Jaguar in UK govt talks for 1 bln stg loan -- paper ( Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:53:07 +0100) LONDON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - British-based carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is in secret talks with the UK government over a 1 billion pound ($1.48 billion) loan, Read more Trio picketing play gets counterprotest ( Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) Three members of a controversial church who protested a gay-themed play at Grosse Pointe South High School on Friday were met with stares and jeers from about 200 students, some of whom hoisted signs touting messages of peace and love. Read more Residents get school update ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) WEST BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield Hills Public School District residents were presented Thursday evening with the first progress report of the controversial consolidation plan that will close two schools by the end of this academic year. Read more
Town hall deal sparks ire ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) Controversy continues to swirl around a new $2.7 million township hall in Independence that some say cost too much and was purchased without any public input. Read more
Four automakers pull out of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:34:00 +0100) Ultraluxury brands Rolls Royce and Land Rover, as well as Italian sports car maker Ferrari and economy-focused automaker Suzuki, have told show officials they will not have displays at the world's pre-eminent car show this year. Read more
Ware's husband fights '87 charge ( Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100) As Wayne County Commission Chairwoman Jewel Ware fights for her political life, the man at the center of the controversy -- her husband, Jesse Long-Bey -- fights for his freedom. Again. Read more
Ware defies call to give up post ( Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:07:00 +0100) A controversy over claims that Wayne County Commission Chairwoman Jewel Ware used county employees to work at her husband's northern Michigan resort heated up Tuesday. Read more Tata firms told acquisition plans on hold - paper ( Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:42:14 +0100) MUMBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - India's Tata Group, buyer of steel firm Corus in 2007 and car brands Jaguar and Land Rover in 2008, has put acquisition plans Read more
FIA amends stewards policy: ( Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:33:00 +0100) In light of the controversial steward decision that cost Lewis Hamilton a potentially title-deciding win in the 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, the FIA World Motor Sport Council will implement changes for 2009 in the hopes of avoiding questionable... Read more
BRIEF-Pirelli signs tyres JV deal with Rostechnology ( Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:24:59 +0100) MOSCOW, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Pirelli : * Signs joint venture deal with Russia's Rostechnology for the production of tyres * Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera Read more
Hamtramck repeals discrimination ban ( Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:48:00 +0100) HAMTRAMCK -- Hamtramck voters Tuesday repealed a controversial human rights ordinance that's less than a year old by a wide margin. Read more New phone photo controversy in Livingston ( Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:00:00 +0100) A second cell phone photograph considered child pornography by law enforcement officials is making the rounds among teenagers in a Livingston County school. Read more
GM, Chrysler deal threatened by financing ( Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:45:00 +0200) General Motors has detailed a plan to slash costs at Chrysler LLC but initial attempts to secure financing for the controversial merger have been rebuffed, raising new doubts about whether it can be completed without government aid. Read more
McPhail wants to finish job for city ( Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0200) DETROIT -- Sharon McPhail, the controversial former city councilwoman and general counsel of disgraced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, says she's campaigning to succeed him and continue the good work of his administration. Read more
Jaguar, Land Rover Join AAM ( Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:30:06 +0200) AAM now boasts 11 member companies that represent 77% of all car and light-truck sales in the U.S. Read more Knollenberg changes mind on Wall Street bailout ( Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:52:00 +0200) WASHINGTON -- As the U.S. House began debate today on a controversial $700 billion financial bailout bill, at least four of the nine Michigan lawmakers who voted against an earlier version will vote against the latest incarnation sent over by the Senate, while one -- U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg -- will vote for it. Read more
Jaguar Land Rover N.A. joins auto alliance ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:57:00 +0200) Jaguar and Land Rover, sold by Ford Motor Co. in June, still want a voice in the nation's capital. Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC is joining the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the automakers' group announced today. Read more
Ban on deer bait may impact archery season ( Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:00:00 +0200) LANSING -- The archery deer season began Wednesday amid controversy over a state-imposed ban on baiting and feeding of deer throughout the Lower Peninsula. Read more
Detroit council moves to nix controversial copier deal ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:08:00 +0200) DETROIT -- The City Council on Tuesday instructed the law department to rescind the $10 million photocopier contract to a former state House colleague of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Read more
Coleman A. Young II to run for mayor ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:27:00 +0200) DETROIT -- State Rep. Coleman A. Young II, whose legendary but controversial father led Detroit for some 20 years as its first black, larger-than-life mayor, said Monday that he is going to join the crowded field of potential candidates for mayor. Read more
Young II says he plans to run for Detroit mayor ( Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:17:00 +0200) Rep. Coleman A. Young II, whose legendary but controversial father led Detroit for some 20 years as its first black, bigger-than-life mayor, said Monday that he is going to join the crowded field of potential candidates for mayor. Read more
Jaguar, Land Rover Name New North American President ( Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:43:55 +0200) Jaguar says it is idling its Halewood, U.K., plant for a week at the end of October due to deteriorating economic conditions. Read more Jaguar Land Rover names new president of U.S. unit ( Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:14:00 +0200) Gary Temple will serve as the next North American president of Jaguar Land Rover America LLC, the company said Wednesday in a statement. Read more GOP rejects claim it would bar Michigan voters who lost homes ( Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:52:00 +0200) The Republican National Committee on Wednesday rejected a claim by the Obama campaign that Republicans would try to use lists of foreclosed homes to challenge voters in Michigan, repeating GOP contentions that the story that began the controversy was a fabrication. Read more
Controversy continues over use of foreclosure lists at polls ( Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:44:00 +0200) FARMINGTON HILLS -- The backlash over comments attributed to the head of the Macomb County Republican Party about plans to challenge voters in foreclosure continued for a second day Friday in Metro Detroit, Michigan and beyond. Read more
Town hall deal sparks ire 
Tata firms told acquisition plans on hold - paper 
New phone photo controversy in Livingston 
Knollenberg changes mind on Wall Street bailout 
Coleman A. Young II to run for mayor 
GOP rejects claim it would bar Michigan voters who lost homes 
