21 hrs ago | Ann Arbor News
Boy, 11, saves his stricken grandma
He takes wheel of car to drive 3 miles to doctor's office Saturday, May 17, 2008 BY TOM GANTERT When 11-year-old Michael Ramsey-Viezaga arrived for school more than an hour late one day this week, the Ypsilanti ... via Ann Arbor News
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Neal Rubin: Kerkorian resembles sly 'Cat in the Hat'
“What we're looking for is a big, big hit”
The question everyone was asking 13 years ago about Kirk Kerkorian is pretty much the same one that applies now, except that the number has changed: Why does a 90-year-old billionaire need the aggravation? Back ... via Detroit News
Tuesday May 13 | Detroit Free Press
Regular gas hits $4.09 in Romulus
“They need to invest money into alternative fuel sources, and they need to stop getting rich on it.”
Metro Detroiters say they're cutting back BY GINA DAMRON * FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER * May 11, 2008 As drivers watch the dollars add up at gas pumps across metro Detroit -- as much as $4.09 a gallon for regular ... via Detroit Free Press
Sunday May 11 | Detroit Free Press
Gas price reaches $4 in Romulus
“I'm about to write to the president”
Romulus--Gas was $4.09 a gallon for regular at the BP station on Middlebelt near Detroit Metropolitan Airport this afternoon. via Detroit Free Press
Friday May 9 | Paddock Talk
Ford's New 6-Speed Automatic Transmission Offers 4-6 Percent Fuel Economy Improvement
“One test for the 2009 Escape was to run in fourth gear with maximum trailer load at 100 mph for 15 miles. And that was repeated about 500 times”
Ford Motor Company is fitting the 2009 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner with the automaker's newest, advanced 6-speed automatic transmission, further demonstrating its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas ... via Paddock Talk
Wednesday May 7 | Earth Times
Ford Accelerates Shift to Fuel-Efficient, High-Performance 6-Speed Transmissions
“These technologies are all about fuel economy”
Ford will more than double the number of North American vehicles equipped with fuel-efficient, 6-speed automatic transmissions by the end of next year. via Earth Times
Tuesday May 6 | Tribune-Star
Mom, daughter graduate from ISU
“Everybody told me they go to school to get away from their mom, but she's my best friend”
In a stream of 1,500 graduates receiving diplomas from Indiana State University, mother-daughter duo Amy and Penny Jackson demonstrated the diversity of modern higher education. via Tribune-Star
Sunday May 4 | Domain-B
Ford to shed 1,300 jobs in two US assembly plants
“While our primary focus will remain the domestic market in India, we have plans to export the small car and also the engines that we produce in India to Ford's other markets”
Ford Motor Co. will offer exit option to about 1,300 workers at assembly plants in Chicago and Louisville, Kentucky, as it strives to adjust capacity with demand for its vehicles. via Domain-B
Friday May 2 | Reuters
Ford to offer union buyouts at two U.S. plants
Ford Motor Co will offer buyouts to United Auto Workers union-represented hourly employees at plants in Chicago and Louisville, Kentucky, to try to trim its ranks, the company said on Friday. via Reuters
Friday May 2 | Motor Trend
Pining for Sync? If you own a Navigator, you're in luck
Since its introduction last year, Ford's Sync has been an unqualified hit. The Microsoft-developed system that controls MP3 players and cell phones by voice command is currently in more than 100,000 vehicles, ... via Motor Trend
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