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Super Bowl 2013 ad: Volkswagen teams up with reggae legend to 'Get Happy'
The video from VW is one of a handful or so of teaser videos from automakers for Super Bowl XLVII Feb. 3 between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New...
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2013 Detroit auto show attendance on pace to top last year's recent record
Through Thursday, 458,798 people attended the first six public show days. That’s about 3 percent, or 12,500 people, more than the 446,222 in attendance for those days of the show in 2012.DETROIT, MI-...
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Super Bowl 2013: Auto industry using sex, comedy teasers to entice ad...
A great example of this transformation is the Super Bowl. Automakers now release hordes of teaser videos and social media propaganda weeks, sometimes months, before the 30-second or so ad airs.Kiaâs...
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2013 Detroit auto show attendance highest in nearly 10 years
NAIAS Chairman Jim Seavitt said the 2013 total is the highest since 2004 when 808,833 people attended. The show was expected to have an economic impact of about $365 million to Metro Detroit.DETROIT,...
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Ford, Nissan and Daimler partner to accelerate fuel cell electric vehicle...
The automakers, which will each invest an undisclosed amount equally toward the project, aim to “maximize design commonality, leverage volume and derive efficiencies through economies of scale” and...
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Before 2014 Corvette hits road, it goes to Milford
MILFORD, Mich. (AP) — General Motors, like other automakers, showed off its newest, shiniest offerings at this month's Detroit auto show. GM's biggest splash at the show was the 2014 Chevrolet...
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GM to invest $600 million in Kansas plant
The investment, which is part of its previously announced $1.5 billion of investments expected this year, includes construction of a new 450,000 square-foot paint shop, the installation of a new...
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GM: Build your dream 2014 Chevy Silverado
Chevrolet is allowing truck enthusiasts to build their dream 2014 Chevrolet Silverado before the vehicle hits showrooms.DETROIT, MI- Chevrolet is allowing truck enthusiasts to build their dream 2014...
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Even at a crawl, Million Dollar Motorway impresses volunteer valets
“This is the largest collection of high-end cars that we’ve ever assembled under one roof,” said Show Producer Henri Boucher. GRAND RAPIDS, MI – There I was, driving a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4...
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Super Bowl 2013: Detroit automakers drastically different on ads
The expected strategies range from no advertising and secrecy to creating ads from ideas generated by Twitter. Detroit’s two largest automakers -- General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. -- have...
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Michigan International Auto Show will show off the latest in new cars at...
"You get to see the cars in person in a non-sales environment," says Blair Sharpe, president of the Grand Rapids New Car Dealers Association and general manager of The Sharpe Collection.New cars and...
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Ford posts $5.7 billion profit in 2012
The Dearborn-based automakerâs profits were driven by a strong performance in North America and fourth quarter earnings of $1.6 billion, which is its highest fourth-quarter pre-tax profit since...
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Gentex Corp. releases fourth quarter earnings report
"We are quite pleased to report that our gross profit margin improved sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, despite a sequential decrease in net sales," said Gentex Chairman of the Board and...
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2013 Detroit auto show: Top 10 headlines include Chevy Corvette, must-see...
If you weren't one of the hundreds of thousands in attendance, or you just want to re-live some of the hottest news, we have you covered. Here are the top 10 MLive.com headlines/topics from the 2013...
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Hear snarl of Ferrari FF, Michigan International Auto Show's most expensive...
You can see the FF at this week’s Michigan International Auto Show in DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Thursday, Jan. 31-Sunday, Feb. 3.GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Formula One driver Fernando Alonso knows the...
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A $349,712 car? See the 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish, star of auto show in...
This jewel will go 183 mph while coddling you in buttery soft leather seats and serenading you with a 6-liter V-12 engine or its 1000-watt Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 13-speaker audio system.GRAND...
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Ford: UAW members to receive average profit sharing payments of $8,300
Ford on Tuesday reported a $5.67 billion profit, or $1.42 per share, in 2012, including North America pre-tax profits of $8.3 billion. The profit-sharing amount are based on the North America...
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GM to make 'significant' announcement Wednesday in Pontiac
Sam Winegarden, GM vice president of Global Engine Engineering, is expected to be joined by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, Pontiac Mayor Leon Jukowski and U.S. Rep. Gary Peters for the...
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Ford: $5.7 billion profit driven by record performance in North America
Ford reported a record pretax profit of $8.3 billion in North America, including a record pre-tax operating profit of $1.87 billion in the fourth quarter, which was up from $889 million during the...
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Ford: European climate to worsen, operations expected to lose $2 billion in 2013
Bob Shanks, Ford chief financial officer, said the company is continuing its restructuring plans in Europe, which include cutting capacity nearly 20 percent by shuttering three plants.In this Nov. 20,...
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