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Chevrolet is providing 12 ex-tended-range electric Volts tohelp expand a unique programthat matches local entrepreneursand MBA students committed torevitalizing small businessesacross America.MBAs Across America
launched last year when fourfirst-year Harvard MBA studentsdrove 8,000 miles across thecountry, offering free businesscounseling to local entrepre-neurs. With the success of theirjourney, two of the original teammembers expanded the programinto a nonprofit organization.Eight MBA teams from Babson,
Columbia, Harvard, Stanford,University of California Berkeley,and University of Michigan willvisit 25 cities, including Detroit,this summer helping nearly 50small businesses.“Detroit is the spiritual birth-
place of MBAs Across America,so it is fitting that our movemententers its second year thanks tothe visionary support of GM —an iconic American institutionthat we fundamentally believewill help lead the resurgence ofDetroit in the years to come,”said Casey Gerald, founder andchief executive of MBAs AcrossAmerica.
“We are inspired by GM’s work
in the Motor City, and thankthem for their support in power-ing our teams’ journeys in ChevyVolts.”The MBA students will help
seven Detroit metro area busi-nesses: Detroit EmpowermentPlan, Ellis Island Tea, EliTea, Oak-land Living, the Social ClubGrooming Company, Social Sushi,and Sweet Potato Sensations.Sebastian Jackson, founder of
the Social Club Grooming Com-pany in Detroit, was among thefirst entrepreneurs the MBA stu-dents worked with in 2013.Since working with MBAs
Across America, Jackson hastripled the revenue of his hair sa-lon and recently received a$100,000 no-equity investmentfrom a local investor.Among the people who attend-
ed the event were Detroit busi-ness owner Elias Majid of Eli Teaand MBA Across America teammembers Sam Wollner and AnnieKoo, who had the chance tospeak with General Motors CEOMary Barra.“We wanted to help enable the
vision of MBA students, entrepre-neurs, and catalysts coming to-gether to make America stronger,one community at a time,” saidBarra. “We’re delighted to be apartner in this extraordinary pro-
gram and we could not be moreproud that Detroit is at the heartof it.”The Volt will expose the MBAs
to the quiet and efficient EV driv-ing experience and can go more
than 300 additional miles be-tween charges by seamlesslyswitching to a gasoline-poweredgenerator that provides electrici-ty to turn the wheels.With OnStar 4G LTE, owners
can explore new features like abuilt-in Wi-Fi hotspot capable ofconnecting up to seven devices,as well as improved access to ex-isting OnStar safety and securityservices.
by Jim Stickford
Detroiters love Corvettes.Just ask Gary Oakie, owner of
The Vette Shop on Kelly in Clin-ton Township.Oakie got his start fixing cars
before he was a teenager. Heeventually got a job at one of thetwo original The Vette Shop out-lets back in the 1980s.“I got to know Jon Sheppard
(the owner),” Oakie said. “I gotmy first job at a repair shopwhen I was 12 and learned on thejob. I started working for Jonback in 1984 and worked for himfor four years.”By the time Oakie was 23, he
decided to branch off on his ownand open his own repair shop.“I was studying to be an engi-
neer at Lawrence Tech and work-ing at Jon’s Vette Shop in Rose-ville,” Oakie said. “I had gottenthat job after a mutual friend ofours said I was a good carpainter.”Oakie painted that friend’s car
at Sheppard’s shop and whenSheppard saw the quality of hiswork, he hired Oakie.
“I didn’t want to compete withJon after he had been so nice tome, so I opened up a regular col-lision shop in Roseville,” Oakiesaid.That business became known
as The Body Shop Inc., whicheventually moved to ClintonTownship.Oakie said Sheppard sold the
last The Vette Shop to investors afew years after he stopped work-ing there. They kept the placerunning for a couple of years, butit eventually closed down.“The name, The Vette Shop,
was only registered with thestate of Michigan,” Oakie said. “Itwasn’t copyrighted or anything.So after it closed, the name be-
came available and I snapped itup.”Oakie didn’t start up shop
right away. He sat on the nameuntil one of his employees, PaulWozny, suggested that there wasa niche that could be filled byThe Vette Shop.
