GM to roll out new ad campaign this weekend featuring board chairman, Ed Whitacre Jr.DETROIT — A person briefed on General Motors Co.’s new advertising campaign says it will begin this weekend with television spots featuring Chairman Edward Whitacre Jr. urging people to try the automaker’s new vehicles. GM weighs options for Opel including keeping it, bankruptcy, sale to 2 possible investorsDETROIT — The new General Motors Co. board apparently has decided what to do with its troubled German-based Opel unit, but nothing will be made public until German government officials and Opel’s board are notified early Thursday, a person familiar with the situation said. Judge: Mich. prison system should recognize Nation of Gods as religion; state says it’s riskyDETROIT — Is the Nation of Gods and Earths/Five Percent a religion or something less than heavenly? Mich. man who had more than 100 live dogs, dead dogs in freezer is chargedDETROIT — A 56-year-old man found in a Detroit-area house with more than 100 living and 150 dead dogs has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty. Mich. woman wanted to freeze eggs, but must report to prison _ even if her clock is tickingDETROIT — A Detroit-area woman who wanted to freeze her eggs before going to prison for six years failed to persuade a judge Wednesday to delay her sentence by two weeks. AutoNation to order more vehicles in 4Q; feds owe dealer chain $54M from clunkers programAutoNation Inc. said Wednesday it will increase vehicle orders in the fourth quarter as it seeks to restock showroom floors emptied out during the Cash for Clunkers program. GM delays shipments of 2010 Buick LaCrosse on quality concernsDETROIT — General Motors Co. said Tuesday the rollout of its new 2010 Buick LaCrosse is being delayed for a few weeks due to quality concerns. US auto sales, boosted by Clunkers, rise over 1 mln in Aug. but slowdown looms as rebates endDETROIT — The nation’s automakers are bracing for quieter showrooms and slower sales this autumn after the Cash for Clunkers program offered a big but unsustainable boost in August. Automakers hope to raise prices as US auto sales recover, but competition could foil plansDETROIT — When Rebbie Lewis McGowen decided to replace her 2000 Dodge Stratus sedan with a new loaded-out Jeep Grand Cherokee, she was amazed that her favorite dealer agreed to a price that was about the same as she paid for a similar Jeep nine years earlier. Clunkers lift Ford, Toyota, Honda Aug. sales; low supply of smaller cars dampens Chrysler, GMDETROIT — The Cash for Clunkers program boosted sales at Ford, Toyota and Honda in August as consumers snapped up their fuel-efficient offerings, but rivals Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. withstood another month of falling sales. Clunkers boosts Ford Aug. sales 17 pct while low supply of smaller cars weighs on Chrysler, GMDETROIT — The Cash for Clunkers program boosted sales at Ford, Toyota and Honda in August as consumers snapped up their fuel-efficient offerings, but rivals Chrysler Group LLC and General Motors Co. withstood another month of falling sales. Comedian Bill Cosby stands behind campaign to preserve, increase Detroit Schools enrollmentDETROIT — Bill Cosby says he wants to help persuade Detroit parents to ensure their children get to class as he throws his name behind an effort to keep students in the city’s troubled public schools. Clunkers boosts Ford sales 17 pct in Aug. while low supply of smaller cars weighs on ChryslerDETROIT — The popular Cash for Clunkers program boosted Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. sales in August by 17.2 percent over last year, but shortages of smaller vehicles weighed on rival Chrysler Group LLC. Check in the mail? No, the garage: Thousands of pieces discovered at Mich. carrier’s homeDETROIT — Federal agents say they’ve recovered more than 20,000 pieces of mail from a suburban Detroit postal carrier who stored them in his car, kitchen and garage instead of delivering them. 2 viruses threaten Michigan blueberry industry; scientists forced to destroy research plantsDETROIT — Two destructive viruses have shown up in blueberry bushes in Michigan. Police: Detroit man on 1st date skipped out on dinner bill, then stole woman’s Chevy ImpalaFERNDALE, Mich. — Police in Michigan say a first date went from bad to worse when a Detroit man skipped out on the restaurant bill, then stole his date’s car. Fire rages at fuel storage plant near Detroit; nearby residents briefly evacuated, no injuriesHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire that started Thursday near a rail tanker car at a chemical plant spread quickly to silos holding gasoline, causing an inferno that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky above Detroit and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Fire rages at fuel storage plant near Detroit; nearby residents evacuated, no injuriesHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire that started Thursday near a rail tanker car at a chemical plant spread quickly to silos holding gasoline, causing an inferno that sent huge plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky above Detroit and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from the area. Ford to add hourly worker shifts at Michigan, Kansas plants to build trucks and crossoversDETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it would add a third shift to production plants in Michigan and Missouri to meet increased demand for its F-150 trucks and Escape crossover vehicles. Fire rages at chemcial plant near Detroit; evacuation of nearby area reportedHAMTRAMCK, Mich. — A fire broke out Thursday at a chemical plant near Detroit, sending flames and black smoke hundreds of feet into the air and forcing a nearby expressway to be closed. Cold War fear emerges in Opel sale as GM tries to keep technology from Russian automakerDETROIT — Behind GM’s hesitation to sell its unprofitable car business in Europe lies a Cold War fear: American technology will fall into Russian hands. 2 energy companies are seeking tax incentives to convert shuttered southeast Mich. Ford plantLANSING, Mich. — Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Co. factory near Detroit want to convert it into the country’s largest renewable energy park, with at least 2,800 workers building storage batteries, solar panels and possibly wind turbines. Investigators: Chemicals in heating oven sparked fire that destroyed part of Detroit factoryDETROIT — Investigators say chemicals in a heating oven sparked a fire and explosions that destroyed part of a Detroit factory complex. GM to remove “Mark of Excellence” logo from vehicles as focus shifts to 4 core brandsDETROIT — General Motors Co. will begin removing its “Mark of Excellence” logo from vehicles as the company places greater emphasis on its individual brands. Officials say firefighters extinguish Detroit chemical plant fire; cleanup efforts to beginDETROIT — Authorities say firefighters have put out the blaze at a Detroit chemical factory that had forced employees and nearby businesses to evacuate. 300 workers evacuated after explosions at Detroit chemical plant
GM still working to sell control of Opel to Magna but wants to govern Opel patentsDETROIT — General Motors’ new board may still sell its money-losing European Opel unit to a group led by Canadian auto parts maker Magna, but it needs guarantees that Opel’s technology won’t be used in Russia to compete against GM’s Chevrolet, according to a person briefed on the sale talks. Financial manager takes to streets, coaxing return of children to Detroit Public SchoolsDETROIT — Felicia Harvey has two reasons for sending her children to the Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences: They are learning at the charter school and she doesn’t trust their education — or safety — to the city’s historically poor public schools. Police shoot teen in shoulder following holdup at “Little Murder” film set in DetroitDETROIT — A teenager was shot by Detroit police after a member of an advance crew for a film titled “Little Murder” was robbed at gunpoint. As holy month of Ramadan creeps into summer, US Muslims to stay up later, hold fasts longerDETROIT — American Muslims face an August Ramadan for the first time in 33 years, meaning the days of the holy month are going to be longer and hotter than many can remember. |
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DETROIT — Explosions and a fire at a chemical factory Monday forced firefighters to evacuate employees and police to caution nearby residents to stay inside their homes.
