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VOL. 41 NO. 48 AUGUST 7, 2017Covers the Tech Center and the Immediate Area

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by Jim Stickford

Great performance just doesn’thappen. It takes the hard work,skill and dedication of engineersand designers.Showing great performance,

on the other hand, isn’t that diffi-cult. Just take a sports car to thefamous Nürburgring track in Ger-many and show how fast the ve-hicle in question completes a lapof the 12.9-mile-long track.And that’s just what Chevrolet

did with the 2018 Camaro ZL11LE. The brand sent a team tothe Nürburgring track last springand put the 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LEthrough its paces.The result was a track lap time

of 7:17.4 minutes.This beat the lap time of the

2017 Camaro ZLI, which did thetrack last year in 7:29.6 minutes.According to the nurburgring-

paltimes.com (which lists the100 fastest times around thetrack), that makes the 2018 Ca-maro ZL1 ILE faster than the 2010Porsche 911 Turbo S (7:32 min-utes), the 2005 Pagani Zonda F(7:33 minutes) and the 2016BMW M4 GTS (7:27.88 minutes).It even makes the Camaro Zl1

1LE faster than Chevrolet’s 2012Corvette ZR1 (7:19.63 minutes).The reason Chevy brought the

Camaro to Nürburgring was sim-ple, said Miles Egbert, a VehiclePerformance engineer in Chevro-

let’s Performance Car depart-ment. “It gave the car a chance toshow how well it performs on atrack that is recognized as a glob-al stage for performance vehi-cles,” Egbert said.“We were very excited to go to

Germany,” he said. “This last tripwe made in April was the secondtime we brought the ZL1 1LECamaro variant.“I call what we did a fun and

unique development trip. Not alot of engineers have the chanceto go on one.”Egbert said that the biggest

challenge was navigating a 12.9-

mile-long track in less than eightminutes.“Remember, we brought a pro-

duction car, a factory content ve-hicle,” Egbert said. “When you’retraveling that fast, going arounda 12.9-mile track in less thaneight minutes, the driver doesn’t

Camaro Runs Rings Around German Track

Egbert took the Camaro ZL1 1LE to the Nurburgring track in Germany.

Designers hold an annual parade before the Woodward Dream Cruise.

GM Design is once again help-ing make the Woodward DreamCruise a celebration of the com-pany’s design work over thedecades.Kathy Englehart, a Global De-

sign Process & Training Lead atthe Tech Center’s Design Center,is a We Team member that organ-izes the annual “Design on Wood-ward” event for the GM Designgroup.Englehart said GM Design is a

group of employees who work at

the Design Center. The vehiclesthat are displayed at the “Designon Woodward” show belong tothe GM Design members.“This is not an official GM func-

tion,” Englehart said. “But it is acelebration of GM products andthe designs of GM employeesthrough the years. We get toshow our fellow design employ-ees our passion for cars. Wedon’t always get to do that be-

GM Design Hits the RoadFor Woodward Cruise

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CONTINUED ON PAGE 2The U.S. Army’s Detroit Arse-

nal is conducting an emergencyresponse training exercise in co-operation with city, county andstate partners beginning at 9a.m. Aug. 8 at the Army installa-tion in Warren near Mound Roadand 11 Mile Road.The training exercise will test

the Army’s and communityemergency responder’s ability toreact to a simulated explosionnear the 11 Mile Road entranceto the installation.Smoke will be used and many

emergency vehicles will beresponding to the 11 Mile Roadentrance of the installation.It will be just a simulated

event, said Steve Ball, U.S. Armypublic affairs office.“Should anyone hear the noise

generated from the exercise,people should remember that itis not real,” Ball said.Traffic around the Arsenal will

be affected by the exercise, Ballsaid. During the facility evacua-tion portion of the exercise from12:30 - 3:30 p.m., both eastboundand westbound entrance rampsfrom I-696 to northbound MoundRoad will be closed, as well asperiodic closures on westbound11 Mile near the arsenal.The northbound entrance

ramp to Mound Road from 11Mile Road will also be closed.Northbound traffic on MoundRoad will be restricted between11 Mile Road and 12 Mile Road.Also, periodic closures to west-bound Mound Road near the ar-senal between Van Dyke Roadand Mound Road will take placebeginning at 9 a.m.In preparation for the exercise,

the 11 Mile Road entrance to theinstallation will be closed, whichmay also cause traffic backupson northbound Mound Roadfrom 6 to 9 a.m., Ball said.For more information, contact

Ball, U.S. Army public affairs of-fice, at 586-282-7573.

