Category Archives: Cars, Trucks & Other Vehicles

“Groundbreaking” Chevy Volt is Car of the Year, Good Timing for GM IPO

November 17, 2010 – 8:22 am

“I expected a science fair experiment. But this is a moonshot.” ~Car of the Year Consultant Judge Chris Theodore The Wall Street Journal says that this week’s General Motors (GM) Initial Public Offering could be the largest in history, but is complicated by the $40 billion the automaker owes the US Government, which will be [...]

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Detroit innovation lives on

November 24, 2009 – 8:00 am

model T, by artsy T by artsy_T Our battered Michigan auto industry still has a trick or two up its sleeve. A couple of weeks ago, Michigan Radio had a feature on inflatable rear seat belts that will be offered as an option on next year’s Ford Explorer. Seat belts have saved an estimated 170,000 [...]

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Take a ride with the 1964 Ford Mustang

October 29, 2009 – 8:33 am

The Ford Mustang was introduced 45 years ago, and in The Mustang Takes the US by Storm: Michigan Radio Remembers, Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry and Charity Nebbe explore the shot in the arm that the Mustang delivered to Ford – and our national psyche. They also ask if it’s possible that another single car model [...]

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Michitwitter Rewind August 2009

August 31, 2009 – 2:20 pm

Saline Summer Sunflower Super Set…Sweet by Andy Tanguay Throughout each month we post items of Michicentric interest to our Michitwitter page. In case you missed them here is a look back at just a few of those items for the month of August. If you find these interesting there are plenty more for you to [...]

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The Woodward Dream Cruise, a Detroit Classic

August 12, 2009 – 10:17 am

Red, White and Chrome Dream Cruise by kelley girl The 15th annual Woodward Dream Cruise happens this Saturday, August 15, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. It’s billed as the world’s largest one-day celebration of car culture, and with more 1.7 million visitors and over than 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles, [...]

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High Voltage claims from GM about Chevy Volt mileage

August 11, 2009 – 3:12 pm

Chevy Volt by wizardkitten Autotopia from WIRED reports that GM is claiming that the forthcoming Chevy Volt will get 230 MPG. That’s more than four times higher than the Toyota Prius, the current EPA fuel-efficiency champ. The figure is based on development testing using methodology drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency for plug-in hybrid vehicles. [...]

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Chapter & Verse on the General Motors Bankruptcy

June 2, 2009 – 7:23 am

I read the news today, oh boy. by Alana M. Layer Like many in Michigan, I felt a profound sense of shock and unreality at yesterday’s filing by GM for bankruptcy. It will probably come as a surprise to no one that Michigan will feel the brunt of the effects: In the latest round of [...]

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Chrysler 3D at the 1939 World’s Fair

May 19, 2009 – 11:42 am

Boing Boing alerted us to 60 Minutes of Magic, a wonderful post with tons of photos and the rather strange video below. Iowahawk says that it all started when he found an original handout flyer for the Chrysler Pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, along with a pair of 3-D glasses for the [...]

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Bank bailout “tweak” to spur auto industry

April 1, 2009 – 10:49 am

APRIL 1, 2009 (Detroit): Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner spoke before an appreciative audience at a special press conference at the brand-new Rick Wagoner GM Dealership in Detroit this morning. Mr. Geithner said “Washington has heard the concerns of the auto industry and the Obama Administration remains deeply committed to helping the auto industry weather this [...]

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Grand Rapids Boat Show Ticket Giveaway

February 5, 2009 – 2:27 pm

In cooperation with ShowSpan, Absolute Michigan is giving away 10 pair of tickets to the Grand Rapids Boat Show on February 18-22, 2009. We will randomly select the winners no later than Friday, February 13th and notify them via email. Check out all of the Features & Attractions that await you! ***The contest is now [...]

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