and their children.Rosena Bonanni, senior admin-

istrative assistant to Joe Grace ofFCA’s Fiat Chrysler’s Global Ar-

chitecture and Standardization –NAFTA Concept and Innovationdepartment coordinated withGrace staff to put the volunteerday together.“This is the third year we’ve

done this,” Bonanni said. “This isone of our special volunteer ef-forts. It’s really satisfying to be apart of something like and work

to build the fence and theporch.”Cairns said that Grace Centers

is looking to expand its AfterCare program, which first got itsstart roughly about a dozenyears ago.“We are always expanding,”

Cairns said. “We buy houses fromforeclosure or from HUD. Volun-

teers from organizations like FiatChrysler are so generous withtheir time and help make thesehomes suitable places for fami-lies to live.“The FCA people were amazing

volunteers and the fact that theywere willing to come out and giveof their time was wonderful.Their help is so appreciated.”

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Here’s the reality: People keepmoving to cities because they of-fer a wealth of cultural and enter-tainment options, places to eat,and a variety of ways to connectwith others.In an essay written by John

Kwant, vice president, Ford CitySolutions, he stated that it’s nosurprise people want to move toplaces that provide fun and excit-ing things to do.“Half the world’s population

lives in cities, a number we be-lieve will top 60 percent in thecoming decades,” Kwant wrote.“The increasing populationmeans urban areas are strugglingwith transportation and infra-structure challenges to managethe sheer number of individualsneeding to get around every day.Moreover, when people move toa city, they bring an ecosystemthat supports and supplies theirneeds, including delivery servic-es.”But people moving into cities

is not the problem, Kwant wrote.Despite increasing populations,cities aren’t becoming larger, norare they necessarily addingroads.Because the amount of space

that a city has is finite, adding aninflux of single-occupancy cars toan already congested landscapecreates more gridlock and frus-tration, and thus a greater needfor more and different trans-portation alternatives to bemade available to the drivingpublic.Last September, Ford created a

City Solutions team to help ana-lyze and solve urban transporta-tion problems. Since then, wehave been listening and talkingto cities to identify potential so-lutions that fit into an existingtransit infrastructure to movepeople around more efficientlyand comfortably. Our team isworking to accommodate urbandevelopment by making citieshealthier and improving produc-tivity.“We’re working with cities

around the world, listening to thespecific issues they face,” Kwantwrote. “We’re committed to de-livering solutions that makesense for everybody, and part ofthat includes Chariot – the shut-tle service we’re launching inSeattle.”Seattle marks the third market

Ford is launching there with itsenterprise commuter shuttle

service, which serves companieswanting to provide transporta-tion solutions to their employees– from last-mile service, to andfrom Park & Rides and transithubs, to providing direct serviceto and from underserved neigh-borhoods.It’s vital employers and city

government work together tostart the conversation on trans-portation options, and Ford’sCity Solutions team is engagingwith companies to facilitatethose conversations, Kwantwrote. Workers live and play inthe city, and as companies in-creasingly commit to shrinkingtheir commuter footprint, theirinput is key to making sharedcommutes more attractive. Whilesome companies already providea mobility benefit, Ford sees thisas a perk to be widely encour-aged.In Seattle, residents have cho-

sen to move away from the solocommute, with ridership on KingCounty’s Metro system growing.In 2016, the system ferried pas-sengers on a record 122 milliontrips, Kwant wrote. Meanwhile,all transit agencies in the countyserviced 163 million trips, mark-ing a 17 percent increase since2010.Despite the transit gains, Seat-

tle is home to the 10th-worst traf-fic in the country, with residentsstuck on the metro region’s roadfor nearly 55 hours a year, Kwantwrote.Chariot will offer Seattle resi-

dents an additional option forcommuting to work.Its shuttles can hold signifi-

cantly more commuters than atypical single-passenger vehicle,

with the same physical and car-bon footprint, and it’s a fast, reli-able and affordable transporta-tion alternative.Going forward, Ford would like

to see Chariot become availableto a larger population of com-muters.Public transit continues to

have an important role in the ur-ban commuting environment. Wesee shuttles as a meaningful wayof easing the burden on a trans-portation infrastructure that’schallenged by increased rider-ship.Up-to-date shuttle services

