by Jim Stickford

Things look pretty good for theauto industry in general andFord in particular.At least, that’s what Bank of

America research analyst JohnMurphy told reporters at an Au-tomotive Press Associationluncheon held at the Detroit Ath-letic Club last week.Murphy said he’s been helping

Bank of America put out its “CarWars” annual analysis for thepast 15 years. The report datesback to 1991.“It’s actually the fun part of my

job talking about the future ofthe industry,” Murphy said. “Iusually have to look at and an-swer questions about things like

automotive pensions and laborissues.”The key factor to predicting

things like future market share,Murphy said, is looking at vehi-cle replacement rates. Simplyput, the more new and refreshedproduct a company puts out, thebetter its market share will tendto be. They also look at the aver-age showroom age of new vehi-cles for sale. Age is defined, hesaid, as years in the market.“Over the next four years, we

will be seeing some great newproducts being launched inshowrooms,” Murphy said.“That should be exciting for

the public,” he added, “and bring

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This year’s “EyesOn Design”car show featured a new catego-ry and an authentic piece ofWorld’s Fair history.Don Renkert, who serves on

the show’s vehicle selectioncommittee, said that the 2014show featured a Mercury thatwas part of Ford’s display at the1964 World’s Fair in Queens, N.Y.The theme of this year’s show

was “Automotive Design’s Influ-ence on Popular Culture.” Thevehicle from the 1964 World’sFair was the perfect reflection ofthat theme, said Renkert.Renkert showed off the Mercu-

ry and other vehicles at a specialJune 10 press preview of theshow held at the Edsel andEleanor Ford estate, where theJune 15 show was staged.He also talked about why the

EyesOn Design show is impor-tant because of the money it rais-es for the Detroit Institute ofOphthalmology.The ’64 Mercury Parkland con-

vertible displayed at the show isowned by Virginia Jedryczka,daughter of the man who boughtthe vehicle after the World’s Fairclosed.

“My dad, Adolph Jedryczka,worked at Ford at the time of thefair,” Virginia said. “He alwayswanted a convertible and hebought it from Ford’s B-Lot in1965.”Jedryczka said her father used

the vehicle as his “everyday” carfor several years, but it devel-oped some problems, so he put itin a barn with the idea of fixingthem at a later date. Time

stretched on and she eventuallyinherited the car.“We started a full restoration

of the Mercury in 2010,” Jedrycz-ka said. “It was finished in time toappear at the Autorama show inFebruary of 2013. We don’t drivethe vehicle because of the histo-ry of the car. It was a driving carback in the 1960s and has more

Popular Culture Theme of EyesOn Design

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BY TOM KRISHERAP Auto Writer

DETROIT (AP) – A thorough re-view of General Motors’ safety is-sues is nearing completion andhasn’t turned up any more seri-ous problems, the company’sCEO said June 10.Speaking to reporters before

the company’s annual meeting,Mary Barra also said that per-sonnel changes related to adeadly ignition switch problemare finished. The companyforced out 15 workers last weekafter an outside attorney blamedthem for failing to act on theproblem. Five others were disci-plined.The meeting comes just days

after former U.S. Attorney AntonValukas issued a report thatblamed an inefficient corporatestructure and misconduct orpoor decisions by some employ-ees for allowing a deadly defectin an ignition switch to go undis-closed for more than a decade.GM this year has recalled 2.6

million small cars with the faultyswitches.They have been blamed for

more than 50 crashes and atleast 13 deaths.Barra further said GM may

“tweak the structure here or

there’’ but she doesn’t expectmajor changes.GM began reviewing past safe-

ty issues after the ignition switchproblem became public, result-ing in a total of 15.8 million re-called vehicles in North America.Barra says the review has been

extensive, but said the ignitionswitch issue was a “unique seriesof mistakes’’ made by the compa-ny over many years.“I have nothing to conclude

that there’s anything like this,’’she said of the ignition switch re-call.

Barra Tells Press to Expect‘No More Major Changes’

It’s been said that the best wayto learn is by doing and that’sjust what students at Detroit’sCollege for Creative Studies(CCS) did, thanks to Buick andBASF.Buick partnered with BASF to

sponsor a competition for CCSstudents, who were given a blankcanvas to shape their vision ofwhat new Buicks will look like in2030.More than a dozen next-gener-

ation transportation designersanswered the call to competeand consult with industry profes-sionals.“Exploring their own outside-

the-box ideas and new conceptsin personal transportation, stu-dents brought their visions to lifein 3D with scale-model Buicks,”said Buick spokesman NickRichards.

