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Daniel Howes: Howes: Unraveling necessary for Detroit carmakers' future...for job losses in some 70 years. Detroit is desperately trying to retain GM's headquarters in the Renaissance Center, and the future of Auburn Hills-based Chrysler rests with the Italians of Fiat SpA. Detroit's automakers, including... In this article: Detroit, Bankruptcy, Chrysler LLC, GM, Ford Motor Co., United Auto Workers, Suicide, Balance sheet, and Oligopoly |
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FT.com - Companies | 1 day ago
Fitch warns of drawn-out car sales recovery
...and Chrysler from accessing equity markets next year, according to a report by Fitch Ratings, reinforcing growing caution at the two Detroit carmakers over their return to public ownership. "While economic recovery is looming in the US,...
In this article: General Motors, Fitch, Chrysler, US, Cash flow, Bankruptcy, United Auto Workers, and Fiat
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Detroit News | 6 days ago
GM offered $2.6M tax break to stay at RenCen
...standpoint that GM keep its world headquarters at the RenCen. "It's a symbol. For (GM) to abandon Detroit would send a terrible message," she said. "We hope as many employees as possible stay at the Renaissance Center." The credit...
In this article: GM, MEGA, Renaissance Center, The Detroit News, Jaundice, Fiat SpA, and Jennifer Granholm
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Popular Science | November 10, 2009
Based on the Chevy Volt, Cadillac's Electric Converj Concept Could See Production
...within a few years, the Detroit News reports today. GM unveiled the Converj as an upmarket cousin of the much heralded Chevrolet Volt at the Detroit auto show earlier this year. The Converj shares the Volt's extended-range electric...
In this article: Chevrolet Volt, GM, Cadillac, Electric car, Caddy, and US
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USATODAY.com | 16 hours ago
Koenigsegg backs out of plan to buy Saab from GM
...trends on wheels with them and with other readers, like you. DETROIT (AP) General Motors said Tuesday that a Swedish specialty carmaker has ended plans to buy GM's Saab brand. CEO Fritz Henderson said the Detroit automaker is disappointed...
In this article: Saab, General Motors, USA Today, All rights reserved, and Koenigsegg CC8S
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State OKs new tax incentives to keep GM in RenCen
...important" to the city's economy and from a symbolic standpoint. "It's a symbol. For (GM) to abandon Detroit would send a terrible message," she said. "We hope as many employees as possible stay at the Renaissance Center." Karla...
In this article: GM, Renaissance Center, MEGA, Warren, Tax, OnStar, Facebook, and Michigan
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Detroit (pronounced: /dɛ ˈtrɔɪt/) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded on July 24, 1701 by the Frenchman Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. Its name originates from the French word détroit () for strait, characterizing its location on the river connecting the Great Lakes.
Known as the world's traditional automotive center, "Detroit" is a metonym for the American automobile industry and an important source of popular music legacies celebrated by the city's two familiar nicknames, The Motor City and Motown. Other nicknames emerged in the twentieth century, including City of Champions beginning in the 1930s for its successes in individual and team sport, Arsenal of Democracy (during World War II), The D, D-Town, Hockeytown (a phrase officially owned by the city's NHL club, the Red Wings), Rock City (after the Kiss song "Detroit Rock City"), and The 3-1-3 (its telephone area code).
In 2008 Detroit ranked as the United States' eleventh most populous city, with 912,062 residents. At its peak in 1950 the city was the fourth largest in the US, but has since seen a major shift in its population to the suburbs.
- Name:
- City of Detroit
- Also Known As:
- The Motor City, Motown, The D, Rock City, Hockeytown
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- "Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus"
- Government type:
- Mayor-Council
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1701
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 143.0
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 138.8
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 4.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 600
- Urban Population:
- 3903377
- Time Zone:
- EST
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