based on the needs of city resi-dents can help ensure smoothoperation of the entire system,Kwant wrote.The goal of transit is simple: to

move people from point A topoint B. Ford is looking to collab-orate with local government,transit authorities and other ex-perts to figure out the best wayto do that – whether it means op-erating independently, coordinat-ing directly with public transit orworking with companies to offeralternatives.From ride hailing and ride

sharing to increased ridership onsubways and buses, Kwant wrotethat the company and its em-ployees know that the peoplewant a variety of mobility alter-natives.“At Ford, we see our job as

helping to make that happen,while developing a transporta-tion ecosystem that’s as healthyand efficient as possible,” Kwantwrote.“It’s important to help make

our cities as vibrant and livableas possible as they grow.”

Ford Ponders the Transportation Paradox

Ford is expanding its Chariot shuttle service to Seattle.

Ford Motor Company andsoutheast Michigan will cele-brate American independencewith the Ford Fireworks as wellas an expanded community out-reach for students and veteransalong the downtown Detroitriverfront on Monday, June 26,said Ford spokesman EricMitchell.Ford Motor Company Fund is

supporting a special event cele-brating the accomplishments ofDetroit area students. CalledL.I.T.E. Fest – which stands forLead, Innovate, Thrive and Ele-vate – the event at West River-front Park will honor a selectgroup of 2,000 students and fami-ly members with entertainment,activities and food, Mitchell said.Detroit native and singer/song-writer Big Sean will make a spe-cial appearance to recognize thestudents.“The Ford Fireworks is a special

community celebration that al-lows people of all ages and back-grounds to celebrate the renewedenergy coming from our greatcity,” said Jim Vella, president,Ford Motor Company Fund. “Fordis proud to show our ongoingcommitment to Detroit and south-east Michigan by supporting thisiconic tradition that has been go-ing on for nearly 60 years.”Produced by The Parade Com-

pany, the Ford Fireworks will fea-ture greater pop and a longershow when more than 10,000 py-rotechnic effects light up thenight sky beginning at 9:55 p.m.,Mitchell said The theme of thisyear’s Ford Fireworks is “Detroit!Right Now!” in recognition of thegrowth and progress being seenaround the city. The Parade Com-pany selects the music andworks exclusively with ZambelliFireworks Internationale to stagethe pyrotechnics.Ford activities at the Ford Fire-

works include:• L.I.T.E. Fest: A special event

and exclusive fireworks viewinglocation for 2,000 Detroit-areastudents and their families atWest Riverfront Park, hosted byThe Detroit RiverFront Conser-vancy.• American Flag Remix: More

than 40 local middle school stu-dents gathered on Flag Day, June14, and designed their own ver-sions of what the American flagmeans to them. Four studentartists whose flags were selectedas winners will be honored atL.I.T.E Fest. The students, whoare sharing $5,000 in scholar-ships, will also have their artprojects featured on event dis-plays and t-shirts.• Ford Focus on Freedom:

Ford Fund will salute 200 currentand former military membersand their families during a spe-cial event at the Port AuthorityBuilding with a close-up view ofthe fireworks.

• Vintage planes flyover: Fordis again working with the YankeeAir Museum to bring in WorldWar II bombers and other his-toric aircraft to fly over the river-front before the fireworks. Theflyover is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.• Ford Fireworks Rooftop Par-

ty: One of The Parade Company’smost popular fundraisers of theyear, the event offers the bestseats to view the fireworks.Guests attending the event willexperience live music with YourGeneration in concert on themain stage, food by Andiamo,plus games, giveaways and morefor adults and kids. To learnmore, visit www.theparade.org orcall 313-923-7400. All proceedsbenefit the Michigan Thanksgiv-ing Parade Foundation.• Belle Isle passes: Ford is of-

fering free admission to Belle Isleby providing Michigan Depart-ment of Natural Resources Recre-ation Passports for the first 250cars. The $11 pass can be used at

all participating state parks forthe remainder of 2017.The Ford Fireworks can also be

viewed on WDIV-Local 4’s livebroadcast beginning at 8 p.m.News/Talk 760 WJR will do a spe-cial radio simulcast throughoutthe event and provide up-to-the-minute traffic and weather infor-mation throughout the day. Peo-ple can also follow the event onsocial media at #fordfireworksand through the Ford Fund’s so-cial sites on Facebook, Instagram@fordfund and Twitter @ford-fund_. There will also be a spe-cial Snapchat filter.Ford has been investing in

Detroit since the company’sfounding in 1903, Mitchell said.Over the past 10 years, Ford andFord Fund have donated morethan $160 million to organiza-tions throughout southeastMichigan, supporting educa-tion, safe driving and communi-ty life, including hunger reliefand other services.