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Gary Oakie stands with a 1982 Corvette, left, and a 1992 Corvette at his business, The Vette Shop.
Ronald Krupitzer
Lightweighting is one wayautomakers are using to improvegas mileage. And one of the waysit’s done is using new materialsin vehicles.Ford has made a big leap for-
ward with the use of aluminumpanels on the 2015 F-150 truck,said Ronald Krupitzer, vice presi-dent of the automotive marketfor the Steel Market Develop-ment Institute (SMDI).But, he added, steelmakers
have kept up with demand bymaking lighter and stronger
versions of steel.“It seems like all my time is
spent going to conferences talk-ing about new materials in carsand the effect of these materialson repair,” Krupitzer said.“What we want to make clear is
that steel is not a ‘stationary’ tar-get. Steel evolves to meet theneeds of our automotive cus-tomers.”For example, Krupitzer said, in
the 1970s, automakers were veryconcerned about corrosion, sosteelmakers started making gal-
vanized steel that could be put incars to fight rust.In the 1980s, automakers be-
came concerned about vehiclesafety, so steelmakers developedhigh-strength steels that madecars tougher.Now, Krupitzer said, the watch
word is “lightweighting.” Simplyput, it means making vehicleslighter because lighter vehiclesget better gas mileage, and steel-makers have come through
Steel vs. Aluminum: Battle of the Giants
Corvette Love Affair Lingers as The Vette Shop Flourishes
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A new level of normality iscoming as North Americabounces back from the recessionand society embraces the unpre-tentious beauty of the “flyoverstates.”At least that’s what this year’s
BASF Coating Color Collection2014/2015 report, “Under theRadar,” predicts.“‘Under the Radar’ helps car
companies predict the mood of aspecific region and provides ex-terior coating recommendationsthat reflect the ideals that maybecome popular two to threeyears out,” said Paul Czornij,technical manager for the BASFColor Excellence group.“Noting many political, socie-
tal and technological references,we realized that the ‘flyoverstates’ and the Rust Belt regionsare becoming increasingly pro-ductive in our post-Recessionera.”The five local theme colors
Czornij said automakers mayconsider in North America formodel year 2018 vehicles are:• La Garra Charrua – a light
blue color representing “an un-pretentious look at mother na-ture reminiscent of the prairiespaces in middle America.”• Haymaker – a rich orange
that “seems dirty, but upon asecond glance, sparkles muchlike the charm of a rusty factoryin one of America’s Rust Beltcities.”• Fitted Green – a soft green
“exemplifying the look of freshmowed grass and a gentle re-minder of a simpler, sustainablelife.”
BASF SuggestsFive New ColorsFor Automakers
From left, Sam Wollner, Annie Koo, Mary Barra and Elias Majid
Volt Puts a Charge in MBAsAcross America Program
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By Jim Stickford
It was like coming home forTeam Chevrolet NASCAR driverAustin Dillon when he touredGM’s Orion Assembly Plant onJuly 31.
“Austin was in the area of theOrion plant on other business,which included promoting thestate through the ‘Pure Michigan’campaign,” said plant spokesper-son Chris Bonelli. “His teamreached out to us and asked us ifit were possible for Austin to ac-tually take a tour of one of our as-sembly plants. It seems that eventhough Dillon is a NASCAR driverand being on Team Chevrolet, he
had never seen a car being madein a factory.”
Dillon’s team didn’t have to asktwice, Bonelli said. Despite theshort notice of Dillon’s request,Chevrolet was happy to arrangea tour of the Orion AssemblyPlant for July 31.
“We picked that particularplant because it was most con-venient for Dillon,” Bonelli said.“It was closest to where he wasdoing his other business.”
“I’ve been around racing nearlymy entire life,” Dillon said, “butthis was the first time I’ve actual-ly seen a car get assembled.
“I have a newfound respect forthe work that people do tomake a safe and high-quality car.”
Dillon and his staff toured theOrion facility from the body shopall the way to the final quality
and care line.He even rode in a finished
vehicle as it went throughthe rigorous quality inspectionprocedure, Bonelli said.
