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Denso exec agrees to plead guilty in price-fixing case
 DETROIT -- An executive with supplier Denso Corp. has agreed to serve just over a year in prison and pay a $20,000 fine as part of a plea agreement for his role in rigging bids for heater control panels, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.
>> story Published: Mar 26 3:15 pm U.S. Eastern time
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| KEITH CRAIN
Florida is a car lover's state
 I recently had the pleasure of participating in a couple of great auto shows in Florida.
Rick Case, a very successful car dealer based in Fort Lauderdale, has been involved with a Boca Raton car show he created that generates millions of dollars for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County.
It is a great classic car show, and his annual Saturday night gala is always a site to behold. His show will continue to get better, but it already raises more money for a charity than any other car event.
A couple of weeks later, Bill Warner had his wonderful show at Amelia Island near Jacksonville. He has been doing ... >> Read the column Published: Mar 26 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
| EDWARD LAPHAM
Flint Buick dealer saves UAW hall, but story won't make the movies
 Flint, once the proud home of Buick, has had a tough time. Most of what America knows about Flint comes from Michael Moore's bitter movie Roger and Me.
That's too bad.
Yes, Flint, like many other industrial communities, is in recovery mode, trying to reinvent itself with varying degrees of success.
There are still GM operations in Flint, but they're a shadow of what they once were. Kettering University, which evolved from General Motors Institute, is still educating engineers and entrepreneurs in Flint.
And there is still a sense of community.
Last week a local ... >> Read the column Published: Mar 26 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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OBITUARIES| | Obituary
Information about Gordon MacKenzie, a former vice president of Ford Motor Co. >> story Published: Mar 26 12:01 am U.S. Eastern time
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|  | Was 'Cuda lurking in the '60 Minutes' piece on Chrysler?
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE: Chrysler Group took a star turn in the mainstay of broadcast news Sunday with a lengthy appearance on CBS's “60 Minutes.” The piece told a good story and had some intriguing images of Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne as he goes about his multicontinental nonstop work life, even if it broke no new ground. ...  Read the blog Published: Mar 26 1:55 pm U.S. Eastern time
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