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Billssent to Gov. Rick Snyder on June22 would accelerate a tax cut forpeople who trade in their vehiclewhen buying a new one in Michi-gan.A law enacted in 2013 lets

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Michigan has a 6 percent salestax. The bills' supporters – whichinclude General Motors, autodealers, bankers and other busi-ness groups – say the “sales taxon the difference” law helpedboost auto sales and buyers de-serve a fully phased-in tax reduc-tion earlier.Opponents include school dis-

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Agency says the state would losean extra $2.1 million in the 2018-19 fiscal year, $5.1 million in2019-20 and $7.5 million in 2020-21 – mostly in the $14 billion-plusfund that pays for K-12 schools.The overall tax cut could total$300 million over a number ofyears.“The governor will review the

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They design for other engineers,and sometimes don’t take theconsumer’s likes into accountwhen designing something. Theyforget that they shouldn’t makesomething too complicated forconsumers.”Advancements in technology

have had a real impact on qualityratings, Sargent said. In 1987 theToyota Cressida was the top carand its technology included suchsophisticated items as a CD play-er and a graphic equalizer.With much more sophisticated

technology in today’s vehicles,Sargent said, there are morechances for things to go wrong.But even with that taken into

account, Sargent said, vehiclesare enjoying better quality thanever.In 1987, there were 166 prob-

lems per 100 vehicles. In 2017,that number dropped to 97 per100 vehicles.Reliability is of huge impor-

tance to car buyers. When askedwhy they bought one model overanother, Sargent said 51 percentof consumers told J.D. Powerthat reliability was the numberone reason. Exterior styling wassecond and previous brand expe-rience was third.Overall, Sargent said, the 2017

J.D. Power Initial Quality Surveywas good news for domestics.They finished ahead of imports.On average they reported 93problems per 100 vehicles, com-pared to the import score of 99problems per 100 vehicles. Thiswas the second year in a row do-mestics topped imports.“Last year you could say that

domestics finishing first was ablip,” Sargent said. “Two years ina row is a trend.”Overall, GM improved 5 per-

cent over 2016, FCA 12 percent

and Ford 16 percent, Sargentsaid.“These numbers are pretty

amazing because it’s pretty easyto improve when you put out on-ly one or two models,” Sargentsaid. “But when you’re an OEMand you put out 10 or 15 models,it’s very hard to see improve-ment across the board.”The automotive marketplace

was broken down into 23 differ-ent categories. The ChryslerPacifica was considered best inthe Minivan segment. The FordExpedition finished first in theLarge SUV category, the FordMustang took the Midsize SportyCar segment.GM also enjoyed great success

this year, Sargent said. The com-pany had vehicles take top hon-ors in four categories – theChevy Silverado in Large LightDuty Pickup, the Chevy SilveradoHD in Large Heavy Duty Pickup,the Chevy Sonic in Small Car, andthe GMC Terrain in Compact SUV.The J.D. Power study also rat-

ed OEM factories. General Mo-tors Fort Wayne Truck Assemblyplant earned the J.D. Power GoldPlant Quality Award and was rec-ognized as delivering the highest-ranked automotive manufactur-ing quality in the Americas in2017.The Chevrolet Silverado, Sil-

verado HD and GMC Sierra andSierra HD are produced at theFort Wayne Assembly facility lo-cated in the state of Indiana.“Our team builds the most ex-

ceptional full-size trucks in thebusiness, assembling each vehi-cle as if it were our very own,”said Michael Thomas, FortWayne Assembly plant manager.“The men and women at FortWayne Assembly put the cus-tomer at the center of everythingthey do. Our customers can beassured that they have invested

in a truck that will both delightand safely transport them andtheir loved ones for years.”Ram Truck is the industry’s

most improved truck brand withmore than a 24 percent improve-ment in the brand’s initial qualityscore from last year’s study. As acompany, Sargent said FCA im-proved its initial quality at afaster rate than the industry av-erage. This is the second consec-utive year that FCA US has im-proved in initial quality at afaster rate than the industry av-erage.“We’re pleased to see that all

