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For the past few years, the North American International Auto Show has flashed a spotlight on Detroit for a global audience. In years past, there has been an underlying question: Is Detroit’s and its automotive industry’s recovery for real?

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Mark Fields, 53, is the CEO of Ford Motor Company. A 25-year Ford veteran, Fields succeeded Alan Mulally, the former Boeing executive who led Ford through one of its most difficult periods.

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By James Amend

Could 2015 be the year of Ford Motor Company? Mark Fields, who took over as CEO of the Dearborn automaker in July, would like to think so.

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Since 2005, 18 BorgWarner innovations have been named finalists for the prestigious Automotive News PACE Awards. What’s the key to staying at the forefront of technology and innovation?

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By James Martinez

At 6 feet 5 inches, Vince Henderson typically towers over most others in the room. Ironically, his 90-employee company AMI Manchester Stamping, located about 30 miles southwest of Ann Arbor, is a small supplier sometimes lost in the shadows of the automotive giants that call Michigan home.

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By Rick Snyder

Welcome to the new Detroit! New because we’re stronger and working together, forging a fresh bond of cooperation.

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By Melissa Anders

Nigel Francis and Kevin Kerrigan have been busy the last 14 months. In just over a year, Francis, Kerrigan and their colleagues have engaged with more than 20,000 automotive executives from around the world in an effort to solidify and expand Michigan’s role as the worldwide automotive leader.

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By Melissa Anders

Southeast Michigan shone under the spotlight as thousands of automotive and technology leaders from more than 65 countries converged on Detroit this past fall for the 21st World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Long recognized as the traditional manufacturing hub of the American automobile industry, Michigan is poised to also be the epicenter of intelligent mobility and connected vehicle technology.

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By Jacquie Goetz Bluethmann

A lifelong car enthusiast, Kyle Entsminger is happy to be back in the automotive capital of the world working in the industry and making use of the talents he honed in very different industries in cities far from home.

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By Noah Purcell

Two-thirds of the value of today’s automobile — the innovations, parts and technology — come from suppliers. That kind of production requires top tier talent and makes maintaining a sustainable pipeline of highly skilled workers and talent attraction a top priority for Michigan’s hundreds of suppliers.