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Ed Welburn introduces the 2013 Cadillac XTS in 2011.

A group of top automotive de-signers has selected Ed Welburnas the recipient of the 2018 Eyes-On Design Lifetime DesignAchievement Award for his out-standing career in vehicle de-sign.The annual award is unique in

that the selection is made by theprevious winners of the award,said EyesOn spokesperson KathyLightbody. This group includesChris Bangle, Nuncio Bertone,Wayne Cherry, Walter de’Silva,Willie G. Davidson, Tom Gale,Giorgetto Giugiaro, Chuck Jor-dan, Robert Lutz, Syd Mead, Shi-ro Nakamura, Patrick le Que-ment, Sergio Pininfarina, StewartReed, Peter Schreyer and JackTelnack.Called “the man who brought

beauty back to GM,” Lightbodysaid Welburn was just the sixthhead of design for General Mo-tors. He was also the first to leadthe division on a global level,

placing him in the same compa-ny as such design legends asHarley Earl and Bill Mitchell.On Jan. 16, 2018, Lightbody

said Welburn will be part of apanel of judges at the EyesOn De-sign Awards at the North Ameri-can International Auto Show, atwhich time he will present theEyesOn Design Catalyst Award tothe individual he has selected tohonor for their significant influ-ence on his automotive designcareer.During his 44-year career, Wel-

burn oversaw many designs, in-cluding those for the Corvette,Cadillac Escalade and the re-vived Chevrolet Camaro alongwith such concept cars as theOldsmobile Aerotech, the Cadil-lac Ciel and the Buick Avista.Lightbody said Welburn decid-

ed early on that a career in auto-motive design was for him,

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2017 has been an interestingyear for General Motors, accord-ing to CEO Mary Barra.She spoke to the Automotive

Press Association at a specialevent held at the Gem Theater inDetroit last week.The event was moderated by

Cox Automotive’s Michelle Krebs,who got things rolling by asking

how 2017 set up 2018.Barra said that GM remains

dedicated to the improving re-turn on investment. That meansbeing a focused company.And in 2018, Barra said, GM

will have new and improvedproducts.Krebs then asked when GM got

fully behind the idea of going allin with autonomous technology.“GM has a rich history con-

cerning electric vehicles,” Barrasaid. “Even during our restruc-turing, we kept working on theVolt. People are very satisfied to

Barra Predicting Bigger Things for GM in Upcoming Year

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Ford Motor Company hasawarded $200,000 in funding,part of the Bill Ford Better WorldChallenge (BFBWC), to supporttwo international projects to im-prove health and sanitation con-ditions in India and Mexico.The grants, which were given

out last week. are included inFord Motor Company Fund’s an-nual community improvementcampaign that launched in 2015as part of the 10th anniversary ofthe Ford Volunteer Corps, saidFord spokesman Todd Nissen.The challenge is jointly funded

by the Ford Fund and Bill Ford,executive chairman of Ford Mo-tor Company, Nissen said. Theprogram works to give employeevolunteers the opportunity toserve with community activistsin places worldwide where Forddoes business. It encourages em-ployees and community partnersto submit ideas that will solveglobal problems including issuessurrounding mobility, as well asthe scarcity of food, water andshelter.“I am extremely proud of the

work our employees are doing tobring about positive changearound the world,” said Bill Ford.“Access to basic necessities isnot something that can be takenfor granted in many communi-ties, and these projects will havean immediate and positive im-pact on the quality of life for somany people.”In the rural district of

Kancheepuram, India, just out-side of Chennai where toilets andprivate restroom facilities arenonexistent, the $140,000 grantwill provide 100 residentialSMART toilets in three villagesfor a total of 300 toilets, Nissensaid. The SMART toilet facility isequipped with lighting, allows for

hand washing, and provides twinpits for sustainable use andmaintenanceAn education program for resi-

dents on good hygiene and sani-tation practices.“In these rural villages, open

defecation is the normal prac-tice,” said Jennifer Leonard, aFord brake engineer who is man-aging the project. “This practiceproliferates disease, increaseschild mortality rates, and in-creases a woman’s chance of be-ing attacked. Our hope with thisprogram is to work to improvehealth conditions while offeringpeople privacy, dignity and safe-ty.”Construction in Kancheepu-

ram is slated to begin in Januarywith planned completion in fall2018, Nissen said. Installation ofthe toilets will be done using vol-unteer help from Ford employeesat the Chennai plant and will bemanaged by Gramalaya, a non-profit in India that works to in-stall SMART toilets. Gramalaya,with 30 years of experience in

sanitation programs, is dedicat-ed to helping India become anopen defecation-free country.In Guayacan, Mexico, near Her-

mosillo, potable water is a rarity.The $60,000 grant will:• Build the Guayacan Commu-

nity Center, where filtered waterwill be available to residents,along with access to bathroomswith toilets and running waterfor hand washing.• Offer up to 750 families the

opportunity to have their own in-home water filtration system fora one-time payment of $5 (U.S.);Ford is working with Aqua ClaraInternational, a Michigan-basednonprofit, to provide the waterfilters.• Free breakfast every Sunday,

offered in conjunction with a lo-cal church.• Community center will serve

as host site for tutoring and oth-er nonprofit services.“Northwest Mexico has high

concentrations of arsenic in the

Ford Continues Drive for Cleaner Water

Ford Volunteer Corps at work in Mexico to provide lean drinking water.

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by Jim Stickford

The folks at Global Facilitiesand Environmental at the TechCenter in Warren got to celebratea couple of refunds worth mil-lions of dollars from DTE Energyand Consumers Power.A ceremony where the refunds

were officially presented to GMwas held at the Tech Center’sChilled Water Plant on Dec. 14.The refunds – $6.3 million from

DTE and $1.7 from CP – are theresult of years of work betweenGM and the utilities, said DaneParker, vice president of GlobalFacilities and Environmental.“We, as a company, appreciate

the partnership between us andthem,” Parker said. “These re-fund checks are meaningful to usand it also helps GM make carsmore affordable for our cus-tomers. We’ve done this in an en-

vironment of change. Five yearsago Mary Barra said that the au-to industry would change morein the next five years than it didin the previous 100. We are nowhalfway through that five years.This is a great time of year to re-flect on what we’ve done.”Basically, said Gary Londo,

