One of the best ways to lead Michigan into the future could be to help the state leverage its automotive past – and the present-day capabilities that past has generated.
That, in a nutshell, is the goal of the Year of the Car, a collaborative effort organized and sponsored by the MotorCities National Heritage Area, an organization dedicated to preserving, interpreting and promoting the automotive heritage of Michigan. The five-month celebration links together more than 100 activities, exhibits and attractions at nearly 60 locations throughout the state.
General Motors will celebratesits 100th birthday on September 16, 2008, and the company will be marking this special occasion across the world with a series of events and initiatives under the banner of GMnext.
For workers at the Newton Steel plant in Monroe, the decision to strike in 1937 was a calamity. Just about everything that could go wrong, did. And it wouldn’t be until several years after World War II before the workers under the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) banner recovered from this dispiriting episode.
Chrysler is trying to end the year on a positive sales note as they kick off a big year end sale. WWJ's Jeff Gilbert reports the holiday season is a good time for Chrysler to reintroduce itself to customers.
After selling cars in Detroit for nearly 90 years, the Cadillac brand name has been painted over on the awning at Dalgleish Cadillac ― General Motors is closing them down.
After selling cars in Detroit for nearly 90 years, the Cadillac brand name has been painted over on the awning at Dalgleish Cadillac ― General Motors is closing them down.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded its "top safety pick'' to 19 passenger cars and eight sport utility vehicles for the 2010 model year.
The 2010 Fusion beat out 22 competitors, including the redesigned Toyota Prius, the BMW 7-Series and the Chevrolet Camaro, to win Motor Trend magazine's car of the year.
At the Detroit Historical Museum, this permanent display which interprets how cars built Detroit and how Detroit builds cars.
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