FCA US brands have made im-provements in initial quality, es-pecially Ram Truck with its bigstep up this year,” said Scott Gar-berding, head of Quality, FCA –Global. “My colleagues and I arefocused on continuing to deliverquality new vehicles, like the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, as wecontinue to bring important newtechnologies into the marketwith an increasing number of ex-citing new vehicle launches inthe coming years.”Sargent also praised Ford for

its improvements, saying that it’sinfotainment systems have ledthe industry.“As Ford accelerates the pace

of innovation, we believe thisbest-ever quality ranking demon-strates our new technologies arereliable and easy to use,” saidBennie Fowler, group vice presi-dent, Quality. “The rapid im-provements rated by third-partyquality experts such as J.D. Pow-er motivate us to improve our fit-ness even more as quality is arace that’s never finished.”Overall, Sargent said, the na-

ture of problems have changed.The Audio, Communications, En-tertainment, Navigation (ACEN)category earns the most com-plaints at 22.8 per 100 vehicles.

On the other hand, theengine/transmission categoryhas only 9.6 per 100. That is aradical change from the past andshows just how well these nuts-and-bolts systems are being de-signed and built.Sargent said, in response to a

question from the media abouthow initial quality relates tomore long-term quality, that J.D.Power also has a survey thatstudies vehicle quality afterthree years.Sargent said that J.D. Power’s

survey results show that there isa strong correlation betweenquality after three months andthree years.Basically, Sargeant said, the ve-

hicles that do well in quality sur-veys early also perform very wellin surveys performed later. All ofthis is good information for bothOEMs and the public to havewhen learning about vehiclesand how they perform in the realworld.“The Initial Quality Study helps

consumers make smart choices,”Sargent said. “It helps OEMsknow the strengths and weak-nesses of the industry. We willkeep doing it.”

Detroit OEMs On Top of a J.D. Power Survey

David Sargent


FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) –Volkswagen is unveiling a newversion of its Polo subcompact,the sixth edition of a car that hassold 14 million units since it wasintroduced in 1975.Those include blind spot de-

tection, which gives a warning inthe exterior mirror if vehicles arein the car’s blind spot whileovertaking. Rear traffic alert candetect cross traffic behind thecar while backing out of a park-ing space.The car will be available with

six different gasoline enginesand one that runs on com-pressed natural gas. The twoavailable diesels will come withan emissions control systemknown as selective catalytic re-duction, or SCR.That’s a different emissions

control system than the one in-volved in Volkswagen’s dieselscandal over cars from earliermodel years rigged to cheat onemissions tests. Vehicles withSCR inject a solution from a refill-able tank into the exhauststream to remove harmful nitro-gen oxides.The car is to go on sale later

this year at a base price of 12,975euros ($14,500) in Germany. Thevehicle isn’t coming to U.S.The announcement at a time

when workers at Volkswagenplant in Bratislava are on a strikeover wages.Labor unions called it, starting

June 20, after a number of nego-tiation rounds about their de-mand – a 16 percent increase –failed.The German company calls

their demand “unacceptable.” Ithas offered about half of whatthe unions want. It’s the firststrike in the plant since 1991,when Volkswagen opened it.

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General Motors on June 16 un-veiled plans to open a new sup-plier park to support future vehi-cle production at its ArlingtonAssembly. The new park is ex-pected to house up to 1,250 em-ployees, including bringing morethan 850 new jobs to Arlington,Texas.These new jobs are in addition

to the 7,000 GM jobs and $1 bil-lion in U.S. investments GM an-nounced earlier this year. Thepark is expected to be opera-tional in 2018, said GMspokesman Nick Richards.The new supplier park will

consist of two industrial manu-facturing and warehouse build-ings comprising more than 1.2million square feet. GM estimatesnearly 600 of the new manufac-turing and professional jobs cre-ated in these facilities will re-place work previously done out-side of the U.S.“Through strong supplier and