Campus Utility manager for theTech Center, starting about threeyears ago GM and the utilitiesgot together to create a plan thatwould result in GM using lesselectricity and natural gas at theTech Center.This plan required the compa-

ny to work closely with the utili-ties, taking their advice on thepurchase of new equipment aswell as on other ways GM couldsave on power.“While we were doing this,”

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Londo said, “we had to keeppower and gas to the Tech Cen-ter up and running. That took alot of planning. Getting the workdone was sort of like changing atire on your bicycle while stillpedaling. During the work, wehad to make sure that 99.9 per-cent of the power normally avail-able was available.”Working with Consumers Pow-

er, GM installed a new TridiumNiagara Building Automation Sys-tem (BAS) in 11 buildings, com-prising more than four millionsquare feel to optimize HVAC airhandler performance and reduceenergy use, Parker said.Additionally, GM replaced sev-

eral 50-year-old large campussteam boilers with three newCleaver Brooks high efficiency90,000 pound-per-hour steamboilers that will also reduce ener-gy usage. They replaced two oldsteam boilers at the GAE buildingand replaced 229,000 square feetof roof sections on five differentbuildings on the campus.Working with DTE, GM re-

placed two older inefficientchillers with two new more effi-cient 3,000 ton chillers at thechilled water plant, Parker said.They also completed 11 chillertune-ups to increase chiller effi-ciency in several buildings andinstalled a Variable FrequencyDrive to reduce energy consump-tion on several HVAC fans andpumps in several buildings oncampus.They also replaced 146 older

high wattage exterior streetlightfixtures with energy efficient,lower wattage LED lights whichcan now be remotely controlled.GM didn’t stop with outsidelights.The company replaced older,

inefficient interior fluorescent

lighting with energy efficient LEDlighting at the Operations Engi-neering Center, the VEC Podiumand the VEC East building.They installed an energy effi-

cient reflective Cool Roof systemat the PPO building and event de-tected and repaired a major com-pressed air leak within the infra-structure, Parker said.Sean McCoy, Outreach manag-

er for the DTE Energy’s Energy Ef-ficiency Program for Business,was on at the ceremony.He said DTE got together with

GM as part of the utility’s largerefforts to work with its biggestcustomers to improve energy us-age. Part of what they did was

work with GM to centralize howenergy was distributed.“We used to have plants and

staff all over the place sendingenergy to GM,” McCoy said. “Theinformation didn’t go to a centrallocation. We decided to tie every-thing together and have one ded-icated engineer manage every-thing.“The approach has worked

well. And we’ve fostered a greatrelationship with GM.”Glenn Barba, controller and

vice president at CP, said thepartnership his company haswith GM is special.“They are a valuable cus-

tomer,” Barba said. “We share

the same passions. We both careabout the success of our cus-tomers and we both want ourcustomers to be our customersfor life.“And we want to help grow the

economy of Michigan and weshare a passion for the planet.”CP is glad to be able to provide

energy in a sustainable way. Theyworked with GM on many differ-ent projects that saved 230,000cubic feet of natural gas, result-ing in 14,000 fewer tons of carbondioxide being emitted into the at-mosphere.“That’s the equivalent of re-

moving 2,700 Toyotas from theroad,” Barba said.

by DAVID EGGERTAssociated Press

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Statelegislators on Dec. 13 quickly ap-proved spending $23.2 million toaddress what state regulatorssaid is an emerging problem ofdrinking water contaminationcaused by chemicals used in fire-fighting foams, cleaning productsand industrial applications.Contamination from per- and

polyfluoroalkyl substances, orPFAS, has been identified in 14Michigan communities.It recently has drawn intense

scrutiny north of Grand Rapids,where footwear companyWolverine World Wild dumpedwaste sludge decades ago, and ator nearby multiple militarybases.The funding, included in a

$52.8 million supplemental budg-et bill, would pay for response ef-forts, lab equipment, water sam-pling and other functions associ-ated with the project.Fifteen new state employees

would be hired to help the statedeal with the problem.“We have no greater responsi-

bility than to protect the publichealth of our constituents,’’ saidRep. Chris Afendoulis, a Republi-can from Grand Rapids Town-ship.The chemicals are widespread

in the environment and havebeen detected in blood of peopleand animals around the world,according to the U.S. Agency forToxic Substances and DiseaseRegistry.The agency’s website says sci-

entists are uncertain about howthey affect human health at expo-sure levels typically found infood and water.But some studies suggest the

chemicals might affect fetal de-velopment, disrupt hormonalfunctions, damage fertility andimmune systems, and boost therisk of cancer.Gov. Rick Snyder a month ago

signed an executive directive es-tablishing a PFAS team to coordi-nate response efforts among lo-cal, state and federal agenciesthat are currently working onthis problem.The legislation won approval

from a Senate committee andboth chambers in a matter ofhours, on a 33-4 Senate vote anda 109-1 House vote.It was the last day of legislative

voting in 2017.The spending bill also includes

a provision allowing a plannednew state veterans home in De-troit to be located outside the

city, which drew criticism fromsome Democrats in the state leg-islature.The state Veterans Affairs

Agency said it has had troublefinding an adequate place tobuild in Detroit.The measure would expand

the project scope to includeWayne, Oakland and Macombcounties.If a site were not found in the

tri-county region within 45 days,then the search would be ex-panded further to the greatersoutheast Michigan area.Sen. David Knezek, a Dearborn

Heights Democrat, said it wouldbe “unconscionable’’ to ask De-troit residents to move an houraway to live in the facility.But Senate Appropriations

Committee Chairman DaveHildenbrand, a Lowell Republi-can, said state officials “needthat flexibility to find the rightproperty and the right location.’’The state of Michigan has two

homes now, in Grand Rapids andMarquette, but there are plans tobuild a new facility in the Detroitarea and to replace and downsizethe current facility in GrandRapids.A third of the state’s 640,000

veterans live in just three coun-ties in the state.The are Wayne, Oakland and

Macomb.The bill includes $25 million

for brownfield remediation andredevelopment, water asset man-agement and drinking watermonitoring. Of that total, $14 mil-lion would replace environmen-tal cleanup money that has driedup.The money would come from

the $35 million Michigan Infra-structure Fund.The bill also calls for $1 million

to train schools on water testingand includes the authorization ofconstruction projects at SaginawState University, four communitycolleges, a new state police postin the Grand Rapids area and up-grades at one of the state’s fishhatcheries.