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2017 GMC Acadia 2018 Ford F-150 2017 Jeep Compass

by DEE-ANN DURBINAP Auto Writer

DETROIT (AP) – U.S. sales ofnew cars and trucks showed de-clines in July as automakers cutback on low-profit rental carsales and consumers waited forLabor Day deals.July was likely the seventh

straight month of lower sales.Analysts have been predictinglower U.S. sales this year as de-

mand levels out after an unprece-dented seven straight years ofgrowth.General Motors said its sales

fell 15 percent in July, whileFord’s sales were down 7.5 per-cent. Both companies cut salesto rental and corporate fleets.Fiat Chrysler’s sales were down10 percent. Volkswagen’s salesdropped 5.8 percent, while Nis-san’s sales fell 3 percent. Honda’ssales were down 1.2 percent.

U.S. new vehicle sales hit arecord 17.55 million last year.July’s pace would put annualsales at 16.5 or 16.6 million, saidAlec Gutierrez, a senior marketanalyst with the car shoppingsite Kelley Blue Book. That waslower than he expected, but notenough to change his full-yearforecast of 17.1 million sales, hesaid.Mark LaNeve, Ford Motor Co.’s

U.S. sales chief, said automakers

have been preparing for a dip inU.S. sales, but July was likely ablip and not an acceleration ofthat trend.He said GM’s decision to cut

sales to rental car fleets by 81percent – or 11,200 vehicles –was a big factor.Ford also cut fleet sales by 26

percent, and it had to stop salesof its Transit commercial van for

Detroit Automakers Slow Down Fleet, Rental Car Sales

The Woodward Dream Cruise is celebrated by thousands.

The 2017 Woodward DreamCruise is coming to town.This year, the show begins on

Friday, Aug. 18, with events tak-ing place along WoodwardAvenue in Berkley, Birmingham,Bloomfield Township, Ferndale,Pontiac and Royal Oak. Here aresome highlights of upcomingplanned events.

City of Berkley – Friday, Aug.18:• 6 p.m.-9 p.m.: Kid’s Inflatable

Zone at 12 Mile Road and Tyler.• 6 p.m.-9 p.m.: DTE Energy

featuring games, prizes at 12 MileRoad & Griffith South.• 6 p.m.-9 p.m.: Food Court at

12 Mile Road & Robina South

and the Downtown Business Dis-trict.• 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.: Berkley’s

Classic Car Parade at 12 Mile Rdbetween Coolidge and Green-field.• Classic Car Parade Parking

for viewing parade of cars,behind the Berkley Theater atRobina.• 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.: Tri-Commu-

nity Coalition Street Dance at 12Mile Road & Griffith North.

City of Birmingham – Satur-day, Aug. 19:• 9 a.m.-7 p.m. – Birmingham

Cruise Classic Car Show. South

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by Jim Stickford

Summer construction hasmeant one thing for GM employ-ees who work at the Tech Centerin Warren – detour ahead.In addition to Macomb County

beginning construction on 12Mile between Van Dyke andMound, Tech Center employeesthis summer have to navigatetheir way around the construc-tion of a new parking deck andadditions to the Alternative Ener-gy Center (AEC). The end resultis a lot of detours.“The parking structure that is

going up is called VEC TowerParking,” said Candace Messing,program manager, General Mo-tors Technical Center Transfor-mation. “When it is finished inthe first quarter of 2018, therewill be 2,400 new parking spots.And it will have a covered path-way that directly connects theparking structure to the VECbuilding – something that willprotect people from the elementswhen walking to their jobs atVEC.”And part of the work being

done at the Tech Center in up-coming months will include addi-tions to AEC, Messing said. Thebuilding will be enlarged, and itsfootprint will expand into landcurrently being used for VECparking, hence the need for theVEC Tower.“There is no such thing an im-

maculate construction,” Messingsaid. “All construction projectscreate inconveniences for thepeople who have to be aroundthem. GM is investing a billiondollars in upgrading the TechCenter. What helps is being ableto communicate with people onwhat’s being done. When peoplehave an understanding of whatthe end goal is and how it willbenefit them, they tend to feelbetter about the construction. By

keeping our eyes on the prize, ithelps people cope with the in-conveniences.”And part of making sure that

problems are kept to a minimummeans working with others.“We worked very hard to make

sure that the construction workwe did at gates Nine and 11 wascompleted before the county be-gan construction work on 12Mile,” Messing said. “Because weand the county were in communi-cation, we knew their timetableand were able to adjust ourtimetable so that the work ongates Nine and 11 would be com-pleted before work started on 12Mile.“It’s funny when we were talk-

ing with people about what theywanted done in the Tech Centerto improve things, many peoplespecifically mentioned thatthey’d like to see 12 Mile fixedup. We don’t control 12 Mile, butwhen we heard it was going to berepaired, we worked with thegovernment to minimize the im-pact.”

