Michigan Celebrates the 'Year of the Car' 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.
VIDEO: Concours d'Elegance Classic car lovers from around they world will gather at Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester Hills this Sunday for the annual Concours d'Elegance.
General Motors Celebrates Its 100th Birthday 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.
Ford Model T Turns 100! The car that put the world on wheels, the Ford Model T, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008 and Ford is planning a year-long series of celebrations to honor the iconic vehicle.
MotorCities Story of the Week: The Eyes of the Nation Were on Monroe 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.
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GM To Recycle, Reuse More Material The automaker announced Friday morning that half of its major factories worldwide will recycle or reuse nearly all of their waste materials by the end of 2010.
Incentives Help Auto Sales General Motors "Employee Discount for Everybody" sale pushed car and truck sales to their highest levels of the year in August, but they were still well off the numbers we were seeing a year ago.
GM to Extend Employee Pricing General Motors Corp. says it is extending its employee discount offer through the end of the month.
Video: Truck To Car Conversion WWJ AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert takes us on a tour of Ford's Michigan Truck Plant, which is about to be converted to make a new line of fuel efficient cars.
Video: Trip Around the Grand Prix Track Ride along with WWJ Newsradio 950 AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert as he takes a spin around the Detroit Grand Prix track on Belle Isle.
Visit the Buick Gallery The Sloan Museum's Buick Gallery features over 25 classic and concept Buicks, Chevrolets, and other locally-built automobiles.
Model T 101 At Greenfield Village, learn about the basic mechanical components and operation of the Model T.
What's My Assembly Line? At the Henry Ford Museum, visitors can take a shift on the assembly line in this audience participation game show.
Motor City Exhibition, Cadillac Body Drop At the Detroit Historical Museum, this permanent display which interprets how cars built Detroit and how Detroit builds cars.
GMnext Showroom Thousands of local, national and international visitors enjoy this eclectic 44,000 sq. ft. display of GM vehicles and specialty cars at the GM Renaissance Center.
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