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DETROIT (AP) – Hyundai andKia are recalling more than ahalf-million compact cars in theU.S. because the brake lightsmay not go out when the pedal isreleased.The recall was issued on Dec.

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Employees at GM’s WarrenTransmission plant were able toraise $3,500 this year for the U.S.Marine Corps’ annual Toys forTots holiday toy drive.

John Giannetti, UAW Local 909activity representative said thatbeing able to give this year is es-pecially meaningful.

“It’s been a challenge,” Gian-netti said. “The plant, right now,is at a low in terms of employ-ment. We had a layoff in June,and there is also some employeeidling because of another tempo-rary layoff.”

Giannetti said that they maketransmissions for GM’s Volt, theV6 Impala, the GMC Acadia andthe 6-speed Cadillac XTS.

“But despite this, we’ve had agood outpouring of donationsfrom people who work here,” Gi-annetti said. “This toy giveawayis something we do every year.It’s always fun to do things thatwill help make people’s Christ-mas merry.”

Giannetti admitted that he en-joys going to the toy store withfellow Transmission plant em-ployees to pick out the gifts theygive away.

“It makes you feel like a kidagain, being able to walk downthe aisles of a toy store and seewhat was available and see whatthis year’s toys are,” Giannettisaid.

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hearts to help others. We spendthe entire year looking for waysto raise money for this event. It’snot just something we do aroundthe holiday season. This is ayear-long commitment.”

Warren Transmission salariedemployees also help out. This isthe first year Tamberlin Goldenhas been plant manager at War-ren Transmission, and she saidshe was impressed when shelearned what people there did.

“We work for a great companyand we work with great people,”Golden said. “All of us areblessed, but there are those outthere who aren’t blessed, and weare proud to be able to look forthe opportunity to give back tothe community. I have a daugh-ter, Toya, and I told her what itwas like to walk by the toys ondisplay in the lobby.

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com/en/dodge-garage – curatescontent from across hundreds ofwebsites and forums, in addition tothe Dodge brand’s digital and so-cial channels, including YouTube,Facebook, Twitter and Instagram,to deliver the latest muscle car andracing news to enthusiasts, saidFiat Chrysler spokeswoman EileenWunderlich. The site launchedlive during the 30th annual Per-formance Racing Industry (PRI)Trade Show in Indianapolis in ear-ly December.“Dodge Garage consolidates all

there is to know about the latestmuscle car and racing enthusiastnews into one comprehensive des-tination,” said Tim Kuniskis, headof Passenger Car Brands – Dodge,SRT, Chrysler and Fiat, FCA – NorthAmerica.“In the digital space, content is

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nessing the highest consumer en-gagement it’s ever seen, andmoreand more people wanting to bepart of our ‘brotherhood of mus-cle,’ Dodge Garage provides thequickest, easiest and most com-prehensive way to funnel all thispassion and engagement througha single source.”Once inside the Dodge Garage,

Kuniskis said enthusiasts will findtoolboxes full of daily updates,curating muscle car and racing en-thusiast content from across theautomotive spectrum, including:• News – Review all the latest

Dodge news and events from bothDodge and performance enthusi-asts, including blogs from specialguest authors, along with engi-neering and design stories; learnmore about Dodge partnershipswith DSR, Bondurant, Hagerty andPennzoil; and Q&As, chats with

partners, enthusiasts, and Dodgeengineers and designers• Events – Search for upcoming

events, including Cars & Coffee,races, auto shows and enthusiastevents in your area.• Racing HQ – Learnmore about

the Dodge and Mopar teams, getschedules, see race results, in-cluding NHRA point standings,and locate a track near you; alsofeatures glossary with racing termsto help better understand what a“breakout” is, in addition to un-derstanding cars and classes.• Gallery – Check out the latest

videos and images from acrossDodge brand’s digital and socialchannels, including YouTube, Face-book, Twitter and Instagram.• Downloads – Download im-

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branded merchandise.Kuniskis said that Dodge con-

sistently ranks in the top amongautomotive competitors in fan en-gagement across Facebook, Twit-ter and Instagram. Dodge Garagewill also drive traffic to Dodge.com,linking its loyal fan base togetheracross the Dodge brand’s digitaland social channels.

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LONDON (AP) – The U.K. offi-cial shepherding Britain’s depar-ture from the European Union ac-knowledged Dec. 6 that the gov-ernment has made no formal as-sessments of the economic im-pact of leaving the 28-nation bloc.Brexit Secretary David Davis

told a parliamentary committeeDec. 6 that the nation should beprepared for a profound shift inthe way the economy operateson a scale similar to that of the2008 financial crisis.He says that since Britain must

prepare for a “paradigm change,’’in the economy, any assessmentin the automotive, aerospace fi-nancial services or other sectorswould fail to be “informative.’’

The House of Commons’ Brex-it committee’s chair, HilaryBenn, described the decision as“rather strange’’ given the mo-mentous decisions at hand andsince authorities wish to startrenegotiating Britain’s trade rela-tions with the rest of Europewithin weeks.“You have said there are no im-

pact assessments,’’ Benn said.“You were hoping that, at the Oc-tober (European) Council, thedoor would be open to phasetwo of the negotiations, wherethe question would be asked`What does the U.K. governmentwant?’“Are you actually telling us

that the government hadn’t atthat point – and still hasn’t – un-dertaken the assessment?’’ Bennasked.Davis told the committee he

didn’t need a formal impact as-sessment.“I’m not a fan of economic

models because they have allproven wrong,’’ Davis said.“When you have a paradigmchange – as happened in 2008with the financial crisis – all themodels were wrong.’’Britain and the EU on Dec. 4

came close to agreeing on key di-vorce terms, including how tomaintain an open Irish border af-ter the U.K. – including NorthernIreland – leaves the EU.But the agreement was scut-

tled at the last minute when theDemocratic Unionist Party,which props up Prime MinisterTheresa May’s minority govern-ment, warned it wouldn’t sup-port a deal it saw as underminingNorthern Ireland’s place in theUnited Kingdom.

