Sunday, July 06, 2008
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Auto News
- TPG pulls out of Bradford & Bingley plan - 02:18 PM
- Ford cuts sales view, delays new pickup 2 months - 05:24 PM
- Kerkorian increases stake in Ford to 6.49 percent - 01:01 PM
- Low sales force Ford to idle SUV plant for 9 weeks - 07:26 AM
Business
- Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan - 12:26 AM
- Employers use federal law to deny benefits - 11:31 PM
- FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses - 11:28 PM
- Terra gets Olympic Internet rights - 11:22 PM
- Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Fla. coast - 08:56 AM
- Small-cap stock run could herald broader recovery - 04:21 AM
- South Korea to limit public servants' vehicle use - 01:51 AM
- FBI probe latest setback for beleaguered Detroit - 06:15 AM
- Travel experts: US share of foreign tourists slips - 04:21 AM
Lincoln Park
Classic cruisers to flood Downriver
9th annual car event featuring Model T's to Duesenbergs expected to draw thousands.
The ninth annual Cruisin' Downriver features more than 1,000 cars from Model T's to Duesenbergs. An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 are expected to line the thoroughfare in Wyandotte, Riverview, Lincoln Park and Southgate. - 06/28/2008
$90M Cobo upgrade pushed
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick soon will unveil a plan to add 80,000 square feet of exhibition space to Cobo Center in a $90 million "stopgap" effort to keep more carmakers from abandoning the Detroit auto show. - 06/27/2008
Spirit of Dream Cruise extends into Detroit
DETROIT --"Start your engines." - 06/24/2008
Detroit festival extends Woodward Dream Cruise fun
Detroit and its suburbs have united to extend the spirit of the Woodward Dream Cruise into the city through a series of parties, festivals, car shows, food and special events that will begin one full week before the Dream Cruise on Aug. 15. - 06/24/2008
Aerocar scheduled to land at Concours d'Elegance
ROCHESTER -- The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance on Aug. 3 will host Ed Sweeney's 1956 Aerocar. - 06/17/2008
Cruise draws thousands to Gratiot
Participants of the 10th annual Cruisin' Gratiot gunned their engines and squealed their tires Saturday, peeling out to the delight of the thousands who packed Gratiot between Eight and 10 Mile in the first of the summer's big cruises. - 06/14/2008
10th annual Cruisin' Gratiot
Riding out tough times
Thousands are expected to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cruisin' Gratiot, scheduled from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Cruisers will travel the famed two-mile strip on the far left lane down Gratiot from Eight Mile to 10 Mile. - 06/14/2008
Art benefit helps out visually impaired
A Toledo artist who overcame severe vision problems will be showcasing his art Sunday during Eyes on Design, a benefit for the Detroit Institute of Ophthamalogy. - 06/13/2008
Dream Cruise unveils 2008 logo
ROYAL OAK -- The Woodward Dream Cruise, the world's largest one-day automotive event, has a new event logo conceptualized and created by an automotive designer. - 06/09/2008
Mackinac Policy Conference
Leaders in Cobo stalemate
It took just 30 minutes and one hot topic -- the future of Cobo Center -- to expose the fractures among the "Big Four" leaders of southeast Michigan at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference. - 05/31/2008
Daniel Howes: Mackinac Policy Conference
Time running out on Michigan, auto show
A hot topic up here isn't on the agenda: It's behind-the-scenes talk of exit strategies from Michigan because bolting the Big Mitten apparently is the only way business leaders can shake politicians from their lethargy. - 05/30/2008
