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September 30, 2013 /3BL Media/ - The Chrysler Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chrysler Group LLC, will donate $50,000 to the First Response Team of America, a non-profit disaster relief organization that is actively engaged in Colorado clearing and rebuilding impassable roads. The grant will enable the First Response Team to continue these efforts for several more weeks.

Chrysler Group and its brands have a long history of supporting communities in their time of need.

"Helping communities hard hit by natural disasters is the social responsibility that we embrace as a brand," said Jason Stoicevich, Head of FIAT Brand for North America, Chrysler Group LLC. "We hope that The Chrysler Foundation’s support will help to bring prompter relief to the affected areas in Colorado and to the families that call the Centennial State home."
 

The General Motors Assembly Plant in Arlington is filled with cacophonous sounds. Whooshing and whirring hydraulic robot arms slice through the air with efficient grace. A conveyor system more than 28 miles long transports disemboweled SUV bodies with a rhythmic clank-clank-clank. And everywhere there is music — distinct bell tones that sound like a child picking out a melody on an electric keyboard. The notes are familiar: the Star Wars theme; “Mary Had a Little Lamb”; “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Each song snippet denotes a specific workstation that needs help or more parts in this vast, meandering place — 4.25 million square feet on 250 acres. Touring the sprawling assembly line, I make a joke about the famous five-note motif heard in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Turns out, they have that, too. 

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is teaming up with the U.S. Army’s research and development center devoted to creating the next generation of ground systems, from the latest landmine-clearing armored vehicles to modern forward operating bases to this thing, billed as the world’s toughest hybrid:

North America’s largest automaker announced Monday it has inked a new collaborative R&D agreement with Warren, Mich.-based TARDEC (the Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center) to test and develop hydrogen fuel cell technology for military and civilian use. The idea is that the two entities can pool resources and work more efficiently than each would by working independently.

September 26, 2013 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - The Ram Truck brand declared 2013 "The Year of the Farmer" and on September 28 they will work with the Chrysler Group LLC Southeast Business Center (SEBC) to bring that support to the grid iron.

Together with North Carolina State University, the SEBC and Ram Trucks are co-sponsoring the agricultural and Farmer Awareness Game on September 28. The North Carolina State Wolfpack takes on Central Michigan, with all game day activities designed to raise awareness of farming and support the agricultural community in North Carolina

WARREN, Mich. – General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development & Engineering Center are expanding their collaboration in the development of hydrogen fuel cell technology.

Through a new Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, GM and TARDEC will jointly test new hydrogen fuel cell-related materials and designs to evaluate their performance and durability before assembling them into full scale fuel cell propulsion systems.  

Ford plug-in hybrid vehicles rack up enough electric-only miles every day to drive around the earth nearly eight times – a number rapidly increasing as Ford continues investing in infrastructure while exclusive features like MyFord® Mobile help improve driving habits.

Data show Ford plug-in hybrids are being driven about 203,000 electric miles every day and more than 8,400 miles every hour. The aggregate data are collected through MyFord Mobile, available on Ford’s plug-in vehicles, Fusion Energi and C-MAX Energi, and Focus Electric.

DETROIT, Sept. 27, 2013 – Ford Motor Company Chief Operating Officer Mark Fields, who also serves as chair of United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s 2013 campaign, kicked off the annual community giving initiative today with a symbolic torch-lighting ceremony at Detroit’s Hart Plaza.

Fields announced a fundraising goal of $40 million – $5 million more than last year’s target. The funds will accelerate United Way’s work toward improving the first five years of the lives of children in Southeast Michigan to ensure that in 2030, when many are high school seniors, they will graduate as the most college- and career-ready class in the nation.

Ford Motor Co has bought a five-year-old software company for less than $10 million in a move the No. 2 U.S. automaker hopes will beef up its in-car connectivity that is critical to winning over younger, more affluent buyers.

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