ANN ARBOR - Boasting a leg up on the German and French competition, Hyundai Motor Co. has introduced its new diesel "R-Engine" in 2.2L and 2.0L variants for markets outside North America. The 2.0L diesel engine is rated at 184hp and 289 pound-ft of torque, while the 2.2L reaches 200hp and 321 pound-ft torque. Hyundai
DETROIT - Compuware Corporation on Tuesday announced that its Covisint subsidiary will electronically connect hospitals in Michigan's thumb region to enable the secure sharing of patient info electronically. Covisint has dubbed the initiative the Michigan Thumb Health Information System (THIS). Participating THIS hospitals will initially include Deckerville Community Hospital, Harbor Beach Community Hospital and Mercy
DEARBORN - The 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan will be the first significant refresh of the mid-sized sedans since their 2005 debut and fuel efficiency is a major component of the upgrades. For the first time, Ford is building a hybrid version of the mainstream sedans and city fuel economy is expected to beat
WASHINGTON - Democratic candidate Barack Obama has been elected the first African-American president of the United States. As polls closed at 11 pm Eastern Time, Obama won all of the states that voted Democratic four years ago. But he also won a number of key states that had supported President Bush, including Virginia, Ohio, Iowa,
LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm said she will not become Secretary of Energy in President-elect Barack Obama's administration, instead she will remain at the helm of Michigan until her term expires in 2010. Granholm denied rumors she would head to Washington DC Tuesday during an interview with WWJ Newsradio 950: "I have two years
LANSING - A proposal to loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research in Michigan led 54 percent to 46 percent in exit poll data reported by several news sources. Proposal 2 would amend the state constitution to allow Michigan researchers to use embryos leftover from fertility treatments to create embryonic stem cell lines for disease
WASHINGTON DC - State and local governments should expect to see negative repercussions from the fallout of the global financial crisis, especially in terms of overall tax collections, contends a paper released by the US Senate Fiscal Agency. The paper, part of the state notes section of the SFA that is issued every two months,
LANSING - Michigan Department of Treasury officials hope to complete action on a $600 million short-term borrowing to help with state cash flow by next week. The borrowing was delayed by a month because of instability in the credit markets, although the state has been rated at MIG-1 for the borrowing by Moody's Investors Services.
TROY - Plan now to attend the Information Technology Society Fall Conference on November 1 at Walsh College where IT leaders from top-level metro Detroit organizations will brief attendees on the latest Security trends and issues. The program is runs from 9 am to noon at Walsh College. Dave Nehra, the CIO of Motor City
SOUTHFIELD - While Russian tanks were lining up on the road to Georgia this past August there was a flurry of activity as Russian cyber forces prepared to launch the first ever DDos attacks in support of an invasion. In a presentation Nov. 20 at the Motor City Chapter of ISSA, Richard Steinnen will discuss