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Smart technology can help asmart driver learn how to be asafer driver while saving moneyat the same time.“With OnStar Smart Driver,

your Buick can now work withyou to develop better drivingskills,” said GM spokesman PhilColley.“This recently launched opt-in

service is available for most2015-17 model-year Buick vehi-cles as part of the OnStar BasicPlan1 at no additional cost.”OnStar Smart Driver is de-

signed to help Buick owners max-imize their vehicle’s overall per-formance, reduce wear and tear,monitor fuel efficiency and be-come better drivers – all factors

that can help save owners moneyas well, Colley said.Once enrolled, customers have

online access via OnStar.com toinformation about their drivingbehavior, including:• OnStar Smart Driver score –

calculated with driving data thatcan be sorted by day, week,month, year and lifetime.• Historical OnStar Smart

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Buick’s Smart Technology Can Lead to Better Drivers

Kathryn Marinello has re-signed from GM’s Board of Direc-tors.Her retirement comes follow-

ing Marinello’s appointment aspresident and chief executiveofficer of Hertz Global Holdings,effective Jan. 3, 2017. Marinellojoined GM’s board in July 2009.“On behalf of the board and

the entire GM family, I’d like topersonally thank Kathy for hermany contributions to our com-pany over the last seven years,”said GM CEO Mary Barra.“She brought us valuable in-

sight and counsel in many areas,from automotive financing andIT to the voice of the customer.Kathy will definitely be missed,and we wish her all the best withher exciting new opportunity.”Marinello has served as senior

advisor of Ares Management, aglobal asset manager, since re-joining that company in March2014, said GM spokesman DaveBarnas. Before that, she servedas chairman and chief executiveofficer of Stream Global Services,Inc., a global business processoutsource service provider spe-cializing in customer relation-ship management.Marinello served as senior ad-

visor and consultant at Provi-dence Equity Partners, a privateequity firm, from June to August2010.She served as chairman and

chief executive officer of Ceridi-an Corporation, a human re-sources outsourcing company,from December 2007 to January2010 and president and chief ex-ecutive officer from 2006 to 2007.Prior to joining Ceridian,

Marinello spent 10 years at Gen-eral Electric Company, serving ina variety of senior roles, includ-ing president and chief executiveofficer of GM Fleet Services, adivision of GE, from 2002 to 2006.

Marinello LeavesGM Board, NamedHertz Global CEO

The year was a busy one.In 2016, automobile products

that had been talked about foryears finally became a reality.GM’s Chevrolet Bolt EV, Fiat

Chrysler’s hybrid minivan Pacifi-ca and Ford’s technology-loadedEscape made the headlines.Other major newsmakers were

autonomous vehicles, the Volks-wagen diesel emission scandaland the Takata airbag debacle.Dan Nicholson, vice president

of Global Propulsion Systems atGeneral Motors, talked about theChevy Bolt making it to market.“The Bolt is the first mass-pro-

duced EV with the ability to trav-el distances so it eliminates theproblem of driver range anxiety,”Nicholson said.And, Nicholson said, the Bolt

hit the marketplace two years be-fore Tesla’s Model 3. That Califor-nia automaker began taking or-

ders for the vehicle in April, de-spite the fact that it told poten-tial buyers the vehicle won’t beready to be sold until late 2017 atthe earliest.The Bolt was first unveiled as a

concept car at the 2015 NorthAmerican International AutoShow. GM began testing 50 Boltprototypes at GM’s Milford Prov-ing Ground the following June.GM CEO Mary Barra an-

nounced in January of 2016 atthe Consumers Electronics Show(CES) that GM was putting theBolt into production.“The message from consumers

about the Bolt EV concept wasclear and unequivocal: Build it,”said Alan Batey, president of GMNorth America, at the ChicagoAuto Show in March.GM delivered the first Bolts to

customers on the West Coast justa couple of weeks ago, meaning

the car went from concept to re-ality in less than two years.But GM wasn’t the only compa-

ny making strides in green tech-nology in 2016. Fiat Chrysler in-troduced the world’s first hybridminivan to the marketplace.The 2017 Hybrid Pacifica be-

gan production at Windsor As-sembly in early December.The vehicle made its debut at

the 2016 NAIAS. Patrick Keitz,product manager for the 2017Pacifica, said the announcementwas made in Detroit becausethat’s where the minivan was cre-ated.“What’s great about the Hybrid

