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Sam Klemet, CEO of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, was named co-executive director.

Following a year-long renovation project, the former front office area of the plant known as the birthplace of the Model T is now a wide open space suitable for temporary exhibits and event rentals even during the day, when the museum is open.

The exhibit and educational program will explore how mobility, vehicle ownership and roadways have impacted Black communities in Detroit, throughout the country and around the world, and will focus on firsthand oral histories of Black leaders, both historic and contemporary.

The exhibit and educational program will explore how mobility, vehicle ownership and roadways have impacted Black communities in Detroit, throughout the country and around the world

GM CEO Mary Barra said: "As the home of our headquarters for more than a century, Detroit has always been a priority for General Motors."

Harris was a decorated U.S. Army pilot during World War II and helped build American Axle & Manufacturing after its mid-1990s spinoff from General Motors.

Fiat Chrysler's U.S. arm has named Christine Estereicher to lead its corporate grantmaking arm, the FCA Foundation.