And by letting people knowahead of time what the construc-tion schedule is, people can planahead. GM also worked closelywith the city of Warren to makesure that future problems offlooding, such as the one experi-enced a couple of years ago,doesn’t happen again.By informing people of what’s

happening and why, GM has

been able to minimize problems,Messing said. Changes in theTech Center reflect a change inphilosophy at GM.The buildings, once construc-

tion is complete, will be moreopen physically and bosseswon’t be so separate from thepeople they manage.Construction is expected to go

on well into 2018.

cause when we’re working, wekeep our heads down and ournoses to the grindstone. Thisevent allows us to get togetherand have some fun and show offour personal cars.”The “Design on Woodward”

event is funded through the saleof specialized shirts, Englehartsaid. Each year, different design-ers create designs for shirts. Theshirts are made and sold to GMDesign members.This year, four different shirts

were created, including one witha design celebrating 65 years ofthe Corvette. Another shirt’s de-sign was created around “M1”which stands for Woodward.That shirt is a tradition.

Another design was createdaround a stylized speedometer.The fourth shirt is a “garage”shirt, which has become morepopular in the last couple ofyears. “That shirt looks like thekind of shirt someone who worksin a commercial garage mightwear. It has the shirt owner’sname stenciled on it,” Englehartsaid.The profits from the shirt sales

go toward paying for all the ex-penses of their event.“The 2017 ‘Design on Wood-

ward’ gathering will begin with aparade that starts at the TechCenter at noon,” Englehart said.“We get an escort from the War-ren police. They’re great. Andthanks to their connections, aswe enter other jurisdictions, po-lice from those jurisdictions con-tinue the escort.”The plan is to plan to leave

campus on the North end andtake 13 mile West to Coolidgeand enter the park there.The parade, this year, will end

at Memorial Park at the corner of13 Mile and Woodward, Engle-hart said. In previous years, thegroup met at a different cornerof13 Mile and Woodward, butconstruction of new buildingshas closed that area off to out-siders.

“Once people get to the finaldestination, there will be a DJand a food truck,” Englehart said.“We always have hot dogs andthis year the hot dogs are beingprovided by the Detroit DogCompany.”Englehart said they expect

to have roughly the samenumber of vehicles – about 140 –on display this year as theydid last year. Also, Chevroletplans a display that featurespecial edition trucks at theBirmingham Triangle on 15 MileRoad.

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Township Classic Car Show andBill Wells Car Classic at 36600Woodward.

City of Ferndale – (Ferndalewill be hosting some events onThursday, Aug. 17):• Thursday 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Ford

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Schedule for the2017 Woodward

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The Warren Public Library ishosting a new book discussiongroup that will meet regularly atthe Hilary Kutella CommunityRoom in the Dorothy Buschbranch of the library, said War-ren librarian Jennifer Lund.“Come join the Busch Library

as it hosts its own book discus-sion group,” Lund said. “Copiesof the books for the group’smeeting will be available at eachgroup discussion.”The first meeting is on

Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 6:30 p.m.,Lund said. Space is limited andthose interested in attending areasked to call 586-353-0580 to re-serve a spot.The Aug. 16 meeting is an in-

troduction to the club, Lundsaid. People are encouraged tobring a favorite book for dicus-sion.The next meeting is on Sept. 6,

and the book that will be dis-cussed is “Station Eleven” byEmily St. John Mandel. The Oct.6 book is “Bird Box” by MichaelZadoorian.

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have the ability to see every-thing. It requires great concentra-tion and our airbag sensor wasseeking to deploy because ourspeed was so great the computerthought the car had rolled over.”

The vehicle was undergoingstresses that it wouldn’t see in amore normal driving environ-ment, Egbert said. That meantGM engineers had to calibrateABS, the airbag, and other equip-ment to be able to handle up-shifts while the car was going 170mph.

The driver was by himself andusing a manual transmission, Eg-bert said, adding that they wereacquiring a lot of data about thecar – “and that’s been very use-ful.”