“The solutions these conceptsoffer are as unique as the futurecar designers at CCS who createdthem,” said Andrew Smith, exec-utive director of Buick global de-sign.“For Buick, this project is an in-

vitation for new insights and in-terpretation of our brand and thefuture portfolio of products wewill offer.”The competition guidelines ad-

dressed future transportationneeds – the dramatic rise in ur-ban populations, developingcountries, nanotechnology andthe role advanced materials willplay in vehicle efficiency.A professional jury of Buick de-

signers from the exterior, interi-or, and color and trim studios,along with BASF coatings andperformance materials experts,selected four concepts for spe-

cial recognition and $7,000 inawards:• Namsuk Lee, 28, from Seoul,

Korea, with two awards - $3,000for best overall concept and$1,500 for best interior;• Sam Kenny, 22, of Greens-

boro, N.C. - $1,500 for best exteri-or design;• Justin Salmon, 19, of Boca

Raton, Fla. - $1,000 for most inno-vative use of materials.The panel commended Lee for

his lightweight exterior form lan-guage, exceptional interpretationand integration of the Buick de-sign cues and inviting interior ex-ecution.Kenny’s concept impressed

the Buick designers, who praisedits “dynamic elegance” andclever use of structural design el-

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GM’s ignition recall stretchesall the way to Europe.Between 2007 and 2010, GM

sold 7,450 Opel GTs, which wasbased on GM’s Kappa platform –the same platform as the PontiacSolstice and the Saturn Sky,which was also recalled becauseof ignition troubles.All the affected vehicles were

made at GM’s Wilmington Assem-bly plant in Delaware.According to a statement is-

sued by Opel in late March, Opeldeclared that the companywould replace all the switches inGTs sold in Europe by Opel be-tween 2007 and 2010.

Originally, Opel was just goingto recall GTs sold in 2007.In the recall statement, Opel

declared that the company was“unaware of any incidents or in-juries related to the ignitionswitch condition concerning theGT.”Opel stated that the company

would contact owners as soonas possible, but “until the con-dition is rectified, customersshould only use the ignition keywith nothing else on the keyring.”

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General Motors will recall allcurrent generation Chevrolet Ca-maros because a driver’s kneecan bump the key fob and causethe key to inadvertently moveout of the “run” position, with acorresponding reduction or lossof power.The issue, which may primari-

ly affect drivers sitting close tothe steering column, was discov-ered by GM during internal test-ing following the ignition switchrecall earlier this year, said GMspokesman David Roman.The Camaro ignition system

meets all GM engineering specifi-cations and is unrelated to the ig-nition system used in ChevroletCobalts and other small cars in-cluded in the ignition switch re-call, Roman said. GM is aware ofthree crashes that resulted infour minor injuries that may beattributed to this condition.The company will change the

Camaro key so the ignition keyand fob are independent of eachother. Then, inadvertent contactwith the fob won’t move the keyfrom the “run” position.There are 464,712 Camaros

from the 2010-2014 model yearsin the U.S. included in the recall.

Including Canada, Mexico and ex-ports, the total recall populationis 511,528.Separately, GM also an-

nounced two safety recalls andone non-compliance recall in-volving a total of 65,121 cars inthe U.S. all three of which werereported to the NHTSA onWednesday, June 11. IncludingCanada, Mexico and exports, thetotal recall population is 69,839.In all cases, customers will re-

ceive letters from GM lettingthem know when they can bringtheir vehicles into a dealership,where the recall repairs will beperformed free of charge andcourtesy transportation wouldbe provided as needed.GM is also recalling:• 28,789 Saab 9-3 convertibles

from the 2004-2011 model yearsfor an automatic tensioning sys-tem cable in the driver’s sidefront seat belt retractor thatcould break. If the cable were tobreak, seat belt webbing spooledout by the driver would not re-tract.• 21,567 Chevrolet Sonic 2012

model year compacts equippedwith a six-speed automatic trans-mission and a 1.8-liter four-cylin-

der engine for a condition inwhich the transmission turbineshaft may fracture as a result of asupplier quality issue. If thiswere to occur in first or secondgear, the vehicle could not up-shift into third through sixthgears. If the turbine shift frac-tured while in one of the highergears, the vehicle would coast

until it was moving slow enoughto downshift into first or secondgear.• 14,765 model year 2014

Buick LaCrosse sedans because awiring splice in the driver’s doormay corrode and break, whichmay cause incorrect informationto be communicated to circuitsthat control the door chime.