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own a Volt. That work led up tothe Bolt. That is another well-re-ceived and successful vehicle.”And after that success, Barra

said, GM decided in 2015 to getreally serious about an au-tonomous future.“GM will continue to have a

leadership position in the indus-try concerning autonomous tech-nology,” Barra said. “But speed iscritical in developing this tech-nology.”Barra was then asked why GM

decided to go it alone when de-veloping Autonomous Vehicle(AV) technology.She said it does take a lot of

different technologies to developa true AV, but GM didn’t want toworry about who owns what In-tellectual Property (IP). That’swhy the company decided to goit alone. Of course, GM is workingwith a number of suppliers butGM will own the tech. She againemphasized that speed of devel-opment is critical.When asked about NAFTA, Bar-

ra said that it’s almost 25 yearsold and that there are improve-ments that can be made to thetrade agreement. But anychanges must be made in a re-sponsible manner to avoid anyunintended consequences.Barra also said that GM likes

the idea of tax reform and that asof Dec. 11, the Senate and Housebills were still being worked on.Overall, she saw tax reform goingin a positive direction.Krebs said one of the big sto-

ries for 2017 has been sex dis-crimination and sexual harass-ment.Barra agreed, and said that the

most important thing GM can dois to create an environmentwhere all can be creative andreach their full potential.“I am chief diversity officer,”

Barra said. “Part of my job is tocreate a workplace of choice thatattracts new talent. It’s unaccept-able not to have standards thatprotect everyone. I want a work-place where people can speak upwithout fear of retaliation. I havechildren who will be entering theworkforce soon, and I want themto have an environment wherethey don’t have to worry aboutthis sort of thing.”It’s important, Barra said, that

people speak up with the expec-tation that they will be believedwhen reporting problems. Theold way of doing things is justnot acceptable.Krebs then asked about the re-

tail future of the auto industry.Barra said that Uber and Lyft

really only represent about 1

percent of the driving done to-day.“Ride sharing only works in

very specific way in places thatare heavily urban,” Barra said.“The owner/driver model of carownership will continue to existfor a long time to come. But theauto industry has to ask it willgrow in the future.“I am confident that dealers

will be able to do that.”Barra was then asked if she

agreed with Bob Lutz’ predictionthat in the future cars will be util-itarian and brands won’t matter.“No,” Barra said. “You have to

recognize that people will bringtheir phones into their cars. Techwill shape the vehicles of the fu-ture, but brands will matter.”The question of SUV/truck

popularity came up. Barra saidthat there will still be a place forsedans.“Our research shows that once

people get into an SUV, it’s hardto get them to go back to asedan,” Barra said. “But there is acore group of people who lovesedans and we will continue toprovide customers with whatthey want.”Krebs asked if General Motors

was hiring new employees. Barrasaid yes. She noted that about 40percent of the workforce hasbeen with the company for lessthan five years.“We need software engineers,”

Barra said. “When we go to Sili-con Valley to recruit, the thingwe hear is that people want towork on something that is cool,something that will go to market.And we’ve learned that there is areal interest in coming to Detroit.People want to go to a placewhere they know they can makea difference. We even had youngpeople who came to Detroit andcreated their own video to showwhat people can do in the city.”Krebs then asked about what

now constitutes GM’s core busi-ness. Barra said that the Chevybrand is very strong in SouthAmerica and that they have astrong dealer network there. Inthe United States, all four of GM’sbrands are doing will and in Chi-na Cadillac is growing as a strongbrand.“Brands are still important,”

Barra said. “Our focus is on that.When we talk about new technol-ogy, we can be talking aboutwhat’s coming in five years, butwe are also talking about what’scoming in two months, what’scoming next year. You will be sur-prised at what you see at the up-coming Detroit auto show.”Barra then took questions

from the audience of reporters.The first was about how in the

old days, GM believed bigger wasalways better, but recently thecompany has left markets andsold off brands.Barra said that’s true, but it’s

vital that the company be an ex-cellent steward of its investors’capital.“The company is and has be-

come disciplined in not onlywhere it sells, but in what seg-ments it invests its money in,”Barra said. “If we are somewherewhere we don’t see a path toprofitability, or a chance for agood return on investment, wewill look for other areas wherewe can grow. We are no longer acompany where we plant a flagand try to be everything toeveryone.“We are still looking for areas

where we can grow and it’s stillimportant to be able to leverageour scale of operations.”Should the opportunity arise

for GM to re-enter the Europeanmarket by being profitable, GMcould do that, Barra said. TheCadillac and Chevrolet brands

are already there, though not inany great numbers currently.General Motors will remain in

the core business of selling carsfor a long time, Barra said. Asnew technologies develop, thatmight change.But the company’s decisions

will be led by customer prefer-ences.When asked about the EV tax

credit, Barra said it’s important.Should credit disappear, it willdefinitely change the equationGeneral Motors uses when mak-ing plans.“The cost of ownership of an

EV is an important part of howcustomers make decisions to buyand EV,” Barra said.“We are still invested in EVs and

will work to drive the cost down.”


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Barra Predicting Bigger Things for GM in Upcoming Year

Krebs, left, and Barra talking about the state of GM.

Jackson Getting New Automobile Museum

Macomb Community College isholding information sessionsWednesday, Jan. 10, and Tues-day, Feb. 6, about advanced man-ufacturing training programs inseveral high-demand careerpathways: controls technician,robot programmer, mechanicalmaintenance specialist and ro-botics technician.For those living south of 16

Mile Road in Macomb Countywho meet other eligibility fac-tors, all or a significant portionof tuition may be covered by thecollege’s PRISM Project, which isfunded by the Ralph C. Wilson,Jr. Foundation, said .Additional tuition assistance

may be available to financiallysupport other individuals inter-ested in the training who don’tmeet the PRISM requirements,Patrick said.The programs will be conduct-

ed beginning in January throughJuly 2018, ranging from 13 to 19weeks. The training programsare available with either a Mon-day through Friday daytimeschedule or an evening schedule

that also includes a full day com-mitment on Saturdays. Thetraining programs include bothfoundational skills and manufac-turing training components.The information sessions will

be held on Wednesday, Jan. 10,10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and Feb. 6, 10a.m. – 12 p.m. at the college’s M-TEC facility, 7900 Tank Avenue,Warren. To register or for moreinformation, call 566.498.4100 oremail [email protected] by a grant from the

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation,the PRISM (Prosperity Reachesinto Southern Macomb) Projectsupports training for adults inadvanced manufacturing, out-reach to introduce and engagehigh school students in informa-tion technology fields and a piloton enhancing employer engage-ment in sustaining workforcetraining programs.The project is designed to help

to create systemic change in edu-cational attainment, employmentand income in south MacombCounty, Patrick said.