“As an avid NASCAR fan, it wasa pleasure hosting Austin and histeam,” said Steve Brock, OrionAssembly plant manager. “I cantell he really enjoyed seeing thisside of the business from the ex-cellent questions he asked dur-ing the tour.”
After his tour, Dillon addressedplant employees at a stand-up
rally. He fielded questions fromthe audience and met with manyNASCAR enthusiasts.
“We had a good few of our em-ployees who are NASCAR fans,”Bonelli said. “They took advan-tage of the opportunity to speakwith Dillon. They were excited tobe able to talk with a realNASCAR and Team Chevroletdriver at the factory where theywork.”
The plant visit concluded withan employee drawing to winitems autographed by Dillon.
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Chrysler will recall an estimat-ed 29,500 cars to replace theirknee airbags.
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Sometimes it’s just good toshow the world just what youcan do. And that’s just what em-ployees of GM Design Team aredoing on Wendesday, Aug. 13,with their “Design on Woodward”show.The event, said GM spokesper-
son Pam Flores begins aroundnoon with a caravan of cars go-ing from the GM Tech Center inWarren to the corner of 13 Mileand Woodward.There, Flores said, the Design
Center employees set up the “De-sign on Woodward” display.“The cars you see will range
from classics of the 1950s and1960s to modern Stingrays,” Flo-res said. “A lot of our designersbuy the cars they’ve helped de-sign, so you’ll see some newStingrays. But you’ll also seesome classic cars that our de-signers have purchased and re-stored. They really get themlooking good.”Flores called “Design on Wood-
ward” a fun event for peoplelooking to do something beforethe Woodward Dream Cruise offi-cially starts.The parking lot at 13 and
Woodward where the event isheld is owned by Beaumont Hos-pital.“They let some group use the
parking lot every year as long asthat group makes a donation to alocal charity,” Flores said. “I thinkthat’s really generous of them.This year the money raised from‘Design on Woodward’ will be do-nated to the Boys and Girls Clubsof South Oakland County. They arebased in Royal Oak.”Every year, Flores said, three t-
shirts are designed to honor thatyear’s show. Each different logo
is meant to emphasize a differ-ent aspect of “Design on Wood-ward.”This year, the “vehicle” shirt
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signed by Paul Arnone, seniorcreative designer, and the“Woodward” logo was designedby Adam Scenna, creative design-er, Brand Identity.“Paul’s in charge of the shirt
and he just asked me if I wantedto design the logo for the CR-7Corvette shirt,” Gonzalez said.“They like to feature GM’s‘hottest’ car on the vehicle shirtand this year it’s the CR-7, sothey came to me. I was happy todo it.”The shirts cost $12 a piece and
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as there are orders,” Flores said.“We don’t want a situationwhere, say, 100 shirts are printedand we only sell 50. ‘Design on
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by Jim Stickford
Your eyes won’t be deceivingyou if you’re driving along VanDyke and see a giant motorcycle.
Sitting in front of Detroit Mo-torcycles on Van Dyke in CenterLine is a larger-than-life-sizedreplica of a motorcycle.
No, it’s not for riding.“That’s a sculpture,” said De-
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Finch, Archambault said, iswell-known within the motorcy-cling community as bike builder.He is a member of the Interna-tional Master Bike Builders Asso-ciation’s Hall of Fame. His workhas been featured on the Discov-ery Channel’s “Biker Build-Off”show.
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To be effective, students mustlearn the critical skills business-es need on the industry’s leadingequipment as well as have suffi-cient training on that equipmentto ensure concepts and proce-dures are understood and com-mitted to memory.
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One of the M1iA robots FANUC donated to Oakland University.
Ron Finch’s motorcycle sculpture is on display at Detroit Motorcycle in Center Line.
The Woodward Dream Cruisegives car collectors a chance toshine and this year the MotorCity Viper Owners club is meet-ing at the corner of Woodwardand 13 Mile from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.on Thursday, Aug. 14.
Those wishing to view theclub members’ Vipers can alsoenjoy a summer cook-out at thehospitality booth that will be setup.
There will be 60 differentVipers on display at the site,which will also have displayspace for other Chrysler vehi-cles. It is open to the public.