“I even went around the trackonce myself as a passenger,”Egbert said. “We weren’t goingfor the record, but we were goingfast. If I didn’t know the driver,Bill Wise, and how good he was, Iwould have been terrified.”

As it was, Egbert said, takingturns in the Camaro ZL1 1LE athigh speeds resulted in his bang-ing around the interior a little bit.

“We were going so fast,” Egbertsaid. “As a passenger, everythingseemed to be a blur. It was hardto imagine driving that fast. Bill’sdecisions of when to speed upand slow down were amazing. Af-terward, I had to laugh becauseof the amazing things that carcan do.”

Egbert said that he got the im-

pression that the Camaro waswell-received among car fanciersin Germany.

“There wasn’t a lot of discus-sion between us and other manu-facturers,” Egbert said. “But I didget the impression that theywere starting to respect what wecould do with the Camaro.”

People can always tell whenthey bring the Camaro to Ger-many, Egbert said, because it’s aloud car in an American way.

“I’m talking about the soundthe Camaro makes when you revits engine,” Egbert said. “Thesound an engine makes mattersto connoisseurs. A loud enginecan be a positive characteristic.But it can’t be a bad loud. Thatsound needs a certain refinementand flair to get approval from ex-perts.”

Egbert said they did take theCamaro out on the Autobahn,and it attracted a lot of attentionfrom German drivers.

“This car has a high profile,”Egbert said. “It looks great visual-ly and we got a lot of thumbs upfrom drivers. And we had a lot ofpeople take out their phones andtake videos of the car as wepassed them.”

Egbert said that while hedidn’t drive the Camaro aroundNürburgring himself, he has driv-en at locations such as the Mil-ford Proving Ground. He sayshe’s gotten up to 195 in a Ca-maro.

“I had to put my left foot on myright foot to achieve that speed,”Egbert said. “That wasn’t the

vehicle we took to Germany. It’shard to say if we’ll be going backthere, but I know I’d like to goback.”

The most amazing thing, Eg-bert said, is that Chevy has builta factory-content Camaro that,from a performance point-of-view, can compete and even sur-pass vehicles like the Porsche911 GT3 or the BMW M4. Theseare vehicles that are much moreexpensive than the ZL1 1LE, hesaid, which comes with an MSRPof $69,995, which includes a $995destination charge.

“That’s just amazing,” Egbertsaid. “But then the Camaro ZL11LE was designed and engi-neered to be an amazing car.”

Camaro Runs Rings Around German Track

The Camaro ZL1 1LE set a record at the Nurburgring track in Germany.


Oakland University and theMacomb County Department ofHuman Resources & Labor Rela-tions have formalized a three-year agreement to place OU stu-dents into intership experiencesin any of the county’s 30-plus de-partments serving the public,said county spokeswoman MariaZardis on Aug. 2.

“Many of our students live andwork in Macomb County andwant to secure jobs there,” saidKimberly Byrd, OU director offield & student support. “We’vebeen working with MacombCounty government for fiveyears, but this formalized agree-ment expands our opportunitiesto place more OU students forpractical learning experiences re-lated to their academic programof study. Our students will also

be able to network and opendoors for future employment incommunities they call home.”

Through the agreement, OUfaculty and representatives willcollaborate with county officialson student eligibility, placementand performance evaluation ex-pectations, and internship pro-gram assessment and coordina-tion.

“Macomb County is proud topartner with OU to provide in-ternship opportunities for itsstudents,” said Karen L. Bathanti,interim director for MacombCounty Human Resources. “Ma-comb County's diverse servicesare a natural fit for OU studentsin disciplines such as nursing, in-formation technology, criminaljustice and public administra-tion.”

OU Teams with Macomb

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – AAAMichigan says gas pricesstatewide have risen by about 8cents per gallon in the pastweek.

The Dearborn-based auto clubsaid as of July 31, the averageprice for self-serve regular un-leaded gasoline was about $2.48per gallon. That’s about 33 centsmore than at the same point lastyear. It’s the second consecutiveweek of increases in Michigan.

AAA says the lowest averageprice was about $2.39 per gallonin the Marquette area. The high-est was about $2.52 in the GrandRapids area. The Detroit-area’saverage rose about 6 cents.

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With nearly 362,000 kids in theU.S. turning 16 in August – morethan in any other month thisyear – Chevrolet knows parentswith driving-age children need alittle added peace of mind.

And to make achieving thatpeace of mind easier, said GMspokeswoman Maureen Benter,throughout August, Chevrolet isoffering customers three monthsof free OnStar Family Link.