GM Schedules a Recall of All 2010-2014 Chevy Camaros

“We’ve been digging prettydeep.’’Barra said there likely will be a

few more recalls, but those relat-ed to the review should be an-nounced by the end of June.Board Chairman Tim Solso

gave Barra a vote of confidence,saying the board is pleased withher work and that she and herteam “will lead General Motorsto make the necessary changes.’’GM has hired attorney Ken-

neth Feinberg to come up with away to compensate families ofthose killed and people injuredin crashes caused by the faultyswitches. Barra wouldn’t sayhow much the compensationwould cost, saying it was up toFeinberg. She said compensatingpeople is the right thing to do.Shareholders voted for the

company-nominated slate of 12directors, including for the firsttime a representative from theUnited Auto Workers union. For-mer UAW Vice President Joe Ash-ton was among those elected.Two shareholder-sponsored is-

sues failed, one allowing stock-holders to vote all of their sharesfor one director, and another

permanently separating theboard chairman from the CEOposition.About eight protesters stood

outside GM’s headquartersahead of the meeting. Ken Rimer,who lost his stepdaughter in a2006 Chevrolet Cobalt accidentin Wisconsin, and Laura Chris-tian, who lost her birth daughterin a 2005 Cobalt crash in Mary-land, said they didn’t intend tomeet with shareholders, butwanted their message to be seenand heard.“I believe the shareholders

need to know that they may bethe key to helping hold GM to asafety standard rather than aprofit culture. If they can see thehuman side of this, I think it willhelp all of us,’’ Christian said.Breaking into tears, Christian

said she was trying not to look atGM’s imposing skyscraper. “Ican’t stand this place. To me, it’sa physical representation of put-ting profits before our kids,’’ shesaid.It’s uncertain that sharehold-

ers got the protesters’ message.Of the more than two dozenshareholders in attendance,none asked a question related tothe recall.

Barra Tells Press to Expect‘No More Major Changes’

NEW YORK (AP) – General Mo-tors is recalling more than 89,000cars because of air bag defectsand other problems.The automaker said June 6

that it is recalling 31,520 modelyear 2012 Buick Verano andChevrolet Camaro, Cruze andSonic compact cars because theair bags might not deploy.The problem affects a small

metal tab called a shorting bar,which is designed to keep the airbag from deploying while it is be-ing installed in the car. GM saysthe bar may come into contactwith the air bag electrical termi-nals. If that happens during acrash, the air bag won’t deploy.GM has already recalled 7,116

vehicles related to the problem.GM also said June 6 that it is

recalling 61 model year 2013-2014 Chevrolet Sparks and 2013model year Buick Encores be-cause of a passenger air bag de-fect and 33 model year 2014Chevrolet Corvettes because ashort circuit could disable airbags and also affect seatbelts.GM is also recalling 57,512 oth-

er autos because the base radiomay not work. That part soundsa warning if the key is in the igni-tion when the driver’s door isopened or if a front seat belt isnot buckled.The recall affects 2014 model

year Chevrolet Silverado LDs,2014 GMC Sierra LDs and 2015Silverado HDs, Tahoes, Subur-bans, GMC Sierra HDs, Yukonsand Yukon XLs.

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ements to create innovative andefficient proportions and bodysurfacing.Salmon won over the BASF ju-

rors with his integration of mate-rials and technology, includingexposed use of algae in the vehi-cle structure to generate energy.Other notable designs includ-

ed the proportions and form lan-guage of the urban coupe byJinYoung Yoon and the dynamicconcept from Soohan Cho. Thelatter was cited for expressiveuse of materials and colors toappeal to a young generation ofBuick customers.The Buick-BASF program al-

lows young designers the sameaccess to future trend researchand data used by industry pro-fessionals, said Richards.Students showcase their over-

all design talent through sketch-ing and modeling, along withcritical thinking and presenta-tion skills.Mentors from both companies