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“We worked with GM’s repairexperts to come up with theguidelines and stats for repair ofthese new steels,” Krupitzer said.“When we started 10 years ago,the lightweight steels were new.You just can’t treat these newsteels like the old ones. You haveto develop standards, but nowthat lightweight steel is common,it’s no big deal.”
One advantage to steel,Krupitzer said, is that repairfacilties have the equipment towork on it. Other new materials
might require the purchase ofnew equipment and the retrain-ing of staff so that they can workon the new materials.
“I know Ford is subsidizing re-pair facilities so that they canwork on aluminum,” Krupitzersaid. “But I don’t want to say any-thing bad about Ford becauseeven the new F-150 uses a lot oflightweight steel in the frame.
“It’s a shame,” he addedjokingly, “that they had to coverup all that steel with aluminumbody panels.”
So, Krupitzer said, even withthe development of new materi-als to lightweight vehicles, steelis sticking around.
The steel industry is workingwith automakers to continue todevelop newer versions of steelto meet the auto industry’sneeds.
“We’re very interested in whatChrysler and GM are going to donow that Ford had introducedaluminum to the mix,” Krupitzersaid. “Will they match the F-150’sfuel economy with steel?”
Steel vs. AluminumCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
Dr. Jody N. Hall will succeedRonald P. Krupitzer as vice presi-dent of Automotive Market forthe Steel Market Development In-stitute (SMDI).
Krupitzer, who has held theposition for 13 years, will retireat the end of the year.
SMDI is a business unit of theAmerican Iron and Steel Institute(AISI).
Dr. Hall, is a former technicalintegration engineer at GeneralMotors Company’s Global BodyManufacturing Engineering Cen-ter in Warren.
Thomas J. Gibson, presidentand CEO of AISI, said, “Our automarket division is aggressive andfast-paced, and we are pioneer-ing technological advances inauto steel.
“Dr. Hall will be an outstandingleader as we meet the challengesof competing materials head-on.We look forward to her breadth ofknowledge and expertise in drivingthis critical market division.”
Lawrence W. Kavanagh, presi-dent of SMDI, said, “We are veryexcited to have Dr. Hall join us af-ter a distinguished 30-year ca-reer at General Motors. Jodybrings the experience, innova-tion and enthusiasm to our teamthat will carry on the successesestablished during Ron’s distin-guished tenure.”
Hall received her doctorate inMaterials Science and Engineer-ing from the University of Michi-gan, under a General Motors Fel-lowship in 1994 and has spent alarge part of her career in apply-ing new steels and manufactur-
ing techniques in automotive ap-plications.
Hall, said SMDI spokespersonDeanna Lorincz, has led the wayin manufacturing engineering in-novations in her roles on the GMGlobal Sheet Metal SpecialistsTeam, Auto/Steel Partnership,Galvanizing AutoBody Partner-ship, and the Advanced SteelProcessing and Products Re-search Center (ASPPRC) at Col-orado School of Mines.
Among other accomplish-ments, she has evaluated newauto technologies for implemen-tation, including new sheet steelgrades and manufacturingprocesses, developed businesscases and action plans for de-ployment of key new technolo-gies, and led global project im-plementations.
“I’m looking forward to leadingSMDI’s Automotive Team and tothe many opportunities and chal-lenges the industry presents,”said Hall. “It’s an exciting time towork in automotive materialsand help define the path forautomakers to achieve their fueleconomy targets with steel.”
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Emma Otto, a Meals on Wheelsvolunteer in Macomb County forthe last seven years, has beennominated for the Meals onWheels Association of America’s(MOWAA) American VolunteerContest, said Macomb Countyspokesperson Kristin Ledford.
Macomb County CommunityServices Agency’s Office of Sen-ior Services nominated Emma forher commitment, compassionand sense of responsibility tohelp others in need.