community relations, we’re ablecreate new supplier parks to gen-erate significant benefits to ourmanufacturing operations andthe communities in which we op-erate,” said Steve Kiefer, GM sen-ior vice president of Global Pur-chasing and Supply Chain. “Thisnew supplier park will create im-proved logistics efficiency andcoordination, while also bringingsignificant employment opportu-nities to Arlington.”GM currently employs approxi-

mately 4,225 people to build theclass-leading Chevrolet Tahoeand Suburban, GMC Yukon andYukon XL and Cadillac Escalade.GM began operations in Arling-ton in 1954.“General Motors has been a

part of the American Dream inArlington from the beginning. Infact, the opening of the assemblyplant in Arlington in 1954 wasone of the key ignitors of ourcity’s incredible population andeconomic growth. And now,

more than 60 years later, GMcontinues to be a critical founda-tion of Arlington’s economy,”said Arlington Mayor JeffWilliams. “I am pleased the CityCouncil has once again success-fully worked with General Mo-tors, this time to revitalize andredevelop an area that was a de-teriorating shopping center andturn it into a vibrant manufactur-ing site.“This action will have an im-

pact on our community for gen-erations to come and further so-lidify the partnership betweenArlington and General Motors.”Multi-year Supplier of the Year

winner International AutomotiveComponents (IAC) Group is oneof the GM suppliers that will beintroducing operations to the Ar-lington automotive logistics cen-ter.“We are excited to establish

this new Arlington location asone of our flagship manufactur-ing operations among IAC’s 22other U.S. plants,” said SteveMiller, president and CEO of IAC.“IAC’s role as a supplier of vehi-cle interiors to GM extends backalmost a century and this im-pressive new center marks agreat beginning to our next cen-tury in partnership with this cus-tomer.”Martin said GM has been exe-

cuting a strategy to create sup-plier parks adjacent to its U.S.manufacturing sites (already ac-complished with Northpoint atGM’s Fairfax Assembly Plant inKansas, Wentzville AssemblyPlant in Missouri, Bowling GreenAssembly in Kentucky and FortWayne Assembly Plant in Indi-ana), and will continue to expandthis effort.Supplier parks locating near

assembly plants result in signifi-cant savings from reduced trans-portation costs, higher qualitycommunications and continuousimprovement activities.

General Motors AnnouncesSupplier Site Being Built

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This Independence Day, arecord-breaking 44.2 millionAmericans will travel 50 miles ormore away from home, taking tothe nation’s roads, skies, railsand waterways to honor the red,white and blue, said AAA spokes-woman Julie Hall.With 1.25 million more travel-

ers than last year, 2017 will bemarked as the most traveled In-dependence Day holiday week-end ever, Hall said.“Combined, strong employ-

ment, rising incomes and higherconsumer confidence bode wellfor the travel industry, in particu-lar this Independence Day week-end,” said Bill Sutherland, AAAsenior vice president, Travel andPublishing. “A historic 44.2 mil-lion Americans will travel to cele-brate our nation’s freedom thisyear, adding to an alreadybustling summer travel season.”The Independence Day holiday

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As part of its ongoing investi-gation into the fatal 2016 high-way crash involving a Tesla Mod-el S and a tractor-semitrailertruck near Williston, Florida, theNational Transportation SafetyBoard on June 19 opened the ac-cident docket, releasing morethan 500 pages of information.According to information re-

leased by the NTSB, system per-formance data downloaded fromthe Tesla revealed that the driverwas operating the car using auto-mated vehicle control systems:Traffic-Aware Cruise Control andAutosteer lane keeping systems.The NTSB summary stated

that at “4:40 p.m. eastern day-light time on Saturday, May 7,2016, a 2015 Tesla Model S,traveling eastbound on US High-way 27A (US-27A), west ofWilliston, Florida, struck andpassed beneath a 2014 Freightlin-er Cascadia truck-tractor in com-bination with a 53-foot semitrail-er. At the time of the collision,the combination vehicle wasmaking a left turn from west-bound US-27A across the twoeastbound travel lanes onto NE140th Court, a local pavedroad.“As a result of the initial im-

pact, the battery disengagedfrom the electric motors power-ing the car. After exiting from un-derneath the semitrailer, the carcoasted at a shallow angle off theright side of the roadway, traveled approximately 297 feet, andthen collided with a utility pole.The car broke the pole andtraveled an additional 50 feet,during which it rotated coun-terclockwise and came to restperpendicular to the highway inthe front yard of a private resi-dence. The 40-year-old male driv-er and sole occupant of the Tesla