Pacifica is that we didn’t have tosacrifice interior space to makethe vehicle possible,” Keitz saidat the time of its introduction.“We put the batteries in the

stow-and-go space below theseats so people don’t lose cargo

space. Thus, the Pacifica still hasbest-in-class interior cargospace.”The pivotal technology behind

the new Chrysler Pacifica Hybridis its innovative electrically vari-able transmission (EVT), Keitzsaid. Patented by Fiat Chrysler,the device features two elec-tric motors, which are both ca-pable of driving the vehicle’swheels.Green innovations weren’t the

only technologies reachingfruition in 2016.Alisa Priddle, editor of the De-

troit bureau of Motor Trend maga-zine, said that 2016 was the yearthat driver assistance, some-times referred to as autonomoustechnology, became a reality.“This tech really took off in

2016,” Priddle said. “Companies

Technology, Greening Grabbed the Headlines in 2016

Warren-based Lipari Foods,Inc. is investing $39.4 million tobuild a state-of-the-art 252,000-square-foot freezer, warehouseand truck terminal building inthe city of Warren.The project will create at least

337 new jobs over three years,said Macomb County officialJack Johns.Lipari Foods is a wholesale

food distributor that servesfood-service establishments andretailers throughout the Mid-west, Johns said. The site cho-sen for the redevelopment cur-rently comprises two salvageyards on Bunert Road, south ofEast Eleven Mile Road.“This project would never

have happened without the helpof several city, county and statedepartments,” said Thom Lipari,CEO of Lipari Foods. “In particu-lar, the Macomb County Depart-ment of Planning & EconomicDevelopment, in conjunctionwith Jack Johns, project coordi-nator, guided us through all thenecessary paperwork to secureapproximately $5.9 million in taxabatements over 12 years.”

Lipari Foods Inc.To Build Complex,Create 337 Jobs

James O. Sawyer IV has beenselected to become MacombCommunity College presidentdesignate.The appointment is pending

negotiation and approval of anemployment contract by theboard of trustees, said JeanneNicol, spokeswoman for thecollege.“Even with a competitive and

qualified candidate pool, Dr.Sawyer was clearly the bestchoice,” said James F. Kelly, chairof the Presidential Search Advi-

sory Committee and chair of thecollege’s board of trustees,which made the selection.“His long-standing experience

with the college and community,as well as his solid background inbusiness, will ensure a smoothtransition with a knowledgeableleader ready to fully leverage Ma-comb’s strengths while effective-ly guiding the institution into thefuture.”Sawyer has 14 years of experi-

ence at Macomb, previouslyserving as vice provost for Ca-

reer Programs and dean of Engi-neering and Advanced Technolo-gy.In addition, he has 17 years of

business experience in leader-ship positions in engineering,quality and operations prior tojoining the college.Sawyer earned a bachelor of

science in mechanical engineer-ing from Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity, and a master’s in ad-ministration and doctorate in

Sawyer Named MCC President Designate

People may be dreaming abouta white Christmas, but GM isproud of its green year.General Motors achieved a

record number of landfill-freefacilities in 2016, exceeding itscommitment four years early,said GM spokeswoman BeckyPrice.The Detroit automaker now op-

erates 152 global facilities thatrecycle, reuse or convert to ener-gy all waste from daily opera-tions.These 52 non-manufacturing

sites and 100 manufacturing sitescontribute to GM’s top and bot-tom lines by driving efficiencies,generating revenue and savingmoney, Price said.“We are committed to manu-

facturing cars and trucks for ourcustomers in a safe and responsi-

ble way,” said Alicia Boler-Davis,GM executive vice president,Global Manufacturing.“While we continue to increase