Voting is done exclusivelythrough the MOWAA’s Facebookpage, facebook.com/mowaa. Vot-ing is now open and continuesuntil Aug. 13. The Meals onWheels program whose volun-teer receives the most votes willreceive $1,000 and a fully-pro-duced video to promote thegreat work they are doing in thecommunity. Prizes will also beawarded to the top three vote-
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“Emma is an outstanding ex-ample of a volunteer in MacombCounty and deserves nationalrecognition. She is dedicated toMeals on Wheels and makingsure her neighbors and peershave a warm meal,” said Ma-comb County Executive Mark A.Hackel.
Otto is 85 years old and deliv-ers meals twice a month in theneighborhood where she grewup and still resides. She oftenfills in as a substitute driver atthe last minute, Ledford said.
She received the CommunityChampion Award earlier thisyear from the Office of SeniorServices.
In Macomb County, more than1,500 homebound seniors re-ceive a warm and nutritious mealeach weekday from Meals onWheels.
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For those with a voracious ap-petite for fun-and-cars, here’s aschedule of Cruise happenings.
BERKLEY –Friday, Aug. 15:• 6-9 p.m.: Kid’s Inflatable
Zone, 12 Mile Road/Tyler;• 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Berkley’s
Classic Car Parade, 12 Mile Rd.between Coolidge & Greenfield;
• 7:30-9 p.m.: Tri-CommunityCoalition Street Dance, 12 MileRd./Griffith;
• 7:30-11 p.m.: Live Music,“The Magic Bus,” Main Stage: 12Mile Rd./Robina;
All Evening: Phillips Block Par-ty featuring games, prizes, foodand movies, 12 Mile Rd./Phillips,north corner;
All Evening: DTE Energy Boothfeaturing games and prizes, 12Mile Rd./Griffith, south corner;
All Evening: Food Court, 12Mile Rd./Robina, south corner &the Downtown Business District;
All Evening: Official WoodwardDream Cruise Merchandise, 12Mile Rd. at Robina & 12 Mile Rd.at Woodward;
Post Parade: Classic Car Park-ing for viewing parade cars, Robi-na behind the Berkley Theater.
Saturday, Aug. 16:• Official Woodward Dream
Cruise Merchandise Booths at 12Mile Rd. and Woodward, Edge-wood, Catalpa and Cambridge.
BIRMINGHAMSaturday, Aug. 16:• 9 a.m.-9 p.m.: “Chevrolet at
the Woodward Triangle,” OldWoodward, North of Lincoln;
• 9 a.m.-9 p.m.: WOMC Broad-
casting LIVE, Old Woodward nearLincoln;
• 9 a.m.-7 p.m.: BirminghamCruise Classic Car Show, OldWoodward between Merrill andLincoln.
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIPSaturday, Aug. 16:• Classic Car Show at Mer-
cedes Benz of Bloomfield Hills,36600 Woodward;
• Bill Wells Car Club Classic atComerica Bank, 36440 Wood-ward.
FERNDALEThursday, Aug. 14:• West Nine Mile – 3-9:30 p.m.:
Food Court, Kid’s Play Zone, FordBuilt Tough, Official WoodwardDream Cruise merchandisebooth;
• Rock’n Live EntertainmentStage: City Beat at 5 p.m.; Shout!,a Beatles Tribute Band at 7 p.m.;
Friday, Aug. 15:• West Nine Mile – Noon-9:30
p.m.: Food Court, Kid’s PlayZone;
• Rock’n Live EntertainmentStage: Beside The Point, 1:30p.m.; OIM Appear, 3 p.m.; GrooveBand, 5 p.m.; and Ages Apart,7:30 p.m.;
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PontiacFriday, Aug. 15:• Oakland Press Classic Car
Show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Lot #9 atthe corner of Saginaw and Water;
“Make the Loop” Entertain-ment:
• Huron & Woodward: Noon-9p.m. with DJ Bill Young;
• Lot # 9: Noon-9 p.m., DJ BethShaddock;
• Hidden River: 6:30-8 p.m.,Quincy Stewart & Trio band.
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• McLaren Circle: 7:30 p.m.-9p.m. Motown Review.
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BEIJING (AP) – The death tollin an explosion at a Chinese autoparts factory has risen to 75, asinvestigators fault poor safetymeasures and news reports re-veal that workers had long com-plained of dangerous levels ofdust at the facility.