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It’s one thing to talk the talk,but when it comes to horsepow-er, the 2015 Corvette Z06 super-charged LT4 V8 engine more thanwalks the walk.The Z06 powerplant has been

SAE-certified at 650 horsepower.That means, said GM

spokesman Tom Read, that the2015 Corvette Z06 is the mostpowerful production car everfrom General Motors and one of afew production cars available inthe United States that deliversmore than 600 horsepower.Read said the Z06’s LT4 super-

charged 6.2L V8 engine is SAE-certified at 650 horsepower at6,400 rpm and 650 lb.-ft. of torqueat 3,600 rpm.“The LT4 Small Block sets a

new benchmark for power andtorque at GM,” said Steve Kiefer,vice president, GM PowertrainEngineering.“The engine also puts the new

Corvette Z06 on par with themost powerful supercars offeredin America, while delivering per-formance with impeccable man-ners that make it suitable fordaily driving.”Compared with other supercar

engines, Kiefer said, the LT4 is averitable fountain of low-endtorque, producing 457 lb.-ft. justoff idle and 625 lb.-ft. by only2,800 rpm.The V12-powered Ferrari F12

Berlinetta, for example, producesabout 28 percent less torquethan the Z06, despite offeringabout 12 percent more horse-power – and its peak torque isn’tachieved until 6,000 rpm. TheLT4 maintains 90 percent of itspeak torque, or 592 lb.-ft., from2,500 to 5,400 rpm.The new LT4 engine eclipses

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an engine and the LT4’s abun-dance of it at every rpm in theengine’s speed range helps the2015 Corvette Z06 acceleratequicker and respond nearly in-stantaneously,” said Jordan Lee,chief engineer for GM’s SmallBlock engines. “It’s the very defi-nition of power on demand.”The new Z06 engine, Lee said,

produces 40 percent more peaktorque (180 lb.-ft. ) than the pre-vious-generation’s 7.0L LS7 en-gine – and 7.5 percent more thanthe supercharged 2013 CorvetteZR1’s 604 lb.-ft.At 3,200 rpm, the new LT4 sur-

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the design strengths of our previ-ous supercharged engine,” saidLee, “and leverages the technolo-gies introduced on the CorvetteStingray – direct injection, cylin-der deactivation and continuous-ly variable valve timing – to takeCorvette performance to an all-new plateau.“Our new, very compact super-

charger also helps the enginemake power more quickly, and,perhaps more importantly, ithelps produce more torque earli-er in the rpm band.“It’s also worth mentioning

that the LT4’s supercar perform-ance numbers are achieved withan engine that is nearly the samesize as the very compact LT1 en-gine introduced in the 2014Corvette Stingray. The powerdensity of the LT4 makes it one of

the smallest and lightest 650-hpengines in the industry.”The new LT4 engine is based

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more people to the showrooms.”Traditionally, the Detroit OEMs

have refreshed vehicles at aslower rate than foreign auto-makers, Murphy said. The resulthas been loss of market share.But in the past few years, that’schanged and, as a result, Detroitautomakers have seen somemarket share gains.“Overall, product activity is

picking up across the board,”Murphy said. “This is consistentwith a cyclical recovery and sup-ports U.S. auto demand and in-dustry-wide profits.”Murphy also said that the in-

dustry’s replacement rate shouldremain above its traditional aver-age at least until 2018.“Competitive pressure, new

entrants and product line expan-sion will continue to drive downthe industry’s average show-room age,” Murphy said. “Theaverage age for model year 2015through 2018 is about 2.5 years,down from three years, on aver-age, for the last decade.”Murphy also sees an emphasis

on light trucks and crossoverutility vehicles (CUVs), whichshould account for “53 percentof new volume in model years2015-2018.”“CUVs remain a growing seg-

ment, which light truck launcheswill accelerate through modelyears 2015-2018,” Murphy said.Those two categories should

see their market shares grow acombined 7 percent betweennow and model year 2018. Asautomakers’ replacement ratenumbers get closer to each oth-er, Bank of America believes thiswill result in smaller marketshare shifts in the future. Thisdiffers greatly from the last fewdecades where large shifts inmarket share was the norm.In the short term, Chrysler, GM

and Toyota will be launching rel-atively few models in the nexttwo years, Murphy said. Thatcould result in some marketshare changes for them. But overa four-year period (2014-2018)things should even out.Murphy said GM’s product

launches “remain solid in modelyears 2015-2017, but fade in mod-el year 2018, which should resultin a relatively flat market sharefor the four-year time horizon.”He said Ford looks to be in

solid shape for the next fouryears based on announced prod-uct launches, which increasinglytake advantage of the company’sglobal platforms.“However, as management re-

mains focused on maximizingprofits, market share may betraded for higher prices andprofits,” Murphy said.Chrysler should be able to

maintain market share betweennow and 2018, Murphy said, butits product rollout doesn’t pickup for about two years. Thatmakes the goal of gaining fourpoints of market share duringthat period difficult.What could upset all of this,