the reuse of byproducts, ourvision is to eliminate waste byapplying the most advancedmanufacturing processes andtechnologies in our plantsglobally.”Whether it’s recycling Flint

water bottles into engine coverinsulation or turning trashedtires from the Mississippi Riverinto air-deflecting baffles, thecompany is working togetherwith its suppliers to advance amore circular economy wherematerials are kept in use, Boler-Davis said.General Motors champions

matchmaking efforts, Pricesaid,such as the Materials Mar-

ketplace, where one company’strash can be another’s raw mate-rial.Altogether, General Motors re-

cycles or reuses 2 million metrictons of byproducts over thecourse of a year.If someone were to place that

material into the beds of Chevro-let Silverado extended-cab pick-up trucks and park them end toend, they would stretch aroundthe world.General Motors has generated

up to $1 billion in savings fromrecycling in recent years, Pricesaid.The company reinvests that

money into the business, includ-ing the development of fuel-effi-cient vehicles and new technolo-gies shaping the future of person-al mobility. Landfill-free facilities

result in greater operational effi-ciency and eliminate waste-haul-ing fees.

GMs’ Environmental Efforts Add Up to $1B in Savings

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TACOM’s Adele Saba has beennamed to the Crain’s Detroit Busi-ness ‘40 Under 40’ class.

The annual selection honors40 overachievers under 40 yearsof age.

The award is based on factorssuch as financial impact andcommunity leadership.

To be eligible, nominees musthave been 39 or younger as ofOct. 3; Saba is 30.

Saba was nominated by CherylKennelly, Chief of TACOM Life Cy-cle Management Command’s Re-source Management Business(G8) Office.

Saba, who is the daughter ofJordanian immigrants, began herwork in G8 as a civilian programanalyst in 2008. Since then, shehas transferred to the Army’sTank Automotive Research, De-velopment and Engineering Cen-ter (TARDEC).

In G8, Saba led the teamcharged with developing strategyand disbursement of $500 millionannually for overseas contingencyoperations – TACOM’s largestbudget element, said Higgins.

According to Saba, some of thefunds were used for “resetting”Army equipment to optimal con-dition after it returned from com-bat operations. Funds were also

used to buy weapons systems forwarfighters, to build trained andready forces, and to procurechemical and biological protec-tive equipment for soldiers.

In addition, Saba also led theteams that conducted annual re-source summits to plan for thenext fiscal year and managedbudget formulation requirementsfor five years into the future.“Her leadership role directly im-pacted Army readiness, and sol-dier support, safety and surviv-ability,” said TACOM spokes-woman Rae Higgins.

When Saba was named as oneof Crain’s ‘40 Under 40,’ she said,“It was heartwarming. I had toreread the email notification acouple of times to make sure” ofwhat it said.

Saba said her parents “werereally proud of me and they felthappiness because they camehere from another country to geta better opportunity.”

At TARDEC, Saba is a programanalyst for ground vehicle andpower mobility.

“I ensure the warfighter is ade-quately equipped with all neces-sary items to ensure he or she isas safe as possible out in thefield” by allocating money tothose programs, Saba said.

Kennelly said she immediatelythought of Saba when she re-ceived Crain’s nomination appli-cation. “She is truly special. Notonly does she possess the tech-nical knowledge to lead the finan-cial sustainment mission forTACOM G8, she has the heart tolead people.

“Not only is she respected andadmired by her peers, but by hersubordinate team members andsuperiors as well.

“Adele is special and I am hon-ored to know her,” Kennellyadded. “She is a great examplethat women can do it all – she isa fantastic mom, [and is] devot-

ed to her husband and familywhile supporting our troops.”

The ‘40 Under 40’ honor isn’tthe only recognition she hasreceived. Saba received severalhonors for budget planningin 2014, including the ArmyAchievement Medal for CivilianService, the G8’s Award of Excel-lence, and a congratulatorynote from TACOM’s two-starcommanding general, saidHiggins.

