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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a little upset with General Motors over the automaker's Super Bowl XLI spot in which a GM factory robot -- obsessed with quality -- dreams it loses its job, becomes depressed and jumps off a bridge.
The group is asking for a statement of apology from GM and wants the automaker to "take steps to inform the public about mental illness and suicide."
ccording to the release, this includes "taking the ads off the GM website, the online advertising campaign and restricting sites such as...
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Hummer is giving the H3 a little more safari chic at the 2007 Detroit auto show with the Open Top. By fitting the H3 with ASC's sliding-fabric, InfiniVu roof system, the H3 has a 'nostalgic' feel, according to GM, apparently reminiscent of cloth-top convertible utes of the past, but with good weather resistance and ease of operation. The InfiniVu roof is made of fabric panels that fold, accordian-like, while the top can be stopped and positioned at any point along the entire roof, rather than just fully open or closed.
The safari theme is...
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In conjunction with GM, comedian and car buff Jay Leno debuts a mid-engine, turbine-powered supercar at SEMA.
EcoJet's genesis goes back to a discussion between Leno, an avid car enthusiast and collector, and Bernard Juchli, the chief mechanic and caretaker of Leno's collection. Leno then turned to Welburn for design direction.
"A couple of paper napkins later, Ed had begun to capture the essence of the car," said Leno. "I've admired the work of GM's Design Studio in North Hollywood, Calif., and asked Ed if the studio's director, Frank...
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