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Archive for August, 2010
Coming Full Circle: Dreams, Cars and Family
Ann’s adventures continue at the GM Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit, but in this post, Ann dives a little deeper into her own history and how General Motors ties into her family’s American Dream. Read what she had to say about coming full circle.
Full StoryKevin Carriere – For the Love of Cars
Kevin Carriere loves cars! So much so, that when he ends his work day, as a virtual analysis engineer, he goes home to start work on his personal project…restoring older model vehicles. Recently, Kevin showed off his latest rebuild at the Employee Car Show at the GM Tech Center in Warren, MI…a ’68 Oldsmobile 442 W30
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Our intern Ann recently attended the Cruze National Media drive (which she helped to plan and implement). Along with the fun opportunity to drive one of Chevrolet’s brand new vehicles on some pretty cool roads, Ann came away with some key observations about what it takes to carry out such an event. Read more…
Full StoryFrank Meinert – A Wind Bender
General Motors celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Aerodynamics Laboratory which operates the largest wind tunnel in the world dedicated to automotive use. One of the men behind the tunnel is Frank Meinert, the senior project engineer. Over the past 30 years, engineers like Frank have helped to improve the fuel economy of GM vehicles. Learn more of what Frank has to say in today’s post.
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