“The medal singled out her ex-ceptional service as the com-mand lead for the developmentof the TACOM LCMC FY15 Opera-tions and Maintenance, Army Re-source Summit. The Award of Ex-cellence recognized her for over-seeing the closeout of the com-mand’s $1.2 billion SupplementalProgram.

“The commanding general’snote was for going above and be-yond the call of duty in helpingthe TACOM LCMC obligate morethan 50 percent of our Opera-tions and Maintenance, Armyprogram funds in the first sixmonths of the fiscal year,” saidHiggins.

TACOM, headquartered in War-ren, is the only active-duty U.S.Army installation in the tristatearea of Michigan, Ohio and Indi-ana.

TACOM Analyst Honored for Aiding in Warfighters’ Safety

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DETROIT (AP) – General Mo-tors will temporarily close fivefactories next month as it tries toreduce a growing inventory ofcars on dealer lots.

The factories will close any-where from one to three weeksdue to the ongoing U.S. marketshift toward trucks and SUVs,spokeswoman Dayna Hart saidDec. 19. Just over 10,000 workerswill be idled.

The company’s Detroit-Ham-tramck factory and Fairfax As-sembly plant in Kansas City,Kan., each will be shut down forthree weeks, while a plant inLansing, will be down for twoweeks. Factories in Lordstown,Ohio, and Bowling Green, Ky.,each will be idled for one week.

The factories make most carsin the General Motors lineup in-cluding the Chevrolet Cruze, Ca-maro, Corvette, Malibu, Volt andImpala; the Cadillac CT6, CTSand ATS; and the Buick Lacrosse.

At the current sales pace, GMdealers have enough Malibus tolast for 84 days and enough Ca-maros to last for 177 days, ac-cording to Ward’s Automotive.Normally automakers like tohave a 60-day supply on lots.

Last month, trucks and SUVsmade up almost 62 percent of allvehicles sold in the U.S.

GM, like other automakers, wascaught with too many cars ondealer lots as the shift continued,said Jeff Schuster, senior vicepresident of forecasting for theLMC Automotive consulting firm.

Automakers have started dis-counting cars, but they need tocut production as the shift con-tinues, he said.

“There’s nothing that suggestsa move back to cars,” Schustersaid.

He predicted strong Decembersales but said it won’t be enough“to overcome some of this bloat-ing of inventory.’’

Buyers are snapping up SUVslargely because they like the highseating position and the abilityto haul things. Gasoline pricesaround $2 per gallon have helpedthe sales, but SUVs also have be-come more fuel efficient.

GM’s inventory of vehicleson dealer lots at the end ofNovember stood at 874,162, up26.5 percent from the same timea year ago. Workers at theplants will get company supple-mental pay and unemploymentbenefits that add up to most oftheir pay.

GM’s Temporary ClosingsWill Idle 10,000 Employees

Books, Brew & Banter is theWarren Public Library’s bookclub in a more casual setting – abrewery.

Each month, the library willoffer the public the opportunityto enjoy good books, brews andconversation in a laid-back at-mosphere.

The next meeting of Books,Brew & Banter will discuss Port-noy’s Complaint by Philip Roth.The event will be held at FallingDown Beer Co. between Ryanand Dequindre in Warren onTuesday, Jan. 17, at 7:30 pm.

A copy of the book and possi-ble discussion questions can bepicked up at the Miller Branch Li-brary Circulation Desk (located inthe Warren Community Center).

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educational leadership fromCentral Michigan University.

The selection of Sawyer as thecollege’s sixth president is theculmination of a national searchthat officially opened in Septem-ber 2016 to identify a replace-ment for retiring Macomb Com-munity College president JamesJacobs.

An 18-member PresidentialSearch Advisory Committee, ap-pointed by the college’s board,reviewed applicants in the initialstage of the process, referringfour finalists for the considera-tion of the full board of trustees.