Metal dust produced from pol-ishing steel hubcaps ignited themorning of Aug. 2 at the factoryin the eastern Chinese city ofKunshan, causing an explosionthat destroyed almost the entireroof of the plant, city officialssaid.
More than 200 workers were atthe factory at the time of theblast, China’s most serious in-dustrial disaster since a fire at apoultry plant killed 119 people inJune last year.
The metallic dust stuck to theskin of workers, burning between50 and 90 percent of their bodies,said Liu Wei, deputy chief of thehealth bureau in the city, locatedin Jiangsu province, about 600miles southeast of Beijing.
The blast killed 75 people,state media said. Another 186people were injured, most withsevere burns.
State broadcaster CCTVshowed footage of large plumesof thick, black smoke rising fromthe plant, and news websitesposted photos of the dead or in-jured lifted onto the back of largetrucks, their bodies black, pre-sumably from burns or soot.
A preliminary investigationshowed that the blast was likelya dust explosion, said China’s of-ficial Xinhua News Agency. Chi-nese newspapers reported thatworkers at the factory had com-plained over the past yearsabout layers of dust gathering ontheir work tables, and poor venti-lation in the facility.
Jiangsu’s provincial govern-ment website said last week thatinitial investigations by the Kun-shan city government found thatthe factory was at fault in thedust explosion. It did not list spe-
cific safety measures that werenot followed.
A dust explosion is caused bythe fast combustion of particlessuspended in air in an enclosedspace. The particles could in-clude dust or powdered metalssuch as aluminum. They wouldhave to come into contact with aspark such as fire, an overheatedsurface or electrical dischargefrom machinery.
Such explosions have beenblamed for other deadly fires inChina. In 2012, a dust explosionat an aluminum lock polishingworkshop in the eastern city ofWenzhou killed 13 people and in-jured 15. Three years earlier, alu-minum powder exploded at anabandoned factory being rentedout as temporary housing in theeastern city of Danyang, killing11 people and injuring 20.
The factory involved in lastweek’s blast is operated by theKunshan Zhongrong Metal Prod-ucts Company, which, accordingto its website, was set up in 1998and has registered capital of $8.8million.
Its core business is electroplat-ing aluminum alloy wheel hubs,and it supplies General Motorsand other companies, the web-site said. Chinese state mediasaid the factory was built withTaiwanese investment.
GM confirmed that Zhongrongis part of its network of suppli-ers. “We can confirm Zhongrongis a supplier to GM’s global sup-plier Dicastal,” GM said in a state-ment.
Police took away five seniorZhongrong executives to assist inthe investigation, officials said,without providing details.
In an email to the Tech CenterNews, GM China’s Dayna Hartsaid, “We extend our deepestsympathy to the families of thevictims and those injured in thisterrible tragedy. As the authori-ties have noted, an investigationis under way.
“The safety of our customers,employees and suppliers is acentral principle of GM’s busi-ness around the world. ZR is a
supplier to GM’s global supplierDicastal. We will closely monitorthe investigation and, if asked,will provide any resources andinformation that can assist inthis matter.
“We have sufficient inventoryof affected parts and do not ex-pect an impact on production.We are working with our supplierto establish alternate processingcapability.”
GM China Supplier’s Plant Explosion Kills 75
WASHINGTON (AP) – Au-tomakers helped drive hiring inJuly.
In a month when auto plantsusually shut down to retool fornext year’s models, the sectoradded a solid 14,600 jobs, ac-cording to the government’s em-ployment report released Aug. 1.
That increase accounted formore than half the 28,000 manu-facturing jobs added last month,the strongest such gain since No-vember 2013.
Spurring the hiring has beenstronger auto buying. Sales forChrysler, Toyota, Ford and Nis-san each rose by double-digits inJuly compared with the samemonth last year.
More people are borrowing tobuy all of those cars and trucks.The Credit Union National Asso-ciation said that among its mem-bers, auto loans for new vehicleshave risen 19.4 percent year-over-year from June 2014.
A total of 209,000 jobs wereadded last month. The unem-ployment rate rose from 6.1 per-cent to 6.2 percent becausemore people began looking forwork and were newly counted asunemployed.
