The Shock electrifies audience ( Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:12:00 +0200) A small but jubilant crowd of about 500 turned out Monday in Campus Martius Park to cheer, chant and celebrate the Detroit Shock Women's National Basketball Association championship, which the team clinched Sunday after a season of adversity and turmoil. Read more Audi confirms it's unlikely to reach 2008 sales goal ( Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:24:00 +0200) Audi of America chief Johan de Nysschen doesn't expect the automaker to reach its sales goal of 100,000 units this year. Read more Report: 2010 Audi RS5 spotted ( Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:43:55 +0200) Automotive enthusiast Web site Motor Authority has spy shots of the 2010 Audi RS5 coupe. The car appears to be nearing final specification, the site reports, but more changes are to come. Read more
Detroit audit finds lingering issues with Neighborhood City Halls ( Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:27:00 +0200) DETROIT -- City auditors have found problems still remain in how money is spent in the city's Neighborhood City Halls, including $60,000 in grant money earmarked to promote seatbelt use that was spent elsewhere. Read more
School reads to break record ( Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0200) Six-year-old Naudia Hargress beamed as she looked over her copy of "Corduroy," a children's book that she and her classmates just finished as part of a nationwide effort to break a world record in reading. Read more
DPS thanks auditors who pointed out district's flaws ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:30:00 +0200) DETROIT -- City school district officials issued a press release today thanking the Council of Great City Schools for conducting an audit that found that Detroit Public Schools must immediately improve its technology systems before the system crashes and jeopardizes payroll and other operations, among other deficiencies. Read more
Cockrel names finance chief ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:12:00 +0200) Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. has recruited a longtime nemesis of his predecessor to clean up the city's finances: former Auditor General Joe Harris. Read more TABLE-Audi Sept U.S. vehicle sales off adj. 1.5 pct ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:52:13 +0200) Oct 1 (Reuters) - Following are Audi AG U.S. sales of cars and light trucks in September 2008 versus the same year-earlier month and for the year to date. Read more
Audi confident it can achieve 2008 targets ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:30:00 +0200) Volkswagen's premium brand Audi is optimistic it can achieve its full-year targets for revenue and earnings to rise in line with unit sales as the company is poised to break the 1 million car barrier in 2008. Read more
Reuters Summit-UPDATE 1-Audi confident can achieve 2008 targets ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:40:50 +0200) (For other news from the Reuters Autos Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Autos08?pid=500) By Christiaan Hetzner PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Read more
Cockrel names chief financial officer to deal with city money woes ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:07:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Mayor Kenneth Cockrel Jr. has tapped a name well-known to City Hall to help clean up the city's finances: former Auditor General Joe Harris. Read more Reuters Summit-Audi confident can achieve 2008 targets ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:38:12 +0200) (For other news from the Reuters Autos Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Autos08?pid=500) PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's premium brand Read more
Audit gives DPS failing grade ( Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:02:00 +0200) An audit of Detroit Public Schools found serious systemic problems across many facets of the district, including lack of a strategy for raising academic performance, financial systems teetering on the edge of a breakdown and a nonexistent facilities management plan. Read more
Crime lab workers urge Detroit council to reconsider closure ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:52:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Worried about losing their jobs, employees of the Detroit Police crime lab told City Council members on Tuesday their outfit is being unfairly portrayed after a scathing audit report. Read more
Porsche launches mandatory offer for VW's Audi ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:21:50 +0200) FRANKFURT, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Porsche launched on Monday a mandatory offer for Volkswagen AG's premium unit Audi AG , a move expected after Porsche's Read more Next Saab 9-3 Convertible: Paris 9-X Air concept reveals near-future product ( Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:30:00 +0200) In March in Geneva, Saab revealed the striking 9-X BioHybrid hatchback concept, then billed as a possible entry-level 9-1 model aimed at the Audi A3. The car took AutoWeek Editors' Choice accolades as Best Concept. Read more
Detroit shuts down error-plagued crime lab ( Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:02:00 +0200) Criminal justice officials are struggling to calculate the impact of an audit released Thursday that exposed rampant problems in the Detroit Police firearms laboratory and resulted in the shutdown of the department's entire crime lab. Read more
Detroit auditor: Changes needed in mayor's office ( Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:57:00 +0200) DETROIT -- The city's auditor general has recommended Mayor Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr. adopt a host of changes to ensure the mayor's office is no longer snarled in allegations and the appearance of impropriety that clouded the Kilpatrick Administration. Read more
Michigan State Police might report on Detroit Police Crime Lab audit today ( Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:48:00 +0200) DETROIT -- The Michigan State Police are expected to release the findings of an audit of the Detroit Police Crime Lab today during a 10:30 a.m. press conference at police headquarters. Read more McCain tells Grand Rapids audience economy can be fixed ( Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:55:07 +0200) GRAND RAPIDS -- The auto industry and Wall Street took center stage in the presidential race today when Republican John McCain, after touring a suburban Detroit auto plant, declared that he will fight for government loans to help the American auto industry retool. Read more Cockrel to be sworn in as mayor Friday ( Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:46:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Tentative plans call for City Council President Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr. to be sworn in as mayor at 9:30 a.m. Friday in the 13th floor auditorium of City Hall, his staffers announced Tuesday. Read more 2009 Audi Q5: Doing the math: 7 minus 2 doesn't make Q5 a winner ( Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:30:00 +0200) When the Q7 arrived, Audi took direct hits from plenty of critics. "Too heavy," "too daunting," "too ugly" and "too late for the sport-utility-vehicle party" all seemed accurate. But none of those complaints accounted for Audi's follow-up plan. Read more Auditor tells council he can't finish audit of Kilpatrick's spending ( Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:20:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Auditor General Loren Monroe said he will be unable to complete a top-to-bottom review of the spending accounts controlled by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick because not enough information was supplied and that his staff appears unable to interview key personnel. Read more
DPS could miss key deadline for state funds if auditor not chosen soon ( Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:12:00 +0200) DETROIT -- The inability of the school district's superintendent and board to agree on an auditing firm could cause Detroit Public Schools to miss a key filing deadline for receipt of state funds. That delay could force the state to withhold payments in December, according to school district officials. Read more
State orders DPS action ( Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:00:00 +0200) Detroit Public Schools must appoint a certified public accountant to oversee the district's federal funds designated for low-income children after an audit showed the district misused $53.6 million. Read more
Detroit audit finds lingering issues with Neighborhood City Halls 
TABLE-Audi Sept U.S. vehicle sales off adj. 1.5 pct 
Reuters Summit-Audi confident can achieve 2008 targets 
Next Saab 9-3 Convertible: Paris 9-X Air concept reveals near-future product 
McCain tells Grand Rapids audience economy can be fixed 
DPS could miss key deadline for state funds if auditor not chosen soon 