MCC Hosting Info Sessions

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) – An oldcar factory in Michigan will betransformed into an auto muse-um after a $1.4 million restora-tion.The Hackett Auto Museum in

Jackson is expected to be com-pleted by the summer of 2019,the Jackson Citizen Patriot report-ed.The 14,000-square-foot build-

ing was built around 1910 andwas first used by the old Stan-dard Electric Automobile Compa-ny.Over the years it housed multi-

ple manufacturers includingLewis Spring and Axle Company,Argo Motor Company, Briscoe

Motor Company and Hackett Mo-tor Company.“There’s so much incredible

automotive history in this build-ing,’’ said Ted O’Dell, the renova-tion project’s leader.The facility eventually became

a storage location for the Jack-son Citizen Patriot.O’Dell said he already has a

dozen cars and an airplane forthe museum, including a ModelA, Model T, a 1913 Cartercar, a1948 Frazer Manhattan and a1966 Mustang. O’Dell said manyof the vehicles were made inMichigan and he’s searching outcars that were specifically manu-factured in Jackson.

“I’m trying to put together asmall collection of cars signifi-cant to Jackson,’’ O’Dell said. “Iwant this to be the permanenthome.’’O’Dell said he’s seeking local,

state and federal funding for theproject. He hopes to begin con-struction early next year.“I think it’s important to save

history so we pass it on to thenext generation,’’ O’Dell said.“It’s the old saying, ‘If you don’tknow your history, you’ll bedoomed to repeat it.’’’The museum will be open to

the public from Tuesdays to Sun-days once all the work is com-pleted.

Sometimes black is the newblack.GMC recently unveiled the

2018 Yukon Denali Ultimate BlackEdition, an exciting new packagefeaturing “the very best in premi-um GMC styling and attributes.”said GM spokeswoman MegSoule. The Ultimate Black Editionoffers all the options available onthe Yukon Denali, with a strikingexterior look that includes:• New black-painted 22-inchwheels with chrome inserts;

• Polished exhaust tip;• Chrome mirror caps;• Premium carpeted floor-mats;

• Available exclusively withOnyx Black exterior paint.

Available on 2WD or 4WD mod-els, Soule said the 2018 YukonDenali Ultimate Black Edition in-cludes the Open Road Package,which consists of a nine-monthtrial of Sirius XM and NavTraffic;power sunroof and rear-seat en-tertainment system; Power-Re-tractable Assist Steps; the En-hanced Security Package includ-ing door and liftgate lock shields,

glass breakage sensors, interiormotion detectors, self-poweredhorn and vertical movement sen-sors; and Adaptive Cruise Con-trol with Forward AutomaticBraking.“The Yukon Denali has always

made a bold and powerful state-ment, and the Ultimate Black Edi-tion takes that expression to anew level,” said Stu Pierce, sen-ior marketing manager for GMCTrucks and Full-Size SUVs. “TheUltimate Black Edition providesour customers seeking the ulti-mate in performance and refine-ment with an opportunity to ex-press themselves with a new andunique style.”Earlier in 2017, GMC unveiled

the latest 2018 Yukon Denali line-up with refreshed styling andtrim enhancements, as well as anew advanced 10-speed automat-ic transmission, Soule said. Anew sculpted grille design distin-guishes the Yukon Denali, whileMastique Ash real wood trimadds depth and richness to theinterior. The 10-speed transmis-sion – paired with Yukon Denali’s

6.2L V8 engine – enhances refine-ment with world-class shiftsmoothness, responsiveness andquietness. These updates willcarry into the Yukon Denali Ulti-mate Black Edition.In 2017, GMC has seen its

strongest year ever of Denalisales, Pierce said. Yukon andYukon XL lead the portfolio withDenali sales of 50.7 percent and61.2 percent respectively Octo-ber CYTD. These achievementswere led earlier this year withthe one millionth Denali soldsince the premium-luxe trimlaunched with the GMC Yukon in1999.To celebrate the debut of the

2018 Yukon Denali Ultimate Blackedition, Soule said GMC has part-nered with Little Damage, aunique soft-serve ice cream shopin L.A.Throughout the duration of

the L.A. Auto Show, consumersgot to enjoy a new Ultimate Blackflavor topped with Denalichrome chocolate chips servedin Little Damage’s signatureblack activated charcoal cones.

The 2018 Yukon Denali Goes to Basic BlackPAGE 6 DECEMBER 18, 2017TECH CENTER NEWS - WARREN

The 2018 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate Black edition SUV is coming.

sketching cars as a young childand writing his first letter to GMwhen he was 11, Lightbody said.The company responded, and hefollowed their recommendations,studying design, sculpture andpainting at Howard University’sschool of fine arts, which led to acollege internship with GM in1971.One year later, he became the

first African American hired todesign vehicles at GM, and he’snever looked back, Lightbodysaid. Besides creating the strik-ing cars mentioned above, he al-so designed several pace cars forthe Indianapolis 500 and themost recent presidential limou-sine.Besides his relationship with

the Hollywood movie series “TheTransformers,” Welburn has lenthis talents and automotive ex-pertise to several TV shows, in-cluding “AmericCarna,” “JayLeno’s Garage” and the reality se-ries “Motor City Masters.”

He has driven laps at suchfamed race courses as Monza,Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Indi-anapolis; is a judge of classiccars for the Concours d’Eleganceat Pebble Beach, Amelia Island,Hilton Head Island and the Penin-sula Classic, and he designed thenew trophy for the North Ameri-can Car of the Year award.In 2016, GM dedicated its Cen-

ter for African American Art atthe Detroit Institute of Arts inWelburn’s honor. In 2017, he wasinducted into the AutomotiveHall of Fame and was awarded anhonorary doctorate of fine artsby the College for Creative Stud-ies in Detroit.Since his retirement from GM

in 2016, he’s launched The Wel-burn Group, a design consultan-cy. He also continues to adviseGM Design on their new facilityin Warren, Lightbody said.The EyesOn Design Lifetime

Design Achievement Award willbe presented to Welburn at Vi-sion Honored, a black tie eventon June 15, 2018.