Residential constructionadded 13,000 of the sector’s22,000 added jobs, even thoughhome sales have been relativelysluggish. The architectural andengineering sector added 8,800.Retailers added 26,700 jobs.
Auto Sector AddsJobs, DrivingEconomic Growth
The BuyPower Card from Capi-tal One, the rewards credit cardthat enables consumers to accu-mulate earnings toward the pur-chase of a new General Motorsvehicle, launched a new promo-tional campaign on August 4 withdigital, print and television ad-vertising.BuyPower Card-members re-
ceive 5 percent earnings on theirfirst $5,000 of net card purchasesevery year and an unlimited 2percent on all other purchases.More information can be foundat buypowercard.com.“The BuyPower Card is one of
the quickest and easiest tools tohelp put consumers behind thewheel of a new Chevrolet, Buick,GMC or Cadillac,” said ChuckThomson, general manager, GMRetail Sales and Marketing Sup-port. “It offers rewards with noneof the restrictions – no earninglimits, no redemption caps, noearnings expiration dates and noannual membership fee.”A new 30-second television ad,
created by MRM/McCann, will airon network and cable televisionstarting next week. The spotopens with the question: “What ifthere was a credit card where thereward was that new car smelland the freedom of the openroad?” followed by a descriptionof the BuyPower Card’s features.The campaign is the latest
component of a marketing strate-gy to rebrand the GM Card fromCapital One as the BuyPowerCard to better reflect its connec-
tion to the Chevrolet, Buick, GMCand Cadillac brands. No changeshave been made to the card’s re-wards program or to card-mem-bers’ accounts or earnings.GM spokesperson Ryndee Car-
ney said the emphasis on theBuyPower Card name cameabout after the company’s bank-ruptcy.“We’ve been moving this way
since then,” Carney said. “Thecompany has had a card of thistype for about 20 years. In thepast it was referred to as the‘GM’ card, but we’re movingaway from that in an effort topromote the company’s individ-ual brands.“After all, you don’t say you
bought GM. You say you boughta Buick or a Chevy or a Cadillac.”So, Carney said, since the
bankruptcy GM has started issu-ing “Buick” cards, or “Cadillac”
cards, but not GM cards.As to the affect on the public,
Carney said that’s not really anissue.“The value proposition hasn’t
changed,” Carney said. “It’s oftenthe case that when somethinglike this happens and the valueproposition remains the same,the public doesn’t really pay at-tention. But the card program isgood for GM and its dealers.”The reason being, Carney said,
is because the cards help buildloyalty. And GM is trying to buildloyalty to brands, hence thechange.“Since we introduced the first
version of the card about 20years ago, we’ve issued aboutseven million of them,” Carneysaid. “It’s a great rewards pro-gram for consumers and it tendsto create loyalty to the companyand to our dealers.”
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cruise, there’s the ‘Corvettes onWoodward’ show at the Radis-son Kingsley Hotel in BloomfieldHills,” Oakie said. “Last year, Ibrought a bunch of businesscards to the event and instead ofjust throwing them on the seatsof the Corvettes there, wherethey would be mixed with abunch of other business cards, Ispoke with the owners.”By establishing a relationship
with the Corvette owners, theytook Oakie’s card and remem-bered him when they neededhelp with their cars.“Detroiters love Corvettes,”
Oakie said. “Not only do theylove them, they are very loyal tothem. I’ve had customers comein and tell me they bought theirfirst Corvette in 1965, and thengot another in 1975 and anotherin 1995. I have one customerwho bought one in 2005 andwhen he brought it to the shop,it only had 22,000 miles on it.Corvette owners want their carstaken care of.”Going to the Dream Cruise
Corvette event was really cool,Oakie said. He even ran into anemployee of The Vette Shop whoworked there in the 1970s.“He saw my T-shirt with the
logo on it and asked me how Iknow about The Vette Shop,”Oakie said. “We got to talkingabout the old days. It was great. Igot to talk to Corvette ownerswho came from as far away asCalifornia.”And Oakie is going to this
year’s ‘Corvette on Woodward’event as well.“The people who go to that
event are my kind of people –Corvette people,” Oakie said.
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