WIXOM, MI - SEPTEMBER 10: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at an event at the abandoned Ford Wixom Assembly Plant September 10, 2009 in Wixom, Michigan. Ford Motor Company is joining forces with two green energy companies, Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas and Clairvoyant Energy of Santa, California, to redevelop the plant into an energy park. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

WIXOM, MI - SEPTEMBER 10: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at an event at the abandoned Ford Wixom Assembly Plant September 10, 2009 in Wixom, Michigan. Ford Motor Company is joining forces with two green energy companies, Xtreme Power of Austin, Texas and Clairvoyant Energy of Santa, California, to redevelop the plant into an energy park.

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  1. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Jon Lauckner, General Motors Vice President of Global Product Planning, answer questions from the media at the GM Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  2. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  3. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm gives a thumbs-up to the crowd of media and General Motors workers as she drives a new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle to the stage at the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant to a stage December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new vehicle at the plant.
  4. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm speaks at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  5. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm drives a Chevrolet Volt through the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant to a stage December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  6. DETROIT - DECEMBER 7: Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm drives a Chevrolet Volt through the Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant to a stage December 7, 2009 in Detroit, Michigan. GM announced that they will invest $336 million to build the new Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle at the plant.
  7. Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry talks during an interview Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Lansing, Mich. Cherry, considered the Democratic front-runner to succeed Gov. Jennifer Granholm, said Tuesday he has decided not to enter the race. Cherry told The Associated Press that he couldn't raise the money needed to mount a successful campaign.
  8. Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry talks during an interview Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Lansing, Mich. Cherry, considered the Democratic front-runner to succeed Gov. Jennifer Granholm, said Tuesday he has decided not to enter the race. Cherry told The Associated Press that he couldn't raise the money needed to mount a successful campaign.
  9. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #17 Crown Royal Ford, races Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford, and Denny Hamlin, Driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, during the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  10. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford loses control in a multi car incident during the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  11. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 06: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford, walks on pit road during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  12. DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 05: Greg Biffle drives the #16 3M Ford during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 5, 2010 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
  13. The emblem of a Ford T is seen at the Ford car plant in the western German city of Cologne February 5, 2010. Ford has produced up to today 40 millions of cars since 1925.
  14. The emblem of a Ford T is seen at the Ford car plant in the western German city of Cologne February 5, 2010. Ford has produced up to today 40 millions of cars since 1925.
  15. The emblem of a Ford T is seen at the Ford car plant in the western German city of Cologne February 5, 2010. Ford has produced up to today 40 millions of cars since 1925.
  16. John Fleming , head of Ford Europe delivers a speech during a visit at the Ford car plant in the western German city of Cologne February 5, 2010. Ford has produced up to today 40 millions of cars since 1925.

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