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really invested in ride safety andthat technology has becomestandard in a lot of vehicles. Talkbecame reality.”Ford, for instance, in January

announced that the 2017 Es-cape’s available features wouldinclude:• Adaptive Cruise Control with

Collision Warning and Brake Sup-port: Sensors detect when Es-cape is approaching a slow-mov-ing vehicle and adjusts cruisecontrol accordingly;• Enhanced Active Park As-

sist: Provides automatic steeringassistance to park the vehicle ina parallel or perpendicular park-ing spot, and pull out from tightparallel parking spots;• Lane-Keeping System: The

system includes lane-keeping as-sist, which alerts drivers whenthey drift unintentionally from

their lane, and lane-keep aid,which provides steering assis-tance to guide an unintentionallydrifting vehicle back in its lane;• Driver Alert System: Using

data from the lane-keeping sys-tem, Driver Alert detects signs offatigued driving and provides awarning on the instrument clus-ter.In September, Ford accelerated

its autonomous vehicle researchat the new robotics lab at theUniversity of Michigan. As a re-sult of this, Ford became the firstcompany to co-locate in an aca-demic building as its engineersworked side-by-side with U-M re-searchers.In early December, the state of

Michigan passed legislation thatgreatly increased the ability ofcompanies to test autonomousvehicles on public roads.The Associated Press wrote,

“companies can now test self-dri-ving cars on Michigan publicroads without a driver or steer-ing wheel under new laws thatcould push the state to the fore-front of autonomous vehicle de-velopment.“The package of bills signed

into law Dec. 9 comes with fewspecific state regulations andleaves many decisions up toautomakers and companies likeGoogle and Uber.“It also allows automakers and

tech companies to run autono-

mous taxi services and permitstest parades of self-driving trac-tor-trailers as long as humans arein each truck. And they allow thesale of self-driving vehicles to thepublic once they are tested andcertified, according to the state.”Within days of that announce-

ment, GM declared that the com-pany would be testing autono-mous vehicles on public roads.And Fiat Chrysler announced

that the company had completedbuilding 100 Hybrid Pacificasmeant to be outfitted with fullyself-driving technology being de-veloped by Waymo (formerlyknown as the Google Self-DrivingCar Project). These vehicles willjoin Waymo’s self-driving fleet in2017.Other issues rolled over into

2016 from 2015. The Volkswagendiesel emission scandal contin-ued to make news. In Septemberof 2015, the company admitted tomaking and installing “defeat” de-vices designed to fool emissiontests.In September, James Robert

Liang, a VW engineer whoworked in California, admittedas part of a plea deal with theJustice Department that the de-feat device was purposely in-stalled in VW diesels sold in theUnited States.In October, a federal judge ap-

proved a final settlement thatrequired VW to offer to buy backabout 475,000 vehicles. The buy-back values ranged from $12,000to $44,000.

The company also agreed topay $2.7 billion in environmentalmitigation fees and another $2billion for clean emissions infra-structure.The Takata airbag scandal also

continued in 2016. The companymakes airbags for most OEMsand, beginning in 2013, compa-nies began recalling vehicleswith Takata airbags because,under certain circumstances,airbags could deploy with somuch force that flying debriscould injure or even kill driversand passengers.In May of 2016, the National

Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-tration (NHTSA) initiated a recallcampaign affecting about 35 to 40million vehicles.Despite these efforts, a truck

transporting Takata airbag partswas involved in a crash in Que-mado, Texas, in August. Thecrash caused the cargo to ex-plode, destroying a house andkilling a woman inside.


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The Ford Mustang hasadded yet another award to itstrophy case – Women’s Perform-ance Car of the Year 2016.

Up against a field of 294 com-petitors, Mustang emerged as thetop performance car in theWomen’s World Car of the Yearawards, said Ford spokesmanDan Jones.

The awards are determined by17 judges across 14 countries –the only vehicle honors in theworld granted by a panel madeup entirely of women.

Mustang’s closest contenderwas the critically acclaimed FordFocus RS, with just one pointseparating the two, Jones said.

The 2016 Mustang was creat-ed, in part, Jones said, by a groupof women.