Murphy said, is if the Ford F-150

pickup truck proves to be thegamechanger Ford says it is.If the truck truly gets 30 mph

highway, then it would be thefirst heavy truck to not need off-set sales of smaller vehicles sothat a company’s fleet averagemeets EPA requirements.“Let’s face it,” Murphy said,

“Americans like driving biggervehicles. If Ford can sell a lot ofF-150s without having to sell a lotof Ford Fiestas, that means greatprofits.”Murphy said he believes Amer-

icans would pay more for a vehi-cle that was larger, but still gotgreat gas mileage.“Let’s face it, what would you

rather drive?” Murphy said. “AYukon that got 50 mpg or a Yaristhat got 50 mpg? I think we allknow the answer to that.”Murphy also said that GM ap-

pears to be doing everythingright when it comes to handlingthe ignition switch recall crisis.“We’ve observed past recall

crises,” Murphy said. “There wasthe Ford/Firestone situationabout a decade ago and there isthe more recent Toyota accelera-tion problem. It appears thatthese things go through about asix-month cycle and GM hasbeen able to do in about fourmonths what normally takes sixmonths.” These actions have pla-cated Wall Street, Murphy said,so GM won’t suffer on that side.“We’ve spoken with a lot of GM

dealers,” he said. “And they’vebeen doing a good job workingwith their customers fixing theproblem. This has helped.“In fact, it might lead to more

sales because dealers have beenable to show people new vehi-cles in their showrooms whilethe customers are waiting fortheir cars to be fixed.”Murphy said he’s never seen a

CEO of an automaker use the lan-guage that GM CEO Mary Barradid in describing how the igni-tion switch crisis evolved andgrew. It was, he said, simplyamazing that a CEO was so openin criticizing her company.The public seems to be accept-

ing of what GM has been doing.He said that total cost of the re-call problem shouldn’t exceed $5billion. In fact, that numberwould be on the high end of whatGM would expect to pay to solvethe problem.Right now, Murphy said, things

look bright for the auto industry.It’s not impossible to believe thatdemand for new cars could reachthe 17-18-million range by 2018,he said, adding that Americansare driving more than ever, theirvehicles are older than ever andthe economy is picking up.Because automakers, especial-

ly the Detroit Three, have shedexcess capacity and rationalizedproduction capacity, they will becompeting on product and notprice. That should stabilizethings for everyone.But the wild card to watch,

Murphy said, is the Ford F-150.That vehicle could be agamechanger if it does every-thing Ford says it does, he said.

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than 90,000 miles on the odome-ter.”Jedryczka said they didn’t real-

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he loved it and it was his firstconvertible,” Jedryczka said. “Hewanted to fix it, but never gotaround to it.”When the restoration began,

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was on display at the press pre-view was a 1940 Buick Roadmas-ter sport coupe pickup truckowned by Marvin Stephenson, aretired industrial roofer who hadcontracts with Buick in Flint.Stephenson said that the vehi-

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Hopcraft was eventually ableto trace the history of the vehicleto the man who sold it toStephenson, who said he reallyisn’t much of a car guy, and onlybought the vehicle because afriend needed some money.Stephenson said he got the

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have great cars like the ’64 Mer-cury and the 1940 Roadmaster,the EyesOn Design show is reallymeant to help the DIO and raiseawareness for aid and researchfor the visually impaired.