GM Legend Welburn EarnsEyesOn Design Award

water, so this project will helpmake sure people have safedrinking water and a place tomeet and gather,” said CindyTurner, a Ford engineer who isleading the project. “Havingclean water is a basic necessityin life, so we believe this projectwill have a dramatic impact onthe community.”Organizers are in the process

of securing construction ap-provals and expect to begin con-struction this winter. After onlytwo years, the Bill Ford BetterWorld Challenge has broughtabout real results, Nissen said.

In 2016, the Thailand Clean Wa-ter Community project receiveda $200,000 grant to upgrade cleanwater access with purificationsystems, washbasins and rest-rooms in nine rural schools.Ford volunteers have helped

area residents plant hundreds ofbanana trees, as well as vegeta-bles to be served in schoollunches and sold to generate in-come to expand the schools’agriculture initiatives.Eventually, the Thailand pro-

gram will see the improvement of13 schools that could benefit upto 3,300 people, Nissen said.Nearly 200 Ford employees havetraveled to the Chanthaburi re-

gion, which is about 130 milesfrom Bangkok, to assist with im-provement projects.The GoodTurn app project,

which received $250,000 in grantfunding, was introduced to theApple Store this summer, Nissensaid. The app connects volun-teers from Ford Motor Companyto community nonprofits in needof transportation help.The brainchild of Cecil Saint

Pierre, former Ford conflict min-eral analyst, and developed byUniversity of Detroit Mercy,GoodTurn is being used to deliv-er relief aid from Michigan to vic-tims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irmaand Maria, Nissen said.

Ford Continuing Drive for Clean WaterCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1



Global mobility solutionsprovider, AM General, headquar-tered in South Bend, Ind., recent-ly settled in to the new Technolo-gy and Engineering Center inAuburn Hills, having moved fromits previous location in Livonia.The state-of-the-art facility,

said AM General spokeswomanDeborah Reyes, houses the engi-neering, product planning, andprototyping departments as wellas business development, US De-fense, and strategic marketingfunctions.The city of Auburn Hills dis-

played a digital welcome bannerfor AM General along the I-75Highway to welcome the compa-ny to their new home from Dec. 4through Dec. 10, Reyes said.“AM General recognizes the

importance of proximity not onlyto the vast number of automotiveOEMs, suppliers, and researchcenters, but also to the strongmilitary presence in Michigan,”said Andy Hove, AM GeneralPresident and CEO. “Additionally,the extraordinary talent base inthe area was a key factor to se-lecting Auburn Hills as our homeand we look forward to expand-ing our experienced workforce aswe continue to grow our busi-ness.”The Auburn Hills location met

AM General’s varied criteria notonly as an automotive OEM, butalso as a defense contractor forthe US Government Reyes said.The building and adjoining workspaces provide room and securi-ty for designing and prototypingof new product offerings.Additionally, AM General im-

plemented a state-of-the-art wire-less AC Wave 2 system, designedfor high speed – high density en-vironments and provides usersup to 1Gb of bandwidth any-where in the building.The company also added a

new “Unified Messaging” plat-

form using Microsoft’s Skype-for-Business suite to provide wire-less phone, messaging and videoconferencing capabilities. Thesetechnology investments give AMGeneral associates the ability tobe 100 percent mobile, evenwhen working remotely.The Technology and Engineer-

ing Center will also serve as acollaboration center for cus-tomers and community membersalike, Reyes said.“We are thrilled to welcome

AM General to Auburn Hills andhonored that they have decidedto locate their research and de-velopment operations here. Weappreciate their confidence andinvestment in our community,”said Auburn Hills Mayor, KevinMcDonald.“Our staff has worked diligent-

ly to support the project, as theirdeep experience in defense andautomotive industries meets ourgoal of diversifying our localeconomy and that of OaklandCounty and the State of Michi-gan. On behalf of the City Coun-cil, City Staff and our over 23,000residents, we welcome AM Gen-eral to our Community and look

forward to watching them growin Auburn Hills.”AM General designs, engi-

neers, manufactures, suppliesand supports specialized vehi-cles for military and commercialcustomers worldwide, Reyessaid. Through its military busi-ness, the company is widely rec-ognized as the world leader indesign, engineering, manufactur-ing and logistics support of Tacti-

cal Vehicles, having producedand sustained more than 250,000vehicles in over 60 countries.“AM General has breadth and

scope of experience meeting thechanging needs of the defenseand automotive industries, sup-ported by its employees at majorfacilities in Indiana, Michigan,and Ohio, and a strong supplierbase that stretches across 43states,” Hove said.

AM General Opens New Tech Center in Oakland County

Efforts to be green are some-thing that all automakers can do,and by working together theycan do more.“Drive Sustainability”, a part-

nership between ten leading au-tomotive companies (BMWGroup, Daimler AG, Ford, Honda,Jaguar Land Rover, Scania CV AB,Toyota Motor Europe, Volkswa-gen Group, Volvo Cars and VolvoGroup), will set up a Raw Materi-als Observatory to identify andaddress ethical, environmentaland labour rights issues in thesourcing of raw materials, saidFord spokesman Volker Eis.Ford has long been at the fore-

front of supply chain sustainabil-ity and joined the internationalmulti-stakeholder initiative tofurther improve the company’sown activities, Eis said.With suppliers in more than 60

countries, and as many as tenlevels of suppliers between theoriginal source of the raw materi-als and the parts for the finishedvehicle, Ford has put specificprogrammes in place to ensuresuppliers meet the company’sown high standards.“This is a perfect opportunity

for an integrated approachamongst auto companies tocome together and share a com-mon platform for how we look atsome of the very important as-pects of sustainability, like work-ing conditions and our collectiveenvironmental footprint,” saidBob Holycross, vice president,Sustainability, Environment &Safety Engineering, Ford of Eu-rope.Facilitated by CSR Europe,

Holycross said “DRIVE Sustain-ability” is designed to creategreater transparency, improveworking conditions, and addressissues at all levels of the supply

chain. The new Raw MaterialsObservatory will focus on as-sessing the potential risks ofsourcing raw materials such asmica and cobalt as well as rub-ber and leather.The plan to address these

risks will be unveiled at the be-ginning of 2018.Participating in the “DRIVE

Sustainability” initiative buildson Ford’s own “Partnership for ACleaner Environment” program,launched in 2014, that providesmonitoring tools to help suppli-ers track and achieve their ownsustainability goals, Eis said.Enabling suppliers to report

their progress and share theirbest practices in turn helps oth-er suppliers mitigate risks, im-prove performance, save energyand cut down on waste.Ford is also able to communi-

cate with key strategic suppliersthrough the company’s AlignedBusiness Framework program,Eis said.This engagement helps im-

prove quality, promote innova-tion, explore operational syner-gies and encourage common ap-proaches to addressing areassuch as ethical business prac-tices, working conditions, manu-facturing impacts and responsi-ble sourcing.The company has also hon-

oured suppliers for their out-standing performance andachievements with the World Ex-cellence Awards, held for the19th time this year.The awards dinner was held at

the Henry Ford Museum in Dear-born in May. A total of 54 compa-nies were selected from thou-sands of Ford global suppliers.They were chosen for quality,green efforts, safety and alignedbusiness framework principles.