They included SusanLampinen, Ford Chief Color andMaterials designer; MelanieBanker, Ford Mustang Marketingmanager; Michele Lubin Henning,Ford Vehicle Integration supervi-sor, and Marcy Fisher, Ford Vehi-cle Line director.

The judges posted opinionsabout the Mustang on the

Women’s World Car of the YearFacebook page.

“Ford Mustang is surprisinglyloved by women who are after asexy, sporty, masculine car thatturns heads,” said Juliet Potter,Women’s World Car of the Yearjury member from Australia.

“Combining the car’s silver-screen celebrity status with real-life practicality, Mustang

screams, ‘I am in control!’ and de-livers the same behind the wheelwith above-average grip and sus-pension. The Mustang is a truejoy to drive.”

Maggie Barry of Scotland andMotoring editor, Media Scotland(including Daily Record and Sun-day Mail), also had kind things tosay about the Mustang.

“I think we had a really goodlineup of winning cars this yearfrom the practical to the utterlydesirable,” Barry said. “I love thelook and sound of the Mustang –it’s just so gutsy ...”

Marta Garcia Fernandez ofSpain, motoring editor for Quomagazine, said that the Mustangwas an iconic car that takes itsheritage as a classic muscle carseriously, but it also comes withadvanced technology and has avery good relationship betweenpower and price.

Odiel Menink is from Hollandand is the founder and test editorfor autoblog Femme Frontaal,which gives the female perspec-tive on cars.

She wrote that the “new FordMustang is the most playful rear-wheel-drive car out there.”

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Volk-swagen reached a deal that willgive at least some owners of theremaining 80,000 diesel vehiclescaught in the company’s emis-sions cheating scandal the op-tion of a buyback and providecompensation to all of them ontop of any repurchase or repairs,U.S. regulators and a federaljudge said Dec. 20.

The $1 billion settlement withthe U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency will give owners of20,000 3-liter diesel cars thechoice of a buyback. The figuredoes not include additional pay-ments to owners.

Volkswagen believes it canbring the other 60,000 vehiclesinto compliance with pollutionregulations and will not offer abuyback if that’s the case, U.S.District Judge Charles Breyersaid in San Francisco.

The deal includes $225 millionthe German automaker will con-tribute to an environmental fundto offset the cars’ excess pollu-tion, Cynthia Giles of the EPA

said in a conference call with re-porters.

Additional compensation forcar owners will be substantial,according to the judge, but hedid not provide a figure and saidthe sides still had more work todo.

“I am optimistic the partieswill resolve the remaining is-sues,” Breyer said, without elab-orating on what was left to bedone.

The settlement was a majorstep toward rectifying lawsuitsstemming from the global scan-dal that erupted last year, dam-aging Volkswagen’s reputationand hurting its sales.

The company previouslyreached a nearly $15 billion dealfor 475,000 2-liter diesel cars alsoprogrammed to cheat on emis-sions tests.

Hinrich J. Woebcken, presidentand CEO of Volkswagen Group ofAmerica Inc., said the agreementannounced Dec. 20 was part ofVolkswagen’s “efforts to makethings right” for its customers.

VW Reaches Deal with Feds

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by TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer

DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. autosafety agency has opened an in-vestigation into complaints thatanother 1 million Fiat Chryslervehicles can roll away after theowners shift transmissions intopark, a problem similar to theone being blamed in the death ofStar Trek actor Anton Yelchin.The investigation by the Na-

tional Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration covers FiatChrysler’s top-selling vehicle, theRam 1500 pickup from the 2013to 2016 model years, as well asthe 2014 to 2016 Dodge Durango.The rollaway complaints are

similar to those that promptedthe recall of 1.1 million JeepGrand Cherokees and other vehi-cles earlier this year, althoughthose vehicles have differentshifters.Yelchin, 27, known for playing