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DETROIT (AP) – Lawyers for aGeorgia family that is trying toreopen a wrongful death lawsuitagainst General Motors say thecompany is trying to move thecase to federal court so it canuse bankruptcy as a shield fromthe claim.The lawyers, Lance Cooper

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GM acknowledged that it wait-ed more than 10 years to recallthe cars. A report from an out-side attorney hired by GMblamed the delay on a dysfunc-tional corporate structure andmisconduct or poor decisions bysome employees.The attorney’s report also indi-

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In the June 9 edition of DetroitAuto Scene, the story on the War-ren Library’s D-Day presentationinadvertently described Joe Cop-pens’ portrayal of a paratrooperin an incorrect regiment. Itshould have read he was por-traying a member of the 505thParachute Infantry Regiment.We regret the error.

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Achieving vehicular safety isnot something you do once andforget about, which is why GMwas again honored by theInsurance Institute for HighwaySafety.General Motors earned half of

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JUNE 16, 2014 PAGE 7TECH CENTER NEWS - WARREN

Four 2014 GM Models EarnIIHS’ Superior Safety Rating

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) – For-mer General Motors CEO EdwardWhitacre Jr. and his wife havedonated $15 million to his almamater, Texas Tech University.The school in Lubbock on

June 10 announced the giftmeant for graduate student fel-lowships.Whitacre, who’s also chairman

emeritus of Dallas-based AT&TInc., received his bachelor’s de-gree in industrial engineeringfrom Texas Tech.The school in 2008 recognized

$25 million in contributions fromAT&T and friends of Whitacre bynaming the Tech’s college of en-gineering in his honor.The latest donation will fund

about 30 doctoral fellows peryear. The donation is eligible forstate matching funds throughthe Texas Research IncentiveProgram.

Whitacre DonatesTo Alma Mater

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The General Motors Founda-tion is partnering with Teach ForAmerica–Detroit on a new initia-tive to advance early childhoodeducation in Southeastern Michi-gan.

Early educational experiencesgive children a foundation forsuccess, helping to ensure thatthese young learners will reachtheir full potential, said founda-tion spokesperson MariaMainville.

Funded by a $50,000 grantfrom the GM Foundation, TeachFor America’s Early ChildhoodEducation (ECE) Initiative aimsto improve the school readinessof underserved children frombirth to age five by building a ro-bust pipeline of talented teach-ers.

Funding from the GM Founda-tion will not only help to launchthe ECE Initiative, Mainville said,but also develop educator train-ing curriculum, onboard certi-fied teachers and expand the or-ganization’s impact to pre-Kclassrooms in Detroit.

“Every child deserves thechance to succeed and receivinga quality education is the funda-mental building block for abright future,” said GM Founda-tion president Vivian Pickard.

“Through our partnershipwith Teach For America and theGM Foundation’s many educa-tion initiatives in Detroit, we’reaiming to improve thosechances, from birth to collegeand beyond.”

Research shows children whohave access to early educationalexperiences enter the K-12 sys-tem best positioned to succeedacademically, Pickard said.

Thus, increasing early literacyand math skills amongpreschoolers growing up inpoverty is vital to ensuring edu-cational equity.

”Detroit’s students deserve toenter kindergarten classroomswith the knowledge and skillsthey need to be successful,” saidTiffany Williams, interim execu-tive director of Teach For Ameri-ca – Detroit.

“The support of the GM Foun-dation will allow us to build thenecessary partnerships tothoughtfully focus resources to-ward addressing this urgentneed in our city.”

Since 2010, Teach For Ameri-ca–Detroit has worked to ad-dress educational inequity by re-cruiting and training emergingleaders from across the countryto teach in local schools,Williams said.

This year, more than 300 corpsmembers are working in K-12classrooms throughout the city.

The GM Foundation places acritical emphasis on early child-hood education and has invest-ed in several Detroit initiatives,Pickard said.

Through a $27.1 million grantto United Way for SoutheasternMichigan, funds are being usedto advance early childhood edu-cation in metro Detroit and tohelp ensure that 80 percent ofchildren in the region startkindergarten ready to learn.

The grant also helps sustain65 Early Learning Centers in 10of Detroit’s most challengedneighborhoods, offering educa-tion and community support.

Further, the GM Foundationhelped to make a quality pre-school education possible for256 children in that same under-served area of Detroit through a$500,000 grant they presented tothe Education Achievement Au-thority of Michigan last Decem-ber, Mainville said.

The funding created 16 “GMFoundation Early Learning Class-rooms” in six Detroit elementaryschools to help foster a student-centered approach to teachingand learning.

GM FoundationFunds SchoolingFor Detroit Kids