Several Automakers WorkTo Go Green in Europe

This message was recently displayed on a billboard by Auburn Hills to welcome a new corporate citizen.

HONOLULU (AP) – Four may-ors in Hawaii pledged to elimi-nate the use of fossil-fuel-powered ground transportationvehicles by 2045.The plan announced Dec. 12 is

to have private state vehicles fu-eled by renewable energy by theyear 2035 and public vehicles bythe year 2045, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.The plan does not apply to air

or sea transportation. Groundtransportation accounts formore than 25 percent of thestate’s consumption of importedfossil fuels.Josh Stanbro, Honolulu’s chief

resilience officer, said renewableenergy is not just smart from anenvironmental standpoint, butmakes financial sense and thatsuch a move to electric vehiclestshould also save the governmentmoney.The electric vehicles that the

city uses today cost a third lessin operation and maintenancecosts than do their fossil-fueledautomotive counterparts, Stan-bro said.Motor vehicle manufacturers

already have begun to go elec-tric only, Stanbro said. Swedishautomaker Volvo pledged thispast summer to build only elec-tric or hybrid vehicles starting in2019.Tesla started as an electric-ve-

hicle-only manufacturer back in2003.“Human activity created cli-

mate change, and human ac-tion’s going to reverse it,’’ Hon-olulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said.Honolulu’s upcoming rail line

will be electric and the city willalso begin converting its 500-plus bus fleet to all-electric be-ginning in January of 2018, Cald-well said.

Hawaii MakesMove to Have

More EVs

DETROIT (AP) – Your beercould soon be delivered in a Tes-la.Brewer Anheuser-Busch –

which owns Budweiser and otherbrands – has placed an order for40 all-electric Tesla Semis.Anheuser-Busch says it’s one

of the largest orders Tesla has re-ceived for the truck, but Tesla is-n’t confirming.Tesla Inc. unveiled the Semi

last month.Production will begin in 2019.

Customers can put down a$5,000 deposit to reserve one ofthe trucks.Anheuser-Busch says the Tesla

Semis would be part of a 750-truck U.S. fleet that transportsits products from the company’sdifferent breweries to whole-salers.The trucks will help the Bel-

gium-based beer company meetits goal of reducing global carbonemissions by 30 percent in theyear 2025.Tesla won’t say how many

companies have put down de-posits for one of the promisedall-electric semi trucks.But Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and

midwest retailer Meijer Inc. areamong those that have placedorders.

Brewer Orders Tesla Electric Trucks


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But the ride-hailing companydisclosed that in some cases, thehackers got location informationfrom the place where peoplesigned up for Uber, as well asheavily encoded versions of userpasswords.

On Nov. 21, Uber disclosedthat names, email addresses andmobile-phone numbers of 57 mil-lion drivers and riders had beenstolen. In a letter to four Republi-can senators led by Commercecommittee Chairman JohnThune of South Dakota, the com-pany says that Mandiant, the se-curity firm, found 32 million ofthose are outside the U.S. and 25million are inside.

Of the total, 7.7 million aredrivers, mostly in the UnitedStates, and hackers got driver’slicense numbers for 600,000 ofthem, according to the letterfrom new Uber CEO Dara Khos-rowshahi.

The ride-hailing company alsosaid it has not seen evidence offraud or misuse of data taken inthe breach, which lasted morethan a year before being dis-closed. Two employees werefired for not disclosing the theftto “appropriate parties,’’ the let-ter said.

The hackers emailed Uber’sU.S. security team anonymouslyon Nov. 14, 2016 telling themabout the breach and demandinga payment.

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in private cloud data stored onAmazon’s web services and shutdown access, which camethrough a “compromised creden-tial,’’ the letter said.

The security team agreed topay $100,000 to the hackers foran agreement to delete the data,and later tracked down the hack-ers’ real names. Both signed doc-uments assuring that the stolendata was destroyed, Khosrow-shahi wrote. Team membersfound that the hackers firstgained access on Oct. 13, 2016,and there was no further accessafter Nov. 15, 2016, the lettersaid.

Uber notified the U.S. Attor-ney’s offices in San Franciscoand Manhattan, as well as othergovernment agencies, on Nov. 21of this year, but it’s not clearwhether any criminal investiga-tion has been started. Neither of-fice confirmed nor denied an in-vestigation.

Uber installed additional pro-tections to stop hackers, includ-ing a two-step authentication forone of the services that washacked, the letter said.

In other news, a recent letterfrom the U.S. Attorney's officeconfirms the Justice Departmenthas opened a criminal investiga-tion connected to allegationsthat a former Uber executivestole self-driving car technologyfrom a Google spin-off to help theride-hailing service build roboticvehicles.

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People feel increasingly polar-ized by unrest, upheaval and oth-er changes taking place in theworld, and more than 60 percentof adults globally say they feeloverwhelmed by things happen-ing around them.Ford’s 2018 Looking Further

with Ford Trends Report, un-veiled last week in New York City,examines not only the issues di-viding the world, but also thecoping mechanisms that areemerging as a result, said AnikaSalceda-Wycoco, North AmericaProduct Launch and Events man-ager.“We’re clearly living in interest-

ing times,” said Sheryl Connelly,Ford global consumer trends andfuturing manager. “Shifting globalpriorities, rampant political up-heaval, and a spotlight on socialinequity have upended the statusquo and left many disoriented.But out of the chaos and conflict,a new energy and creativity ismotivating people like never be-fore.“From compassion and guilt to

heightened activism, most adultsbelieve their actions have thepower to influence positivechange.”As societies cope with the ris-