Chekov in the film series, died inJune after his 2015 Jeep GrandCherokee pinned him against amailbox pillar and security fenceat his home in Los Angeles.His Jeep was among the vehi-

cles recalled in April because ofcomplaints from drivers who hadtrouble telling if they put the con-sole-mounted shift levers in“park’’ after stopping. Many re-ported that the vehicles rolled

off after the driver exited. LosAngeles police are still investigat-ing Yelchin’s death.In the new investigation, the

government says Rams and Du-rangos have rotary knob shiftersthat are linked electronically tothe transmission. The knobs areturned to the left or right andhave detents that click into gear.But the government said in

documents posted Dec. 20 that itreceived 43 complaints allegingthat the vehicles rolled away un-expectedly. Owners reported 25crashes and nine injuries. Thirty-four of the owners alleged thatthe vehicles moved while theshifters were in park, and mostsaid the engines were running.“Notably, none of the reports

indicate that the parking bakewas engaged at the time of therollaway incident,” NHTSA saidin the documents. Fiat Chryslersays it’s cooperating with the in-vestigation, and it joined NHTSAin urging drivers to always useparking brakes when they stopvehicles.Both Fiat Chrysler shifters are

different from conventionallevers on the steering column orconsole. Most cars have consoleshifters that slide forward orbackward to indicate the car’sgear. They used to be tied to acable that physically changedgears. But the auto industry has

developed new transmissionswith the gear selection con-trolled electronically.The Grand Cherokee shift

levers like Yelchin’s had to bepushed forward or backward tochange gears, confusing manydrivers. In the recall, FiatChrysler changed the softwareso the vehicles automaticallyshift into park if the driver’s dooris opened.In the latest investigation, no

recall has been issued, but one ispossible. NHTSA says it’s investi-gating the scope of the problem.

Feds to Investigate Fiat Chrysler Rollaways

Detroit Capuchin ministries isholding its fifth annual Boccewith the Brothers fundraiser onFriday, Jan. 20, at 6 p.m. in VillaPenna, 43985 Hayes Road, Ster-ling Heights.The event benefits the Detroit

Capuchin ministries, said Ca-puchin spokeswoman ColleenCrane. Tickets are $50 per per-son and include a buffet dinner,desserts, and unlimited Bocceball. Also featured will be theGary Greenfelder Orchestra,Piano by Noelle & Friends, andspeed painter Dave Santia.A silent auction will also take

place, Crane said.Tickets are only available in

advance by calling the CapuchinDevelopment Office, 313-579-2100 ext. 170.“The Capuchin friars’ pres-

ence has been part of the fabricof Detroit for nearly 135 years,”organizer Mike Schodowski said.“This is an excellent opportunityto get to know the friars in a re-laxed setting, all while support-ing the Capuchin ministries herein Detroit.”

Capuchin SoupKitchen SetsFundraiser

The Macomb Food Program,whose mission is to provide foodfor the hungry in Macomb Coun-ty, is seeking volunteers.The Macomb food Program

provides immediate relief tothose in need of emergency foodthrough a network of more than50 pantries and hunger relief or-ganizations. The Macomb FoodProgram supplies food twice amonth at no cost to ensure

pantry shelves are stocked. Foodto supplement donated non-per-ishable is purchased with dona-tions and grants.Volunteers are needed at the

Macomb Food Program's ware-house to sort and re-box donatedfood products that will be dis-tributed to its network of pantrydistribution sites. For more in-formation, www.mca.macomb-gov.org or call 586-469-6004.

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Repurposing waste into vehi-cle components or plant suppliesmeans the company doesn’thave to buy virgin material.“We view sustainability as a

business approach,” said JohnBradburn, GM global manager ofWaste Reduction.“We look at ways we can grow

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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) –Michigan State University isplanning a new building that’sdesigned to bolster the universi-ty’s efforts to support growth inSTEM-related fields with re-search.The school’s Board of

Trustees on Dec. 16 gave the uni-versity the go-ahead to proceedwith construction of the Interdis-ciplinary Science and Technolo-gy Building. The project is ex-pected to cost about $100million. Construction starts inAugust and is projected to befinished in August 2019.The 170,000-square foot facili-

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