OnStar Family Link allows par-ents to stay connected to theirteens no matter where theiryoung drivers roam by providingaccess to teens’ vehicle loca-tions, Bender said. Parents canalso set up email or text alerts toknow when a vehicle has arrivedand departed a destination ortraveled outside a specific area.

“The day your children startdriving is a dream come true forthem, but it can be a nightmarefor a concerned parent,” saidLuciana Chamberlain, FamilyLink product marketing managerfor Chevrolet. “OnStar FamilyLink can help minimize parents’anxiety by letting them knowwhen their child has arrived atschool, left a friend’s house ortraveled outside of their comfortzone.”

Any Chevrolet owner in theU.S. with a 2012 model year ornewer vehicle and an active On-Star subscription can sign up forthree months of free OnStar Fam-ily Link by visiting OnStar.com,Chamberlain said. After thethree-month trial is over, parentswill have the option to keep On-Star Family Link for $3.99 amonth plus tax.

OnStar Family Link is one ofseveral Chevrolet technologiesthat reduce the concerns momsand dads have when their chil-dren get behind the wheel. WhileOnStar Family Link helps moni-tor teens’ locations, Chevrolet’sTeen Driver and OnStar Smart

Driver services can also help par-ents manage and mentor drivingbehaviors.

“Driving on their own was a bigevent in my children’s lives, butthat also meant I spent moretime thinking about where theywere and how they were doing,”said Steve Majoros, director,Chevrolet Marketing.

“Chevrolet wants to put par-ents at ease by offering in-vehicletechnology that shares real-timeinfo on where their kids are andhow they’re driving, so momsand dads can give feedback thathelps their teens become betterdrivers.”

Available on 10 model-year2017 Chevrolet vehicles, TeenDriver allows parents to set ra-dio volume limits and speedwarnings and limit top speed to85 mph. It also mutes the radiowhen the front-seat occupantsare not wearing safety belts andautomatically enables manyavailable active safety featuresand prevents anyone from manu-ally turning them off.

In addition, parents can usethe Teen Driver in-vehicle reportcard to know about the distance

driven, maximum speed reached,overspeed warnings issued, sta-bility control events, antilockbraking events, traction controlactivations, wide-open throttleevents and, if equipped and sup-ported, Forward Collision Alerts,Forward Collision AvoidanceBraking events and TailgatingAlerts.

When it comes to helpingteens develop better drivingskills, parents also can give feed-back and spark discussion withOnStar Smart Driver.

It provides monthly and trip-by-trip scores based on drivingbehaviors such as hard braking,speeds over 80 mph and rapidacceleration, Bender said. Themonthly reports also rank wherea driver stands compared withothers in the state or with indi-viduals who drive the sameChevrolet vehicle.

And after 90 days, parents canchoose to share their OnStarSmart Driver driving report withparticipating insurance compa-nies to potentially qualify for sav-ings. OnStar Smart Driver isavailable on most 2015 and new-er Chevrolet vehicles.

OnStar Systems Keep Families Connected

Parents can use their phones to check on their kids, thanks to Chevy.

The Macomb County HealthDepartment is reminding all res-idents to take precautions toprotect themselves and theirfamilies from mosquito bites dur-ing the remaining summermonths.

The deadly West Nile Virus(WNV) was detected for thefirst time this summer in twoseparate samplings of mosqui-toes gathered in Macomb Coun-ty.

So far, no confirmed cases ofhuman WNV cases have been re-ported in Michigan, said Ma-comb County Health OfficerWilliam Ridella.

West Nile Virus is a diseasethat can be transmitted to hu-mans from the bite of an infectedmosquito. It is important to re-member that not all mosquitoescarry the disease and not every-one who is bit by an infectedmosquito gets sick. Those athighest risk to develop seriousillness are the elderly and peoplewith weakened immune systems.

Macomb County residents arereminded to take the followingmeasures to prevent mosquitobites:• Use an insect repellent that

contains DEET or picardin onclothing and exposed skin. TheCenters for Disease Control andPrevention also recommendsthe use of oil of lemon euca-lyptus as a more natural repel-lant. Manufacturer’s directionsshould be closely followed whenusing these products.• Mosquitoes are most active

from dusk to dawn. Residentsshould limit outdoor activitiesand wear pants and long sleeves,along with using repellent duringthese hours.• Areas of standing water,

such as buckets, flower pots,barrels, and children’s poolsshould be kept empty when notbeing used to prevent mosqui-toes from laying eggs.