ing demands of urbanization, se-rious threats to the environmentand economic instability, Fordcontinues its work as a trustedmobility company developingsmart transportation solutionsfor all, Connelly said.Amid concern for world suffer-

ing, a widening gap between richand poor, and worries that artifi-cial intelligence will do moreharm than good, Ford remainscommitted to the belief that free-dom of movement drives humanprogress – and is designing sus-tainable, meaningful technolo-gies to help make people’s livesbetter.Each year, Connelly said, the

company focuses on globaltrends to understand how con-sumers are changing in their per-ceptions and their desires, andhow companies must respond tothese changes.Key insights from Ford’s sixth

annual report include:• 39 percent of adults say they

do not mind sharing their per-sonal information with compa-nies, but 60 percent say they arefrustrated by how much of theirinformation has become public.• 76 percent of adults around

the world say they find it creepywhen companies know too muchabout them.• 52 percent of adults say they

believe artificial intelligence willdo more harm than good, but 61percent say they are hopefulabout a future of autonomous ve-hicles.• 68 percent of adults say they

are overwhelmed by suffering inthe world today, and 51 percentsay they feel guilty for not doingmore to make the world better.• 81 percent of adults say they

are concerned about the widen-ing gap between the rich and thepoor.• 73 percent of adults say they

should take better care of theiremotional well-being.• 54 percent of adults globally

say they feel more stressed outthan they did a year ago, andamong 18- to 29-year-olds, thatnumber is even higher, at 65 per-cent.This report, Connelly said,

serves as a blueprint for under-standing how key trends are ex-pected to influence consumersand brands in 2018 and beyond.Ford has identified and exploredthese 10 trends:1. The Edge of Reason: Global

upheaval is evident in everythingfrom politics to pop culture, andpeople are responding to thesechanges in polarized fashion. As

divisiveness grows, a sense of be-ing overwhelmed intensifies.Consumers are really hungry forinventive ways to cope andadapt.2. The Activist Awakening: This

culture of polarization meansconsumers are being jolted outof complacency. Conventionalwisdom and expectations are be-ing toppled as individuals debatethe change we need.3. Minding the Gap: Worldwide,

the spotlight is on inequality. Ac-tivists and entrepreneurs are ex-perimenting with new ways toimprove access to quality educa-tion as well as increase produc-tive employment and close wagegaps, while providing everyonewith affordable access to basicliving standards and infrastruc-ture.4. The Compassionate Con-

science: With an omnipresentnews cycle, we are more awarethan ever of the challenges con-sumers face around the world.People are becoming more reflec-tive of their roles in society andmore focused on how they canbe more engaged.5. Mending the Mind: Con-

sumers and institutions are real-izing that you cannot have ahealthy body unless you have ahealthy mind. As such, mentalhealth and well-being are movingto the forefront for individuals,governments and companies toaddress.6. Retail Therapy: Many con-

sumers are on an endless huntfor something new and different– seeking material goods or expe-riences that brings them happi-ness.As services aiming to provide

efficiency experiences prolifer-ate, consumers now find theycan buy the one thing that wasnever for sale – time.7. Helplessly Exposed: Big Data

claims to be able to interpret our

behaviors, which in theoryshould help consumers. But withBig Data can come Big Bias, andonce personal information is re-linquished, all consumers can dois hope companies use it respon-sibly.8. Technology’s Tipping Point:

Virtual reality, artificial intelli-gence and autonomous technolo-gy – long far-fetched notions –are now being incorporated intoour daily lives.Worldwide, humans are won-

dering what the onslaught of in-telligent technology will mean forsociety.9. Singled Out: Are marriage

and parenthood still the desirednorms for happy living? Couplestoday – with more choices andlonger life spans to consider –are rethinking commitment andfulfillment.10. Big Plans for Big Cities: By

2050, nearly 75 percent of theworld’s population is expected tolive in urban areas.To capitalize on the full poten-

tial of cities – ensuring they arehappy and healthy places in

which to thrive – we must smart-ly plan for transportation, em-ployment, housing, wellness ini-tiatives and an infrastructurethat can accommodate boomingpopulations.With an astounding 87 percent

of consumers agreeing citiesneed better transportation op-tions, Connelly said Ford isuniquely positioned to providemeaningful solutions for con-sumers everywhere around theworld.As connected, sustainable and

autonomous technologies rapid-ly transform the transportationbusiness, Ford is committed driv-ing progress that consumers cantrust.“In today’s fast-moving world,

consumers have less patience forthe frivolous, and they demandgreater emphasis on what’smeaningful and impactful,” saidConnelly.“This ethos is reflected in the

work we do at Ford, and our re-lentless focus on providing trust-worthy solutions that make con-sumers’ lives better.”

Ford Looking at How World is Changing

Connelly unveiling Ford’s latest trend report in New York City.

by JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer

BEIJING (AP) – China’s autosales were flat in November com-pared with a year earlier, leavingtotal purchases in the world’sbiggest market up an anemic 1.9percent for the first 11 months of2017, an industry group reportedMonday.Chinese drivers bought 2.6 mil-

lion sedans, SUVs and minivans,according to the China Associa-tion of Automobile Manufactur-ers. Total vehicle sales, includingtrucks and buses, edged up 0.7percent to just under 3 millionvehicles.Chinese auto sales have strug-

gled this year after a temporarytax cut boosted 2016’s growth to15 percent. Sales contracted inApril and May before growingfeebly in recent months.That weakness is a setback for

global automakers that look toChina to drive future revenue,though some have grown fasterthan the market, taking sharefrom Chinese and other rivals.

In November, SUV sales rose8.9 percent over a year earlier to11 million, while sedan purchas-es shrank 4.8 percent to 12.2 mil-lion. For the first 11 months ofthe year, sales totaled 22.1 mil-lion.Chinese demand has weak-

ened as economic growth slowedand Beijing and other majorcities tightened restrictions onownership to curb smog andcongestion.Sales by Chinese domestic

brands overall rose 5 percent to1.2 million vehicles, according toCAAM. Their share of the marketexpanded by 1.6 percentagepoints to 45.8 percent.• General Motors Co., which

competes with Volkswagen AGfor the status of China’s mostpopular automaker, said sales bythe company and its Chinesemanufacturing partners rose 13percent from a year earlier to418,225 vehicles.• Ford Motor Co. sales fell 8

percent to 117,593 vehicles. Year-to-date sales were off 6 percentat just under 1.1 million.

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