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LaFontaine Honda Earns Honda President’s Award

March 2, 2011 By News Release

La Fontaine Honda

Dearborn, Michigan – American Honda Motor Co., Inc.  has announced LaFontaine Honda of Dearborn as a recipient of the President’s Award for 2010. This annual award is presented to top-ranking Honda dealerships across the country, based on their achievement of excellence in all areas of operation – customer service and satisfaction, sales, training, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Buzz Tagged With: Automotive, People, Ryan LaFontaine

Ford Releases Vintage Photo Archive

February 8, 2011 By News Release

Shelby Roadsters Display, Venice, CA, 1963

DEARBORN, Michigan – Thousands of images dating to the earliest days of Ford Motor Company are being hauled out of the Ford archives and licensed for sale for the first time. FordImages.com features more than 5,000 images for sale including commemorative and limited-edition prints, vintage signs and advertisements. The site launched in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Buzz, History Tagged With: Automotive, Ford, Ford Motor Company

Severstal Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit

January 19, 2011 By News Release

Dearborn Severstal NA Hot Strip Mill

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Severstal North America (SNA) announced today that it has achieved a favorable decision in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against SNA by ArcelorMittal France and ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine. The patent concerns some of the technology used in the production of aluminum-coated, boron-bearing carbon steel, the end use for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Automotive, IP, law, lawsuit, patent, Severstal, Technology

Ford Focus Wins Big at CES-2011 in Vegas

January 11, 2011 By Douglas Vos

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Standing next to a cherry red 2012 Ford Focus in a large booth in the middle of the the Consumer Electronics Show (CES-2011) Ford CEO Alan Mulally talked about the integration of digital gadgets inside Ford automobiles. The Ford Focus was the official car of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).  Last year, the Ford Taurus took the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Alan Mulally, Automotive, Ford, Innovation, People

Korte’s Collision Tops WDIV’s “4 the Best List”

October 14, 2010 By News Release

Before photo of Ford Escape repaired by Korte's Collision

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. – Lisa and Matt Korte, co-owners of Korte’s Collision, attribute strong customer loyalty and support for placing second in WDIV’s 2010 '4 the Best List' among more than 190 auto repair businesses throughout metropolitan Detroit.  WDIV’s latest annual competition featured more than 6,100 of Detroit best local businesses.  Winners were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Community Tagged With: auto repair, Automotive, WDIV

Alan Mulally to Speak at Dearborn Chamber’s Business Breakfast

February 10, 2010 By Jonathan Light

Alan Mulally - Ford Motor Company President and CEO

DEARBORN, MI - Ford Motor Company President and CEO Alan Mulally will be the keynote speaker at the Dearborn Chamber of Commerce’s Business Builders Breakfast, Tuesday, March 2, 7:30 am at the Dearborn Inn. “We are thrilled to host Alan Mulally and showcase the accomplishments of Ford Motor Co. under his leadership, especially as it relates to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Community Tagged With: Automotive, Business Builders Breakfast, Dearborn Chamber of Commerce, Mulally, People

Ford Educates Teens About Dangerous Driving

September 24, 2009 By News Release

DEARBORN, Michigan - (Press Release) Ford Motor Company, through its nationwide Ford Driving Skills for Life initiative, has created a special training module designed to help teens recognize and avoid driving distractions. These methods will be demonstrated in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 29 Research shows that driver inattention leads to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Automotive

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