Change the water regularly inpet dishes and bird baths andkeep gutters free of standing wa-ter.• Window and door screens

should be in good repair to pre-vent mosquitoes from enteringhomes and buildings.

WNV is a disease transmittedto humans through infected mos-

quitoes. Mosquitoes become in-fected if they bite a bird infectedwith the virus.

Many people infected with thevirus will not have any symp-toms or will experience a mild ill-ness such as body aches, fever,and headache.

A few people will developmore severe symptoms thatcould include encephalitis (in-flammation of the brain) ormeningitis (inflammation of thelining of the brain and spinalcord). Those at greatest risk todevelop a severe illness includepeople 50 years and older,those with certain medicalconditions, such as diabetes,cancer, kidney disease, hyperten-sion, and people who have re-ceived an organ transplant.

For more information aboutthe disease, visit the MacombCounty web site at health.ma-combgov.org/Health-Programs-EnvironmentalHealth-Safety-WestNileVirus.

Macomb County HealthIssues West Nile Alert

MILAN (AP) – Fiat Chrysler’sCEO is expressing “disgust” atthe conduct of former FCA em-ployees now indicted in the Unit-ed States for misappropriatingfunds and funneling gifts andcash to union officials.

Sergio Marchionne addressedthe alleged conspiracy in a letterto company employees on July27, the day after two former em-ployees were charged with loot-ing a training center for blue-col-lar workers and giving $1.2 mil-lion in various forms to the UAWleader, his wife and other seniorunion officials.

Marchionne said former em-ployees facing charges “usedthose funds to enrich them-selves and their families at theexpense of their fellow employ-ees.”

He also said the conduct hadno bearing on union contracts“but rather involved two bad ac-tors, who apparently saw an op-portunity to misappropriatefunds entrusted to their con-trol.”

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a few weeks while it performed arecall.“We’re still operating at a very

high level,’’ said LaNeve.Automakers continue to see

healthy profits thanks to con-sumers’ preference for SUVs. Carshopping site Edmunds.comsaid the average price paid for anew vehicle in July was $34,558,2 percent higher than the samemonth a year ago.GM said sales of its recently

updated GMC Acadia SUVjumped 30 percent, while Toyotasaid sales of its RAV4 SUV rose 36percent to 41,804, a monthlyrecord.But car sales are plummeting,

the victim of low gas prices andchanging tastes. Sales of the FordFusion midsize sedan dropped42 percent, while sales of theChevrolet Spark subcompact fella whopping 82 percent.Automakers ramped up deals

in July, a trend that’s expected tocontinue for the rest of the sum-mer as carmakers make way for2018 models on their lots.Average interest rates on new-

vehicle loans fell to a six-monthlow of 4.77 percent in July asmore brands offered zero-per-cent financing deals, Edmundssaid. Toyota, for example, was of-fering zero percent financing for72 months on a 2017 ToyotaCamry sedan as the 2018 Camryarrived in dealerships.Gutierrez said buyers can ex-

pect incentives to creep up by$200 or so per car in August andSeptember, when automakerstypically offer model-year close-out offers and Labor Day sales.General Motors Co. said its

sales fell 15.4 percent to 226,107.The automaker saw double-digitpercent declines at GMC, Chevro-let, Cadillac and Buick. Sales ofGM’s best seller, the Chevrolet

Silverado pickup, dropped 15percent.Ford Motor Co. said its sales

fell 7.5 percent to 200,212. Ford’sSUV sales were up 2 percent butcar sales dropped 19 percent.Sales of Ford’s best seller, the F-Series pickup, rose 5.8 percent.Fiat Chrysler’s sales fell 10 per-

cent to 161,477. Its Jeep,Chrysler, Dodge and Fiat brandsall saw declines, but Alfa Romeosales were up thanks to the newGiulia sedan. Ram truck saleswere flat.

Trucks Dominate July SalesCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

DETROIT (AP) – A federaljudge has entered a not guiltyplea for a former Fiat Chryslerexecutive facing conspiracy andtax charges alleging a multiyearscheme to reward a late unionofficial and his wife with first-class travel, designer clothingand jewelry.Al Iacobelli of Rochester Hills

also is charged by the federalgovernment with making illegalpayments to a union official.

The Detroit News reports thatfollowing his initial hearing Aug.1, Iacobelli surrendered his pass-port as a condition of his $10,000unsecured bond.He declined to comment to re-

porters.The government alleges Iaco-

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