April 21st, 2008 
Alex 
A 9-foot bridge was the last stop for a bus carrying the Garfield High School girls softball team.
Even if the GPS system had settings for car, motorcycle, bus or truck,it chose a route through the Washington Park Arboretum where the 12-foot-high vehicle crashed after going under a 9-foot bridge.The bus driver said he didn’t see the flashing lights warning about the bridge height.
The softball team girls and the coach had minor injuries and,of course,the brigde had just a few scratches.
April 13th, 2008 Alex 
Another Michigan United Auto Workers local is threatening to strike General Motors Corp., the automaker said Saturday.
The UAW warned GM that it may strike the automaker’s Grand Rapids metal stamping plant. If progress isn’t made in bargaining a local contract within five days, the union says it will issue an official five-day strike notice, which is required before a walkout.
April 2nd, 2008 Alex 
BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) sales down by 5.4 percent in March as expected, stronger increase in the second half of the year anticipated.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – April 1, 2008… The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) today reported March vehicle sales of 27,404, down 5.4 percent from the 28,980 vehicles sold in the same month of 2007. For the first quarter of 2008, BMW Group sales are down 9.2 percent, to 68,529 vehicles versus the 75,433 sold in the first three months of 2007.
The results reflect BMW Group’s expectations for the month. As planned and already communicated, BMW of North America expects a stronger increase in sales in the second half of the year. Sales will be driven by new products coming to market this year. (more…)
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