died as a result of the crash.”The report further stated that

the “Tesla system performancedata downloaded from the car in-dicated that vehicle speed justprior to impact was 74 mph.System performance data alsorevealed that the driver wasoperating the car using the ad-vanced driver assistance fea-tures Traffic-Aware Cruise Con-trol and Autosteer lane keepingassistance. The car was alsoequipped with automatic emer-gency braking that is designed toautomatically apply the brakesto reduce the severity of or as-sist in avoiding frontal collisions.As a result of the crash, therear hatch frame separated andfolded back over the crushedrear window.”The NTSB also reported that

about 510 MB of data was recov-ered from the crashed Tesla’s SDcard. The data included eight im-age files representing data fromthe forward-facing camera.According to NTSB recovered

data, Joshua Brown, driver of theTesla, had his hands off thewheel of the car for about 90 per-cent of his final drive.The report also stated that the

vehicle warned Brown seventimes to keep his hands on thesteering wheel during the finaldrive. After each warning, the ve-hicles sensors detected handson the wheel for a period of oneto three seconds.The last warning took place

about six minutes before thecrash, according to the NTSB re-port. Brown’s car was going 74miles an hour on a highway whenit hit the big rig.The Autopilot apparently

failed to distinguish between thewhite truck and the bright skybehind it.

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DETROIT (AP) – Ford MotorCo. will export vehicles from Chi-na to the U.S. for the first timestarting in 2019.Ford said June 20 it plans to

move production of its Ford Fo-cus small car from the U.S. toChina, where it already makesthe Focus for Chinese buyers.Ford will continue to make theFocus in Europe, and will also ex-port some variants of the Focusfrom Europe to the U.S.Sales of small cars have

dropped sharply in the U.S. andcompanies are seeking to cutcosts making them. Ford’s presi-dent of global operations JoeHinrichs said the move to Chinawill save the company $1 billion,including $500 million for cancel-ing plans to build the Focus inMexico.Wary of the response from

President Donald Trump, whohas criticized Ford for making ve-hicles outside the U.S., Ford saidthe move won’t cost U.S. jobs.The suburban Detroit plant thatcurrently makes the Focus willbe converted late next year toproduce the Ford Ranger pickupand Ford Bronco SUV.Ford also said June 20 that it

plans to invest $900 million in itsKentucky Truck Plant inLouisville to make the new, alu-minum-sided Ford Expeditionand Lincoln Navigator SUVs.Those vehicles will go on salethis fall and will be exported tomore than 55 markets globally,the company said. The invest-ment will secure 1,000 jobs at theKentucky plant.But the White House response

was muted. Asked June 20whether Trump plans to gettougher on China or on automak-ers who leave the U.S., WhiteHouse Press Secretary Sean

Spicer said the president wantsto lower business taxes and re-form the tax code so businesseswill want to “come back to theUnited States, grow in the UnitedStates, manufacture more in theUnited States.’’Hinrichs said Ford’s research

shows that customers – who areused to phones and other gadg-ets from China – care moreabout product quality thanwhere their vehicles are made.Plans for production of the

2019 Focus – which will be largerand have some significant up-dates – have bounced aroundover the last few months as Fordtries to squeeze some profitsfrom the ailing small car seg-ment. U.S. Focus sales weredown 20 percent through May,hurt by low gas prices and con-sumer preference for SUVs.In January, the company an-

nounced it would cancel a newplant in Mexico and instead usecapacity at another plant in Mex-ico to build the Focus. But overthe last few months, Hinrichssaid, Ford decided it could saveanother $500 million in toolingand other manufacturing costs ifit moved production to China.Hinrichs said last month’s de-

parture of former CEO MarkFields had no bearing on the de-cision, which was in the worksfor some time.Hinrichs said Chinese wages

are lower than wages in Mexico,although the cost to ship the ve-hicles erases some of that advan-tage. It’s still cheaper to makecars for the U.S. in Mexico, hesaid, but Ford has extra capacityin China and the move frees upcapital for the company immedi-ately. Ford isn’t the first car com-pany to export vehicles to theU.S. from China.

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